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Examples Of Corruption In Jane Eyre

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The characters are blinded by their personal pride and are unaware that this leads to their own corruption. The many characters that are presented in Jane Eyre attribute others by their class. This shape character interaction and a character who displays these attributes are Mrs. Reed. Mrs. Reed was placed as Jane Eyre’s guardian after the death of her uncle and her parents. Although Mrs. Reed loathed Jane as she attributed her to being lower class and thought of her as a dependent. She carried the hate, “dying, she must hate me still” (240). These thoughts create a bigger sense of pride in the characters because they believe they are better than everyone else. This thought is a rotting piece of fruit because everyone is equal. Acceptance is

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