Devon's Jane Eyre Essay Ideas!

Wowza!! We are almost done with the book! The one essay topic that really interests me are the protofeminism ideas throughout the story, so far. I also really like the topic on Jane's struggle for equality and gender equality in general. So, I'm still deciding between those two topics, but they are both related in a way. Throughout the book Jane struggles to be heard and treated fairly. Even when she could stay with Rochester, she rejects him in order to maintain equality. I would combine the topics into one but I think it would be too complicated. No matter which one I choose, I will be looking more closely for: points in the story where Jane's goal for equality is threatened, symbolism between the sun and the moon, relationships Jane has with the men in her life, examples of passion (symbolism of red), examples of women enclosed, and any others I can think of. My essay will most likely with both topics, shed light on inequality for women in that time period.