Religion and Moral Authority

From Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
The novel triangulates three religious models--Brocklehurst's hypocrisy, Helen's quietism, St. John's zeal--against which Jane forges her own ethical voice.
Chapter 7

Brocklehurst as the false shepherd, denouncing Jane from the pedestal.

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Chapter 8

Helen's articulation of universal salvation and patient suffering.

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Chapter 27

Jane invokes divine law against Rochester: "Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation."

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