This image comes from an article written in 1844 entitled “My Creole Cousin” and it shows the integration of interacial relations in domestic settings within England.  Within the novel that is Jane Eyre, this fact is well known.  Bertha’s mother was creole, and her father, british.  As a result, Mr. Rochester and Bertha are considered a suitable couple, despite racial hierarchies that still exist and permeate their culture.  Every flaw which Bertha exhibits belongs to her mother and every behavior she exhibits which is less than considered appropriate or suitable, is attributed to her race.  This article outlines the unique social position of a person born out of such a union, and their status as English anywhere in the world but within England itself.  These parallels can be seen within Jane Eyre as well as certainly shape the way in which Bronte composed her novel.  Just because interracial marriages were happening, did not mean that racial hierchies were not prevalent.  This is the sociological perspective, that race is such a socially conceived construct, that it can be considered acceptable in some contexts for interacial interactions to occur, even in so intimate an institution, but yet it must still exist within certain settings and rules.