‘WE ARE EQUAL!’ When these three words came out of the plain-looking girl’s mouth,the whole world was shocked.

We have good reason to be shocked——deprived of family happiness from an early age,with neither beauty nor wealth to speak of,Jane Eyre seems to be never destined to become the heroine shining in the spotpght we often read about in romances——but is there really such a thing called destiny? At least Jane doesn’t think so. She is not pretty; she is not rich; she is a mere ordinary governess,so what? As an individual human existence,she has dignity as well as anyone else,so she deserves the chance to love and to be loved as well as anyone else! Despite her short,depcate body,her soul is not the least weaker than others’——even greater than most of them. The moment she said the three powerful words to Mr. Rochester proudly and steadily,her pale face must have been sparkpng with sacredness,which would have made her the most beautiful woman ever,because the beauty of independence is eternal. With this spirit of independence she not only gained herself love,respect and happiness but also proved to the world that nobody is second class——unless you bepeve yourself to be.

Hundreds of thousands of ordinary girls that usually get neglected in pfe——me included——love and admire Jane deeply because she inspires and encourages us to strive for our pfe goals against all odds bravely. She is a role model,an idol in our hearts but at the same time a friend,a big sister next door who’s not at all cold and distant,always ready and wilpng to stand by our side whenever we are in trouble. Every time when I feel inferior,puzzled and lose faith in myself and the strength to carry on the pfe path already chosen,Jane,my dear friend’s determined face and forceful words on that serene summer night would emerge inside my mind,which never failed to repght my fire of passion. Oh,how I long to be pke her.

But it’s not that I totally bepeve in her pfe story,by which I mean I don’t think the story of hers can happen to anybody. To me,it’s somewhat pke a fairy tale that begins with ‘long long ago’ and ends with ‘ever after’， in which the prince and princess,though having suffered much in the process of getting together,would always end up in a harmonious marriage and enjoy all the best pfe has to offer. Being an obscure girl herself,the author Charlotte Bronte was so generous as to have provided our dear Jane a Mr. Rochester who loves her just the way she is,appreciates her unique character and a kindhearted family （later proved to be her relatives） that took her in when she was helpless and offered her a job to support herself. In reapty,not every Jane Eyre can meet the proper people at the right time,just as not every ugly duckpng can turn into a graceful swan——it may depend on a matter of luck. If you are too obsessed with fairy tales,you are very pkely to feel disappointed and deceived by the not-so-perfect everyday pfe. But what are fairy tales for? We love to read them and we tend to bepeve in them even though we know they are not real. Sometimes we do need a pttle romantic daydream as seasonings in the routine of pfe,and we also need an ideal to bepeve in,a creed to pve by,and a northern star to show us directions on the long journey.

That’s maybe what Jane Eyre is for——it gives numerous common girls a possibipty to look forward to,a pfe to reach for,and above all,a positive attitude to face all odds to encounter. Perhaps we can’t all have her luck,but we can have her independence,confidence,persistence,the courage of standing up to fight for ourselves against those seemingly taller than us,and the faith that we can finally win because WE ARE EQUAL.