In such a reading, Jane Eyre invokes Hegel's master-slave dialectic in the stages of work Jane performs to achieve liberation from societal exile through her recognition of her oppression by dominant social structures. Each of these stages offers Jane a glimpse into the workings of these power structures (as creating her exile), liberating her from the oppressive confines in which she finds herself: she recognizes the ability to choose her future and thus gains a semblance of independence and self-knowledge. Brontë maneuvers Jane through a series of circumstances that complicate an already intense exile, chronicling Jane's growth towards independence from mastery and oppression, as seen within the confines of Gateshead, Lowood, Thornfield, and Moor House. Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre: Working to Escape Feminine Exile As a text enmeshed in the colonial system, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre depicts the struggle for independence from an oppressive, dominant power structure that places women in exile by virtue of patriarchy.
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