Or is she simply fulfilling their roles as objects of desire, meant to do as men require of them?
No Jane is not liberated in the way Elizabeth is. Jane is kind hearted and selfless. Her good nature does result in a level of naiveté, especially when it comes to recognizing the wickedness of others. Her sweetness leaves her vulnerable to injury from insincere friends like Caroline Bingley. A rather static character, Jane remains a model of virtue throughout the novel but certainly not self-aware and gender-aware like her sister.
