Currer Bell, or Charlotte Bronte, is attempting to bring attention to those who think, "Whatever is unusual is wrong." She points out that one cannot compare apples and oranges--that tings must be addressed in the context through which they are presented. She argues that one doesn't have the right to be displeased with things without a corresponding reason, as in the case of Ahab and Micaiah. Micaiah only prophesized bad things about Ahab, so Ahab disliked Micaiah. The best way to describe this in modern terms is Ahab hated the player and not the game, as he should have been. Currer Bell is essentially trying to get the reader to, like Jane Eyre, not associate unrelated concerns.

In Jane Eyre, Mr. Rochester assumes that because he was maimed in the fire, Jane will no longer feel her original attraction towards him. He wallows in his despair only to find that he had misjudged Jane. Jane was far above letting the ascetics of Mr. Rochester come between their love. It was not his good looks that attracted he in the first place, as she clearly stated the she thought him to be "ugly." Therefore, she did not desert Mr. Rochester. Her ability to keep her apples and oranges of attraction true to her original feelings preserved their love. Currer Bell would like all of her book's readers to learn this lesson, as it is a good and applies to everyone.