Intriguing topics of jane eyre

The most interesting part of this book for me is the tie between gender roles and passion vs. reason. To me it seems like it was expected for women to not be very passionate at all, which is partly what makes jane stick out so much.  Janes passion makes her unlike other women of her time period.  It seems like the 'normal' and conforming woman back the w as very passive, very quiet and not passionate whatsoever. Women seemedt o be expected to simply stand by their partners and follow along, without speaking out or standing up for themselves, like when Helen burns has the sign on her for missbehaving at lowood, she simply accepts it. Jane however, rips it off angrily and passionately and does not want to accept punishment that she feels is unjust. In this book it seems as though janes passion makes her unlike other women from her time and makes her switch the gender roles.  While women were not expected to speak out and be passionate, men on the other hand could be as passionate and outspoken as they please, without concern from anyone.  Janes passion makes her more equal to men and she does not not conform to the normal picture of women during her time.