I love how Brontë is juxtaposing these key concepts in our book, because the passage juxtaposes conventionality versus morality and self-righteousness, a word that I love, It's perfect, Versus religion, she wants to challenge the reader's preconceptions and embody a bold philosophical stance that encourages deeper self-reflection. This reminds me of many people I know, especially many religious people who are extremely pretentious and extremely self-righteous.

the craft of Brontë is breathtaking for example, in this passage, she uses vivid imagery to make us see societal complacency and the resistance against truth-tellers, emphasizing the necessity of confronting uncomfortable realities despite potential backlash. and I think this encapsulates the era we live in today in the U.S., which we live in a time when the truth, the thing that is in front of you, the thing you saw, understood, and knew happened, is being denied. It is being put aside simply because the kid, the small kid in the White House, wants to enjoy the comfortable life of not paying attention to realities.