In the following excerpt from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, the wealthy John Reed speaks to Jane Eyre, his orphaned cousin. Which theme is supported by the words in the passage below? “You have no business to take our books; you are a dependent, mama says; you have no money; your father left you none; you ought to beg, and not to live here with gentlemen's children like
us, and eat the same meals we do, and wear clothes at our mama's expense. Now, I'll teach you to rummage my bookshelves: for they are mine; all the house belongs to me, or will do in a few
years. Go and stand by the door, out of the way of the mirror and the windows."

1. the need for affection vs. independence

2. the lure of adventure and self-discovery

3. the acceptance of the use of tyrannical force from authority figures

4. the inequality between social classes