Quote by Charlotte Brontë: “Conventionality is not morality. Self‑righteousness is not religion. To have a good conscience is to have strength.”

Brontë critiques superficial adherence to social norms and religious dogma, distinguishing them from true moral integrity and genuine faith. She argues that inner conviction and a clear conscience are the real sources of strength.

Throughout Jane Eyre, the protagonist challenges the hypocrisy of many religious figures and societal conventions, prioritizing personal conviction and ethical behavior over mere conformity.

English novelist whose Jane Eyre, published in 1847, transformed the Victorian novel with its first-person emotional intensity and its portrait of a woman insisting on moral and personal dignity. She published initially under the male pseudonym Currer Bell.