How Does Jane Eyre Mature

Do you remember what you were like as a kid? I bet you were pretty different than you were now. Everyone matures and that’s no different in books. Charlotte Brontë portrays Jane Eyre in many different lights, some of which change. She matures into a wonderful woman. What started off as attention issued, dependent, emotionally volatile child, grows into a woman. She eventually learns to know what she deserves, know how to state her opinions maturely and, how to be independent. Jane Eyre starts off as an immature child, but as she grows that changes dramatically.
Jane starts as a gratification seeking child. This shows when Jane is mortified and depressed when she is declared a liar. “‘If all the world hated you, and believed you wicked, while your own conscience approved you, and absolved you from guilt, you would not be without friends.” “No; I know I should think well of myself; but that is not enough: if others don’t love me I would rather die than live”(chtr. 8, pg. 63). Towards the end of the book, Jane-rather than being an egoist-she is sure of her self-worth. She doesn’t need people to tell her what she deserves, or what she doesn’t deserve. This is represented in
This shows when Jane relies on Helen Burns to tell her that her aunt is as horrible as she thinks she is. “‘Well,” I asked impatiently, “is not Mrs. Reed a hard-hearted, bad woman?” “She has been unkind to you, no doubt; because you see, she dislikes your cast of character” (chtr. 6, pg. 54).She depends on Helen Burns for emotional support. She becomes more independent when she starts making her own decisions like getting a new job and leaving Edward Rochester. She becomes more emotionally mature and independent. “‘Yes-to Ireland. I have spoken my mind, and can go anywhere now.” ...no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will”(chtr.23, pg. 226). Her dependency in the beginning also leads to her emotional