"The servants did not like to offend their young master by taking my part against him, and Mrs. Reed was blind and deaf on the subject: she never saw him strike or heard him abuse me, though he did both now and then in her very presence," (Bronte 21)
In Jane Eyre, almost every single woman is in a traditional womans' role. This includes being a servant, wife, teacher and governess. No woman goes out of social norm to get a job other than a teacher or servant, which are both traditional womens' roles. In the beginning of the novel, each woman is submissive to John, Mrs. Reed's spoilt son. None of the servants will punish him for his awful behavior, and neither with Mrs. Reed. Jane is so scared of him she is obedient to him though she knows he will only harm her.
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