How is women's lives represented in literary works? What expectations do female characters have? Women in literary works are generally portrayed as cute, delicate, feminine, weak, or gentle-minded, and this is what is usually expected specifically in a love story. This is not the case in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. Jane Eyre, the protagonist, is not a stereotype. She is strong-willed, intelligent, responsible and knows what she deserves in her life. This is why Jane Eyre can be seen through a feminist lens. She is unique and does not conform to the social standards set for women of her time. In Jane Eyre, the male and female characters share many traits and this causes unresolved conflicts in the story. Mrs. Reed and St. John shared some similarities. In life, it's usually girls/women who are looking for love and dream of getting married and having a family, and usually men think more about their future in terms of career and things like that. Jane has always dreamed of moving away from the Reeds and finding a job. He was always reading and trying to gain as much knowledge as possible, and that's not typical. In contrast, Rochester's life has always been about love and marriage. Rochester was in love with a woman named Celine, but she cheated on him and he became jealous. This is also strange because men are generally considered “cheaters” compared to women. After that, he was looking for love and met Blanche Ingram, he was going to marry her, but he didn't love her, so he didn't. We later find out that he married a woman named Bertha, and although it was for money, it was a valid marriage. Bertha turned out to be clinically insane, so Rochester locked her up and hid her. So when Rochester and Jane fell in love and were about to get married, Jane found out about Bertha. Rochester and Jane truly love each other, but Jane refused to be a lover because of her self-respect. This shows how women and men relate to each other more than society wants