In the novel Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Brontë, women are presented in different ways. As Jane is the main character of the story, I will focus on how she is presented and in particular the control that men and some women exert over her throughout the novel. From the very beginning of the story, it becomes almost instantly apparent that Jane is in a place where she is incredibly inferior and has no control over the situation itself. In the second paragraph, Jane tells us that she is "humiliated by the awareness of my physical state." inferiority to Eliza, John and Georgiana Reed", this sentence makes it clear that she is inferior and therefore automatically presents Jane as being different from her cousins, and accepted by them, immediately we begin to feel sympathy towards Jane and we we ask why it is inferior to its cousins. In the next paragraph, Jane then informs us that her cousins ​​and aunt were all sitting around the fire, but that Mrs. Reed had "excused (Jane) from joining the group", this not only shows us how Jane is hated, but also how harsh she is. and his aunt is cold almost instantly. Another way in which control over Jane is shown in the novel is through Bessie, Reed's maid. Although Bessie is only a servant of the family and therefore has less authority than the Reed children and should be inferior to Jane, it is obvious that she is also superior. When Jane is searched in the breakfast room, Bessie wastes no time obeying Mrs. Reed's orders and cleaning Jane up before introducing her. They don't even speak to each other, Jane tells us, "She (Bessie) dragged me to the sink, gave me a merciless but mercifully brief scrub on my face and hands with soap, water and a coarse towel.” middle of paper......and under the control and restraint of most men, this is an apparent theme throughout the novel, and men continually try to control Jane. However, she manages to emerge from this difficult situation and present herself as an incredibly competent and independent woman, and at such a young age. When Jane is only 18, she takes it upon herself to find a new job and neither conquers nor asks anyone for advice. Thinking to herself one evening at Lowood, Jane said, “But bondage! This must be a fact. Anyone can serve. I served here eight years; Now all I want to do is serve somewhere else. Can't I get so much of my own will! » This is a very important sentence in the novel, Charlotte included it specifically so that people would begin to realize how independent Jane can be. This is the first time in the novel that Jane is presented as an incredibly strong young woman..