Abstract In the following thesis, I'm going to explore the direct parallels of Victorian-era insane asylumns and the Rochester Mansion [sic] in Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre. By applying a 21st century reading, my thesis will highlight the antifeminist qualities of Brontë's narrative as well as its flaws in terms of its textual dependency on racist and ablest applications without vilifying her work per se. However, I argue that the Rochester...