a. Birthplace of Charlotte Bronte.

In Jane Eyre, Jane suddenly finds her voice against St John’s marriage proposal saying, “I broke from St John, who had followed, and would have detained me. It was my time to assume ascendancy. My powers were in play and in force… Where there is energy to command well enough, obedience never fails” (Chapter 35, pp 484). She found her voice and a reason to become independent from St John who just wanted her as a help in marriage. Jane later chooses to run and marry Mr. Rochester instead. The moments of the women finding independence differs in the kind of freedom the women want. In Britain, we have Jane wanting freedom in her education and relationships which raised questions for our group. Why does her freedom take these forms? How does find their voices differ from other Victorian transatlantic female protagonists?

Richmond, George. “Charlotte Bronte”. National Portrait Gallery, 1850. https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw00798/Charlotte-Bront?LinkID=mp00572&search=sas&sText=charlotte+bronte&role=sit&rNo=1. Accessed 16 November 2020.