What is the relationship between Jane and Mrs Reed ( how are they related) ?
Answer : Mrs Reed is Jane’s father’s sister which means she’s Jane’s aunt.
2. What are the names of Jane’s three cousins ?
Answer : Their names are Eliza, John and Georgina.
3. What is the first book Jane read in the story ? Answer : It is Bewick’s History of British Birds. 4. What did Jane compare John to ?
Answer : She compared him to the merciless Roman emperors.
5. Where did the servants lock Jane Eyre after she attacked John ? Answer : They locked her in the red-room.
6. Why was Jane scared to go in that room ?
Answer : She was scared because Mr Reed died in that room and nobody went there after his death. 7. How many
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Who was Naomi Brocklehurst ?
Answer : She was the lady who built the new part of the institution and her son was treasurer and manager of the establishment when Jane was there.
18. What is the name of the tall lady who wears a watch and promised them lunch ?
Her name is Miss Temple.
19. What are three of the courses taught at Lowood Institution ?
Answer : The girls are been taught French, history and grammar.
20. What happened in class to Miss Helen Burns ? Answer : She kept getting picked on by the teacher for every single thing she did. She also got hit in the neck about a dozen of times with a bunch of twigs by a teacher.
21. What is the main difference between Miss Scatcherd and Miss Temple ? Answer : Miss Temple is the definition of good itself ; she is kind, will never hurt anything or anyone and is really helpful to anyone in need. On the contrary, Miss Scatcherd is mean and grumpy, severe and won’t hesitate to hurt the children if she wants.
22. True or False : Miss Temple is the brightest teacher at school ? Answer : True.
23. What are Jane’s thoughts on how to act towards people who are mean ? Answer : She believed that it is normal to have the same sentiment as people who disliked her and to not submit into their
knew in order to detach herself from society’s standards and her emotional attachment to people,
leaving her into the care of her Aunt, Mrs Reed. Mrs Reed is a widow
Jane was not only resented but also lacking any kind of love to balance her out. We know this right away when she is reading her book and she notes "there were certain introductory pages I could not pass quite as a blank. They were
We first encounter this relationship between Jane and Rochester during their first dramatic meeting. She encounters him when he falls off his horse and she is required to give him assistance. Jane’s first impression of his face is that ‘He had a dark face, with stern features and a heavy brow’. This may portray the dimness in his face awaiting to be enlightened by a woman which, in this case Jane. Further on in this chapter, unaware of who he is, on her return home, Jane is amazed to discover that the gentleman she assisted in the road was her employer, Mr. Edward Rochester. Jane’s future relationship with Rochester is most clearly set out in their first meeting. Although without any money, reserved and socially dependent, Jane is not
In the early stages of Jane's life she was a very autonomous girl. She grew up in a hostile environment in the home of Mrs. Reed and her three children, John, Eliza, and Georgiana that is known as Gateshead. The Reed family showed no love or any sort of affection towards Jane in any way, shape, or form; for they all despised her. She spent most of her time out of contact of others. The most contact she had with someone was a
Despite the blood relation between Jane and her aunt and cousins, they treat Jane with sincere disrespect and animosity. " Then Mrs. Reed subjoined: 'Take her away to the red-room, and lock her in there'. Four hands were immediately laid upon me, and I was borne upstairs". Jane's Aunt is a selfish woman and despite knowing the fact that Jane has no other relative, she still lacks any sympathetic feeling towards her.
Furthermore, this demeaning and negative attitude Jane is exposed to is further instigated when her cousin, John Reed, expresses her situation by saying: "You have no business to take our books; you are a dependent, mama says; you have no money; your father left you none; you ought to beg, and not to live here with gentlemen's children like us". The truth of Jane's unfortunate situation is expressed against her which results in her feeling no true support from this family and confides only in her childhood nursemaid- Bessie, who although behaves inconsistently and has “a capricious and hasty temper”, is the closest mother figure to her. Furthermore, the friction between Jane and John is further emphasised when the first physical aspect of violence is introduced to the reader through a graphic portrayal, further showing the ultimate rejection Jane experienced
Throughout the book Jane Eyre, the protagonist Jane goes through a variety of stages in her life where the setting/environment of where she lives in forms a part of her character and who she becomes as a person. The first setting in the novel is the Reed family’s home in Gateshead, England. As an orphan with no parents, she is taken in by Mrs. Reed who promised the late Mr.Reed to take care of Jane. Playing the role of the “mean stepmother”, Mrs. Reed as well as all of her cousins John, Eliza and Georgiana treat her as if she was a lowly, undeserving girl. At the fragile age of ten, Jane develops an almost rebellious character and has a lot of anger built inside of her because of feeling wronged by the unfortunate deeds of the Reed family that drives her to become lonely and miserable as a child. Being locked up in the red room also gave her a superstitious side that also proves as a part of the prejudices that form around her when people don’t
In the first few opening chapters Jane Eyre is seen as a mentally and physically abused child, during her years at Gateshead Hall. John Reed displays violence towards Jane in the first chapter. He punishes and bullies Jane; it is not known why the Reed family resent her so much. Her situation is seen as desperate within the first few paragraphs. Her cousins and Aunt make her life impossible and unbearable, she is not seen as a member of the family. Jane is simply seen as ‘’less than a servant’’ as she does ‘’nothing for her keep’’.
Finally Jane feels as though she is a part of a family. She is now welcomed into the family with open arms and she is accepted for who she is. Once and for all, she is not only appreciated for what she does, she is loved for no other reason than for being herself. She finally has what she has strived for and has always wanted.
The Reed family evidently still carries this grudge against Jane’s side of the family, as they all treat her as part of a lower class that is unworthy to live with them or be associated with them in any way.
10-year-old Jane lives under the custody of her Aunt Reed, who hates her. Jane resents her harsh treatment by her aunt and cousins so much that she has a severe temper outburst, which results in her aunt sending her to Lowood boarding school. At the end of the eight years, she has become a teacher at Lowood. At the age of eighteen she seeks independence and becomes governess at Thornfield Hall.
When the story begins, Jane is ten years old and lives with her aunt at Gateshead. She was constantly terrorized by her relatives. In her description of her life at Gateshead, she said, “John Reed was a schoolboy of fourteen years old, four years older than me, as I was but ten” (Brontë 12). His superiority in both age and size led him to constantly harass Jane while they lived together. Eventually, Mrs. Reed decided to send Jane to Lowood school where she would spend the rest of her youth. After being there for a bit of time, she stated,
At the novel's opening, Jane is living with the cruel Mrs. Reed and her horrid three children, Eliza, Georgiana, and John. Mrs. Reed makes her distaste for Jane very evident in all of her actions. She forbids her to play with her (Mrs. Reed's) children (Jane's own cousins) and falsely accuses her of being a "liar" and of possessing a "mean spirit." Mrs. Reed's attitude is
Jane's growth throughout the novel will reflect back to her childhood. B.F. Skinner, the psychologist, explains that "a person's history of environmental interactions controls his of her behavior." A person's behavior is followed by a consequence. The nature of the consequence modifies the person's tendency to change or repeat the actions in the future (Stanford Encyclopedia). Jane is nurtured by the people around her and the problems she encounters. Jane has lived a secluded life: isolated from family, isolated from luxury, and isolated from love. When Jane enters a new world of unexpected scenarios, she does not yet know how to react.