Jane Eyre

• You are like a murderer... a slave driver...a Roman Emperor

  Jane responds to John's behavior by comparing him to figures who embody cruelty, oppression and injustice. And by standing up to John, she shows her intolerance of injustice, even when she knows that she will be punished later. Shows that the refusal to accept injustice is one of the fundamental aspects of Jane's character. She also illustrates the way people with power act and behave unjustly towards those without power.
• I was like nobody there

  The Simile of Nothingness shows how lonely Jane felt in Gateshead and was like an outsider. The pronoun nobody portrays how Jane feels no individuality and is always misunderstood and is feeling a desire to be accepted by the Reed family. There seems like a comparison and foil to bertha mason.
• I will never call you aunt again

  Jane asserts her independence and dignity and refuses to address Mrs Reed as aunt. The modal verb 'will' signifies that Jane is determined to break free from the oppressive rule assigned her, and no longer recognises A familial bond with someone who has treated her so harshly and traumatised her. Buildings. Roman is used to show that jane has grown physically and emotionally to a self-reliant, independent young woman who is willing to stand up for herself.
• My soul began to expand , to exult, with the strangest sense of freedom, of triumph I ever felt
• When we are struck at without reason, we should strike back again very hard
• Revenge never worries my heart...injustice never crushes me too low


  He is a good and great man but he forgets , pitilessly, the feelings and claims of little people, in pursuing his own large views
• It was as if a martyr, a hero, had passed a slave or victim, and imparted strength
• I do not think sir, you have the right to command me merely because you are older than I ... your claim to superiority depends on the use you have made of your time and experience
• I would always rather be happy than dignified
• Do you think because I am poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless
• I am no bird and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will
• the trunk spilt down the centre
• the clothed hyena rose up and stood tall on its hind feet
• It is far better to endure
• not a tear rose to Helen's eyes
• Reader, I married him