I think that this is one of the great differences between Miss Ingram and myself. She was of good social status, but likely lacked the confidence to know who she was as a person.
On the other hand, I wasn't of high class at all, nor was I beautiful or special in any way, but I had a good head on my shoulders and knew my own values better than anyone else. And yet, as we know how the story goes, there was never any true love between Miss Ingram and Mr.
It was all based upon the desire to have something for their own agendas. For Blanche, the marriage was simply going to be for the money and when she found out that Mr. Rochester was not as rich as she had thought, she turned cold on Mr. For Rochester, he knew that he was falling in love with me and yet knew that it was probably inappropriate due to our social statuses and the fact that he was my employer.
Blanche Ingram was a perfect way for him to get out of the marriage he had with Bertha and was of the right position. Later in her life, Jane attempts reconciliation with her aunt, but the old woman continues to resent her because her husband had always loved Jane more than his own children. Read an in-depth analysis of Mrs. Always kind to Jane, Mr. The beautiful Georgiana treats Jane cruelly when they are children, but later in their lives she befriends her cousin and confides in her.
Reed of the arrangement and sabotages the plan. After Mrs. Reed dies, Georgiana marries a wealthy man. Not as beautiful as her sister, Eliza devotes herself somewhat self-righteously to the church and eventually goes to a convent in France where she becomes the Mother Superior. John treats Jane with appalling cruelty during their childhood and later falls into a life of drinking and gambling. John commits suicide midway through the novel when his mother ceases to pay his debts for him. She endures her miserable life there with a passive dignity that Jane cannot understand.
Read an in-depth analysis of Helen Burns. The cruel, hypocritical master of the Lowood School, Mr. Brocklehurst preaches a doctrine of privation, while stealing from the school to support his luxurious lifestyle.
Maria Temple is a kind teacher at Lowood, who treats Jane and Helen with respect and compassion. Miss Temple helps clear Jane of Mrs.
Alice Fairfax is the housekeeper at Thornfield Hall. She is the first to tell Jane that the mysterious laughter often heard echoing through the halls is, in fact, the laughter of Grace Poole—a lie that Rochester himself often repeats. She was a socially high class woman, a socialite whom Rochester courted in order to make jane jealous. Blanche ingram is first introduced in the novel by mrs. Discuss the presentation of childhood in Jane Eyre and Hard Times It is important to appreciate historical context when studying literature in order to gain as thorough understanding of the text as possible.
Jane Eyre is a bildungsroman novel originally published in the 19th Century when Victorian attitudes to childhood differed considerably from today. Victorian England was a very patriotic society. Both Jane Eyre and Hard Times were written in an era of social upheaval. During the 17th and. She starts out as an orphaned girl and is going through miserable times but eventually goes on to become her own person.
On the way she meets many unique people and learns more about herself and society. Her Journey is full of surprises whether good or bad and she must make her own decisions about the situations. Some issues she faces have to do with. Throughout the novel Bronte describes and uses the challenges Jane faces in order to reveal that you can be true to your morals and still be happy with yourself.
Throughout the novel Jane has conflicting beliefs about what she should do when it. In the novel Jane Eyre, Blanche Ingram indirectly raises Jane's sense of self-worth by allowing Jane to see that her humility and compassion can be prized above wealth and physical appearance.
Blanche Ingram is a a complete contrast to Jane in the way she looks and acts. Rochester after he reveals details about his past. Despite his troubles and many faults, Jane admits that she cares for and accepts him.
In many ways, Rochester is the villain of the piece, what with his lying, his bigamy and his brutality. She liberates Jane too, allowing her to marry Mr Rochester. The ending, in which Jane and Rochester marry, is happy, if bittersweet.
It is bittersweet because Rochester has been disabled by the Thornfield fire, losing a hand and his eyesight. In his rescue attempts, Mr. Rochester lost a hand and his eyesight. Jane reunites with him, but he fears that she will be repulsed by his condition. When Jane assures him of her love and tells him that she will never leave him, Mr.
Rochester proposes again, and they are married. Jane goes to Mr. Rochester and offers to take care of him as his nurse or housekeeper. He asks her to marry him and they have a quiet wedding, and after two years of marriage Rochester gradually gets his sight back — enough to see their firstborn son. They adopt Adele Varens. Reed hated her because Mr.
The red-room is the abandoned chamber in Gateshead Hall where Mr. The red-room has a foreboding, frightening atmosphere that terrifies Jane when Mrs. Reed locks her inside as punishment. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel.
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