The Role Of Women In Brontë's Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre is set during the Victorian period, back when a women 's role in society was determined by class, and also indicated what was socially correct for a woman to do. A job as a governess was one of the only few respectable jobs available to the poor yet well educated women who were not able to get married.
Jane Eyre does not only narrates a girls life experience, but it also emphazises the social injustices of the time, such as poverty, lack of education and inequality between the sexes. Jane 's economic status is particularly noted at the beginning of the novel.
Miss Temple is the kind and sweet teacher at Lowood School, who plays an important role in the emotional development of Jane Eyre. She is described by Helen as being good and very clever, and "above the rest, because she knows far more than they do" (Brontë, 75). This description is very important because it has been said by Helen, who is extremely mature for a girl her age.
One of Miss Temple 's most noted qualities is her ability to make veryone around her respect her, "considerable organ of veneration, for I yet retain the sense of admiring awe with which my eyes traced her steps" (Brontë, 69). From the begining, during their first encounter Jane is impressed by everything about her.
Throughout Jane 's time at Lowood, Miss Temple frequently demonstrates her kindness and compassion for people. An Example of this is when after noticing that the breakfast was not eaten by anyone, she ordered a lunch of