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Submitted by dafidill4 on October 11, 2006
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"I Longed forÂ… Power"
" It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it. Millions are condemned to a stiller doom than mine, and millions are in silent revolt against their lot. Nobody knows how many rebellions besides political rebellions ferment in the masses of life which people earth. Women are supposed to be very calm generally; but women feel just as men feel; they need exercise for their faculties from too rigid a restrain, too absolute a stagnation, precisely as men would suffer; and it is narrow-minded in their more privileged fellow creatures to say that they aught to confine themselves to making puddings and knitting stockings, to playing on the piano and embroidering bags. It is thoughtless to condemn them, or laugh at them, if they seek to do more or learn more than custom has pronounced necessary for their sex" (93).
Jane experiences feelings of boredom, dullness, and monotony throughout her entire life. At Gateshead, Jane is evidently the only child with any real promise, but is detained from excelling because of her cruel aunt and her orphan class. When Mrs. Reed finally gives into Jane going off to school, Jane is excited about the fact that she will be able to do something new and progress in new ways. However, upon arrival, Jane realizes that Lowood, the all-girl, "nun-like" school, offers little for her progression. Instead, Lowood philosophies teach her to be subdued, self-denying, and pious towards God. After eight long years at the school, Jane decides that it is time she explores new horizons and she advertises herself as a governess. When she gets the job at Thornfield, Jane is incredibly excited to put what she has learned for the past eight years to use. Once again however, she is disappointed when she realizes that the life of a governess is just as monotonous as the life she had previously endured. But what...
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