In the novel by Charlotte Bronte, "Jane Eyre", there is a constant battle of love versus autonomy in Jane, the main character. At points Jane feels as if she would give anything to be loved. Yet over the course of the book Jane needs to learn how to gain affection of others without sacrificing something in return. In the early stages of Jane's life she was a very autonomous girl. She grew up in a …showed first 75 words of 1522 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1522 total…many years a battle raged within Jane that ended with her happiness. When love and autonomy face off within someone, that person raises questions within him/herself. Like most people, Jane found answers over time and came to the conclusion that love is far more important than autonomy because no one is meant to be alone and by themselves in this world. We all need someone to love and we all need to love others.