Jamal Awil

← Jane Eyre

Conventionality is not morality. [contrarian]

Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last. To pluck the mask from the face of the Pharisee, is not to lift an impious hand to the Crown of Thorns.

Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre, loc. 70692
Response

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.