Strengths: Assertive, passionate, principled, individual, independent, intelligent, refined, well-organized, well-read, practical, helpful, caring, witty, thoughtful, philosophizing, spiritual, intuitive, unafraid to speak her mind.
Weaknesses: Melancholy, quite impulsive, afraid of dark enclosed spaces, oversensitive, naive about people and social norms outside of her poor, sheltered living conditions growing up, low on instinctive survival skills.
Powers/Abilities: An ordinary woman ahead of her time - she possesses a brain and spirit unblemished by abuse and oppression. As well as reading and teaching, she is also good at drawing and painting. Likes to explore country grounds.
Will: Strong.
Home/Place of Origin: Northern England.
Occupation: Governess of Thornfield Hall. Mr. Rochester's nurse and housekeeper.
Social Standing: Introvert, however she will socialize when she feels wanted, and on special occasions with people who will listen to what she has to say.
Ethnicity: Caucasian.
Sexuality: Heterosexual.
Other Trivia: An orphan who has been faced with an unconscionable amount of cruelty and death in childhood, she has grown up to be a woman not to be trifled with in the 19th century. Introduced by author Charlotte Brontë in 1847, she is one of the pioneering feminist characters in literature. Described as plain-looking - a feat and rarity for heroines nowadays. Her romance with the surly, harsh, mysterious Mr. Edward Rochester is one of the most complex relationships in classic lit. After many arguments, debates, much respect, declarations of love, revelations, hardships, and soul searching, they eventually marry ("Reader, I married him"), and have a son. She may be seen as becoming a typical, domesticated Victorian housewife to a shady man by the end of her story of spiritual self-discovery; however her strong-willed personality, wit, and brave, independent spirit never die. She is a sad yet hopeful - and human and personal - creation. Rising from the ashes of a dark, abusive childhood, she comes across further fire but where there is happiness through to the end of it - all done by her own choices and actions. Happiness is her main goal in life: anything less is unacceptable. She is an enlightened figure of the "self".
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