Jane Eyre was a forceful and resource character who, when beginning life at the wrong end of the gender and class relations of 19th century England, did the best with what she had and prevailed.

FORBES: Jane Eyre: Lustful Feminist

She accepted the class and gender relations of the times and merely brokered them to best of her considerable ability for her individual success.

FORBES: Jane Eyre: Lustful Feminist