Jane Eyre has many universal themes. My personal favorite would be that "beauty is only skin deep". Which means that looks are only superficial and have no comparison to how good a person is. This theme is used in Jane Eyre a couple of times. Jane initially fell in love with Mr. Rochester even though he is a hideous person on the outside. She fell in love with him not his looks. The author, Charlotte Bronte, understands that most people would be revolted by the sight of Mr. Rochester and ,like Miss Ingram, would only marry him for his money and connections.
Jane was also purposed to by a quite handsome man, St. John. She refused several times before actually considering it. Then Jane remembered she was in love with Mr. Rochester when she heard his voice strangely coming from the sky . She abruptly left the Moor House the next day in search of Mr. Rochester. When she finds him, he's even uglier than before! , but she still agrees to marry him. (Chapter 37, page 667) Regardless of his blindness and missing limb. She's so nice. (:
Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. New York: Modern Library, 2000. Print.
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