It is a curious task to read Jane Eyre as a psychological investigation. The possibility unmistakably offers itself - it is made explicit in the text. The "Reader" cannot neglect such points as the heroine's constant and unusual awareness of her position in company, i.e. inferiority-equality-superiority; the priority of 'inward' actions over the actual events; the elaboration of the construction by recurring features - major themes varied; or the contrast between two poles, two extremities - both in images and characters. Jane Eyre and the wo ....