What does the writing reveal about the author's values and attitudes? From what perspective does he/she write? I think the writing in Jane Eyre shows that Charlotte definitely believes in standing up for yourself as well as others. In the novel she took control and stood up to Mrs. Reed. "' I am glad you are no relation of mine; I will never call you aunt again as long as I live; I will never come to see you when I am grown up; and if anyone asks me how I liked you, and how you treated me, I will say the very thought of you makes me sick, and that you treated me with miserable cruelty,'" (pg: 45 p: 8). Charlotte also believes in honesty. Jane had to break off her wedding to Mr. Rochester the first time because he legally had another wife and she did not want to be seen as the woman Mr. Rochester was cheating on Bertha with and she did not trust him anymore. I think Charlotte kept Jane's attitude positive the majority of the novel because she was as she went through these events. This book was written in first person because Jane is narrating the story. I think Charlotte's values and attitudes make Jane seem more sophisticated for her ages in the book.
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