Extraordinary spirit. The enviable trait that Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre possesses is what stimulates her to achieve self-realization despite being a woman. True feminism is not as violent as some vicious extremists claim. The accurate definition of feminism is “the doctrine that holds the social, political, civil, educational, and all other rights of women as equal to those of men.” Women of Charlotte Bronte's time did not have basic rights like those mentioned above. The feminist movement in the Victorian era was just beginning, and Jane Eyre was far ahead of her peers. Published in 1847, the coming-of-age novel of Jane Eyre was intricate, with subtle feminism carefully woven in, particularly through the actions and thoughts of Jane Eyre, the protagonist. Her search for self-esteem and identity led her to overcome the various stigmas that women of that era faced. These ambiguities reflect the tensions that true Victorian women of faith experienced as they attempted to meet multiple, often conflicting, demands in their lives. Such challenges were further complicated by the fact that 19th-century evangelical Christianity – attentive to the realities of sin, pain, sacrifice and loss – was not an easy creed for women and men. (Lamonaca) Jane Eyre's battles for true love, good reputation and indifferent attitude towards social classes dominated the lives of English women. The heroine tackles gender roles and breaks all the mannerisms of the time to inject a first dose of feminism into the English public. Jane's transformation from a naive child to an independent woman stunned audiences and gave women inspiration to make their own decisions and challenge the norms of their era. The women of the V... in the center of the card... receive a good education which would not cause the above problem. The resilient and lively Jane Eyre knew that the world considered her unconventional, but she was not upset because she truly felt that if anyone stood at the feet of God with her, they would be of equal importance and therefore should have equal rights. Works Cited Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. Boston: Bedford Books by St. Martin's Press, 1996. Print. Patmore, Coventry. The Poems of Coventry Patmore,. London, New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1949. Print. Lamonaca, Maria. "Jane's Crown of Thorns: Feminism and Christianity in Jane Eyre." Studies on the Novel 34.3 (2002): 245. Literary reference center. Network. April 14, 2014.Griesinger, Emily. “The Religion of Charlotte Brontë: Faith, Feminism, and “Jane Eyre..” Christianity and Literature 58.1 (2008): 29–59. Literary Reference Center. Web. 14 April. 2014.