Tim Burton said it best: "One person's madness is another person's reality." Charlotte Bronte brings this quote to life in her novel, Jane Eyre. Bronte puts her own psychological issues into Jane, essentially lives through her, and portrays Jane's hidden emotions and beliefs through Bertha Mason's madness. Although Bertha Mason is portrayed as Jane's alter ego, the similarities between Bronte and Jane herself point directly to Bronte's anger and resentment being projected into Bertha's person. Through Bertha Mason's life story, Bronte provides an inside look at everyday life. for the Victorian people, and the madness that is not as hidden and despised as one might believe in that society. Although Bronte portrays mental illness as something that must be hidden, the general opinion actually present during the Victorian era was considerably less harsh. As Debra Teachman explains in “TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS,” (a chapter of Understanding Jane Eyre), “the term psychology had not yet been coined,” but many people were aware that mental illness was a serious problem.....