John Reed, the only male son of Mrs. Reed, insisted on Jane calling him “Master Reed”. John incessantly bullies her however, whenever he would abuse Jane, she would be punished. “Mrs. Reed was blind and deaf on the subject: she never saw him strike or heard him abuse [Jane], though he did both now and then in her very presence, more frequently, however, behind her back (Brontë 4). Jane hid from John because she was afraid that he would abuse her emotionally and physically. “[John] bullied and punished [Jane]; not two or three times in the week, nor once or twice in the day, but continually: every nerve [she] had feared him, and every morsel of flesh in [her] bones shrank when he came near” (Brontë 4). During the 1800’s women were treated subordinate to men. Women’s rights during this time period were restricted. The 19th century is rooted in male dominance. “The patriarchal system is characterized by power, dominance, hierarchy, and competition. So patriarchy is a system of social structures and practices in which men dominate, oppress, and exploit women” (Sultana
John Reed, the only male son of Mrs. Reed, insisted on Jane calling him “Master Reed”. John incessantly bullies her however, whenever he would abuse Jane, she would be punished. “Mrs. Reed was blind and deaf on the subject: she never saw him strike or heard him abuse [Jane], though he did both now and then in her very presence, more frequently, however, behind her back (Brontë 4). Jane hid from John because she was afraid that he would abuse her emotionally and physically. “[John] bullied and punished [Jane]; not two or three times in the week, nor once or twice in the day, but continually: every nerve [she] had feared him, and every morsel of flesh in [her] bones shrank when he came near” (Brontë 4). During the 1800’s women were treated subordinate to men. Women’s rights during this time period were restricted. The 19th century is rooted in male dominance. “The patriarchal system is characterized by power, dominance, hierarchy, and competition. So patriarchy is a system of social structures and practices in which men dominate, oppress, and exploit women” (Sultana