Like Charles Dickens's 'David Copperfield, 'Jane Eyre' is a bildungsroman, a novel in which the protagonist must undergo a form of spiritual education, to overcome the obstacles they face throughout their lives. ... Both of these characters, as well as others such as Helen Burns are all females who are constrained by societal conventions, yet subvert them, and arise with great force. ... Despite punishment, abuse and malnourishment, Helen's passion for religion never wavers and although Bronte is questioning the form of religion she and many others devote themselves ...

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