Literature shows an underlying truth about society. In the novel Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, the reader follows the struggle of a young girl known as Jane. His life begins in a wealthy society with his aunt, Mrs. Reed, and three children. After her parents died, her uncle, Mr. Reed, took her to live with them. Mr. Reed, before he died, made his wife promise to keep Jane after his death. Mrs. Reed treated Jane very badly and sent her to a boarding school for orphans. After becoming a teacher, Jane leaves the school for orphans and works for Mr. Rochester, whose "adopted" daughter needs a teacher. Mr. Rochester and Jane fell in love and were going to get married until Jane found out he was already married. Jane goes away and meets some members of her family that she didn't know existed, and before leaving for India, having inherited a huge portion of it from her uncle John Eyre, now dead, she returns to see Mr. Rochester. She marries Mr. Rochester after his wife burns down their house and commits suicide. In the novel Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte describes a struggle for social status through injustice and independence. Jane's struggle with social status is directly related to the injustice imposed by the Reed family. After Jane was run over and injured by Mrs. Reed's son, Mrs. Reed punished Jane by locking her in a room. Mrs. Reed returned after Jane screamed, when she thought she saw a ghost, to see what happened after thinking it was nothing she continued the punishment: “…Mrs. Reed, impatient with my now frantic anguish and wild sobs, pushed me back abruptly and locked me away, without further consultation” (16). Mr. Reed considers Jane an orphan and less of a person than his own children. Mrs. Reed provokes the idea of ​​injustice by throwing Ja...... middle of paper ...... and that now you are rich..” (384). Bronte provokes the idea of ​​Jane being independent by receiving money from her family instead of marrying a man of wealth and status. Jane gains her social status with her family's money, ending her struggle in society. Through Jane's independence the struggle with social status is overcome by denying a status marriage and receiving her family's wealth. Through injustice and independence Charlotte Bronte reveals a struggle with social status. Jane Eyre's struggle with the Reed family would project an injustice imposed on her by a family of social status, while she was poor and orphaned. Jane's independence would be amplified by her leaving Mr. Rochester and gaining her own wealth and social status. Charlotte Bronte's idea of ​​a struggle with social status shows that it can be overcome by maintaining an independent mind.