Women are supposed to be very calm generally: but women feel just as men feel.
Jane punctures a stereotype with one sentence. Setting “supposed to be” against “feel” exposes the gap between social story and lived reality. The line carries hope because it imagines a world where women’s inner lives count openly. It is not a manifesto, just a clear statement grounded in experience. In the novel, it explains Jane’s restlessness and her hunger for meaningful work and connection. The phrasing is modest, which makes the truth harder to dismiss. It invites readers to check their own quiet assumptions. Freedom often begins with naming what is already true.