"Bertha Mason is mad; and all she came of a mad family: - idiots and maniacs through three generations!" (379)
Charlotte Bronte has Bertha Mason serve as a catalyst in Jane Eyre. Although she may be made, she is what truly sparks Jane's growth as a person. Bertha foreshadows what could happen to Jane if she decided to live a submissive lifestyle that was being pushed upon her. The reason behind Bertha's madness may be because of all that she holds inside and yearns to express aloud.
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