Homelessness In Jane Coleman's Aggressive Home

It is hard for a child so full of opprobrium to think rationally. Jane manages to escape the oppression of Gateshead by agreeing to become a student at Lowood Institute, and she finally gains approval of the people around her for the first time in her life by applying herself to her studies and making an excellent student. Here she meets Helen Burns, a fellow student several years older than her, who becomes Jane’s best friend. She was one of the few people to show Jane kindness and understanding. “I was silent: Helen had calmed me,”(p100) Jane is impressed with Helen’s intellect, dedication to reading and pious manner, however her ability to remain graceful and calm even in the face of adversity are what make the greatest impression upon young Jane for when Jane is humiliated and wrongly accused in front of the whole school Helen comforts her with “there are only eighty people who have heard you called so, and the world contains hundreds of millions.” (p98) Helen’s influence remains forever with Jane, even after Helen passes away from consumption. Helen served as an inspiration and a role model for Jane. She helped Jane to possess faith, courage and forgiveness. Miss Temple, the superintendent of Lowood School, defies Mr. Brockelhurst’s Dickensian rules and genuinely cares for the girls, as shown when she stands up for the

Mahatma Gandhi, the civil rights leader, once said, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” Ever since the 1900’s, people and the world’s problems have increased since. We’ve gone from wars to assassinations, natural disasters to racism, and from more wars to even more racism. And that’s just in America. Even now, problems still exist, and continue to increase throughout the years. Many people are trying to stop some issues, however not enough people care. Due to worrying about their own safety and social status, rather than helping others that are in the midst of danger and even death. There are many changes needed in this world, but I have two matters I’d like to specifically address.

As a consequence of the government’s extreme funding cut and ignorance of social responsibility, the UN Committee has suggested that Canada should consider homelessness as a “national emergency” (Giles, 3). To examine the implications of neoliberalism on the issue of homeless mothers in Canada, Giles uses the technique of misrepresentation and concealment; which is one of the Shore and Trnka’s peripheral vision techniques, requiring critical eyes to capture the hegemonic curtains and the concealed matters (Shore and Trnka, 31).

Homelessness in the United States is a serious problem that can be helped by giving homeless people opportunities to thrive in better conditions and/or communities. Although getting them off the streets is a huge step in the right direction, other actions need to be taken. Making sure they have somebody in their corner is a huge step in that process. There are 1,750,000 homeless people on the streets at this very moment. 1 in 30 children in the US, 40% of the homeless population are also Veterans. Some people wonder how someone even becomes homeless, there are multiple reasons, such as physical or mental impairments, living in poverty, and tragic life occurrences.

Woman and children will usually become homeless due to being victims of domestic violence. While men make up the majority of homeless, women and children make up 38%-50%. (Thompson. p. 4). Women who face domestic violence are usually young with little education and work experience. When they are forced to leave their homes, they have few skills to fall back on. Without family or friends to help them, they will end up staying on the street. Children also face varying levels of domestic trouble. When turning legal age, they are sometimes forced from their homes. Other Children face neglect and abuse and leave on their own hoping to find a better life. One third of these homeless youths will not finish school or earn a high school diploma by age 18 (Thompson. p. 6). Domestic trouble will put them on the street, with a limited education and job history, they will have few options to fix their

According to a study done by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, in America alone, more than 3.5 million people, including 1.35 million children, experience homelessness yearly (nationalhomeless.org). Of that 3.5 million, 35% are families with children (studentsagainsthunger.org). Worldwide, 100 million people are homeless yearly (homelessworldcup.org). These people are forced to sleep in parks, under bridges, abandoned buildings, shelters, and sometimes cars if available. There are approximately 1.7 million homeless teens in the US and 1 of 7 of every teen are runaways (dosomething.org). More than half of these teens will use drugs or alcohol to self medicate through their traumatic experience. Unfortunately, 5,000 of these teens and young adults die yearly because of assault or illness on the streets (dosomething.org). In most cases, homelessness is temporary, but is still a problem encountered by many. Homelessness and poverty are increasing epidemics around the world, striking millions of people every age, ethnicity, and religion.

During the Great Depression, millions of Americans were unemployed which was a huge issue. Unemployment led to homelessness and being poor. Millions of people were unemployed and struggling to find any jobs (Hayes). As the Great Depression got worse and worse, the number of hiring jobs decreased and less jobs were available. Companies were “Firing and not hiring” so many Americans were homeless and unable to make money to support their struggling families (Hayes). The loss of jobs did an incredible amount of damage to the Americans living during this horrific time.

The next chapter of Jane’s life starts at Lowood School, her main foundation. She meets some very important people such as Miss Temple and Helen Burns who have a great impact on her success. Jane becomes better educated: book smart and world smart. She takes courses in French, drawing, history, literature, and much more. Jane is very eager and excited to learn. She discusses her academic achievements, “I toiled hard, and my success was proportionate to my efforts; my memory, not naturally tenacious, improved with practice; exercise sharpened my wits; in a few weeks I was promoted to a high class; in less than two months I was allowed to commence French and drawing” (Charlotte Brontë 107). Eventually, Jane graduates at the top of her class. This achievement raises Jane’s self esteem because in the eyes of her peers, she has finally done something right and id being properly honored for it. Helen’s impact in Jane’s live allows for Jane to become a better person overall. Helen helps Jane become a better person overall, by teaching worldly and Godly matter, and

When I see someone experiencing homelessness, I questioned what led them to be homelessness. I questioned how come the most of country in the world have people experiencing homelessness. I remembered walking around downtown last summer, I was admiring how beautiful the city of Chicago is with its giant buildings, but when I noticed homeless people sleeping outside those buildings just made me question why people are sleeping outside those buildings. I thought it was just unfair in that purpose.

A homeless man walks on an NYC train and the energy becomes apparent; everyone knows exactly what will happen next. Touching yet rehearsed words exiting his lips, while still trying to obtain his manhood; begging for any solution to his growing stomach and unnerving uncertainty of where he will lay his head are what a person who frequents public transportation will face at least once a day. Walking up and down the cart, he’s trying his hardest to lock eyes with someone while the music of New Yorkers’ headphones elevate, heads bow lower; locking eyes with the ground and reading material cover the faces of those who are giving this less than fortunate man every inclination that change will not be spared and leftovers will not be given up so easily.

Have you ever been to an immense city comparable to Chicago or New York City and seen people sitting on the sidewalk, laying in the park, or even walking down the road with all of their assets in a rusty shopping cart wearing nothing but unwashed grimy scrubs? Some people would think they should just go get a job, others feel compassion for them and desire to help. Most do not know how to so they never get the chance to. Furthermore there is a considerable amount of ways to lend a hand to these dispossessed people in their time of need. More people just need to be aware them.

While health care in America is slowly improving, are we leaving people behind? Imagine waking up day and night with an infection that has no possibility of healing. Homeless individuals face this reality on a daily basis. For decades, America has been fighting to decrease and eventually eliminate homelessness. However, with the decline in employment opportunities and an increase in living cost, living the “American Dream” is now becoming a nightmare. Due to the rough culture of homelessness, individuals affected by homelessness cannot access medication as easily compared to the average middle-class citizen. Even with the advancement of the world’s richest country, there are still a large percentage of homeless individuals without essential necessities.

A victim, Tina, was 12 when she had left her abusive household, realising the isolating nature of the streets. Tina explained, “When you’re living on the streets, you’re like an alien, you’re toxic. You have this anger and rage because you’re getting discriminated against, you haven’t got the resources and you haven’t got anyone to help you. So you’re angry because you’re saying “why me?”. Such violence eventually relates to homelessness, affecting woman of all ages, cultural, social and economic backgrounds. As a result, the dependence of acute services continues to rise.

Sweat dripping down his face. The women spoke “That was a bad choice to make Martin”. She stood up, grinning. Martin crouched down, hugging his chest in fear, he thought to himself, “My dad was right. I am no man and a wuss. I just want to be happy”. He closed his eyes and curled into a ball, he didn’t hear the women moving. He looked up and the lady was standing still, as if someone hit a pause button on her . She was staring at him again.

In this passage from the novel, Jane begins to understand what will become of her if she gives into the consuming passion that she often feels: