In the beginning of the novel Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë, we are introduced to a mistreated, disrespected, yet strong minded little girl named Jane Eyre. She is living in a house named Gateshead, who is run by her cruel aunt, Mrs. Reed. She lives in the house with John, Georgiana, and Eliza Reed, Janes cruels cousins who torment and tease her often just for the fun of it. Jane has always felt like an outsider in her own house because her family is constantly reminding her that she is not one of them, and she never will be. Jane is eventually sent away to Lowood Institution by her aunt because her family cannot bear the sight of her any longer. Lowood is a charity school for girls, and is just one of the many places Jane lives in her lifetime. The …show more content…
Each one of these place teaches Jane a lesson that shapes into a new and improved person, and leaves a unique fingerprint on her. In the novel Jane Eyre, Jane is constantly moving from place to place, and is changing and learning with every new home she encounters. She experiences important milestones at each of these places that contribute her becoming a better, smarter person. In the early stages of the book Jane lives in Gateshead Hall, which is the first place Jane inhabits in the novel. Gateshead had the greatest impact on Jane because it shapes her opinions and ideas that she carries with her for the rest of the novel. It represents many important stages in Jane's life including the beginning of Jane's journey, starting with her difficult childhood. During her stay at Gateshead, Jane’s family treats her with cruelty and disrespect, which takes a toll on Jane mentally and physically. Jane
While Jane goes through a rollercoaster of romantic ideals, Charlotte Bronte reveals that her romanticism more fundamentally affect her own life in the future than even her religious ideals. This is to be expected, as Jane has a very depressing childhood while living with the Reeds and attending Lowood Institute. She makes the transition from Gateshead Hall, to Lowood, to Thornfield Hall, to Moor House, which equate to: Jane’s entrance to the real world (in Gateshead), the rock-bottom of Jane’s life (in Lowood), her encounter with young love (in Thornfield), and where Jane finds what she’s been after: a family (at the Moor House). All of these places come together to form the story of Jane Eyre and how she overcame her hardships to grow up to
The places she travels to include her experience at Gateshead, her time in Lowood, and her life at Thornfield. Without gaining such experience, Jane’s self-control might have threatened to overwhelm her. This is shown through characters that act as opposites that she meets including characters such as Helen Burns and Bertha Mason. Through such characters, Jane learns to control her emotions, strengthening her sense of character and vanquishing her inferiority complex, and in doing so she succeeds in her transformation to adulthood.
Polynesian (Greek: ‘poly’ = many, ‘nēsoi’ = islands) is the predominant culture of the South Pacific region. Of many Polynesian cultures, the most famous is Hawaiian. Polynesian traditions evolved differently on other islands over the centuries, due to the isolation imposed by great distances between them.
Jim is describing symptoms that meet criteria for persistent depressive disorder (PDD). In specific, he described symptoms that allow Criterion A, which requires the presence of a depressed mood for at least two years (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013), to be met. He reported that he is mildly depressed. Such depression, as described, started approximately five years ago when he “ran out of steam.” Since then, he has experienced various associated symptoms, such as irritability, hypersomnia, and weight gain, which allow Criterion B (i.e., the presence of two or more associated symptoms; APA, 2013) to be met.
Jane's childhood trauma results as a product of her times at Gateshed and Lowood. There were a series of irreversible problems that Jane had to deal with. She was born an orphan into a house devoid of love or respect for her. It is not overly emotionally healthy to live with the "ostracism by the Reed family and the unrelenting anxiety over the chidings of the servants, the violence of John Reed, and the punishments and berating of Mrs. Reed." (Ashe 10) Evidently, Jane had this lifestyle since she was little. This can be inferred from Mrs. Reeds loving statement "I hated it the first time I set my eyes on it-a sickly, whining, pining thing" (7)
Lady Macbeth manipulates Macbeth to kill people. She manifested the death that occurred. She influenced Macbeth's ambitions and had a strong desire for power. Lady Macbeth is to blame for the deaths that occurred in Macbeth because she manipulated Macbeth to kill people, manifests the deaths, and influences Macbeth's ambitions. Lady Macbeth is to blame for the deaths that occurred in Macbeth because she manipulated Macbeth.
The novel begins at Gateshead where Jane is a young, ten year old, orphaned child who is miserable and unwanted by her aunt and cousins. At first, Jane allows her family to taunt and tease her without ever retaliating. When John Reed, one of Jane’s
Throughout the novel, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Jane had lived in many places that have helped define the person she has become. Not only did these places guide her and help her realize who she was, but they also helped shape her into someone who she was proud to be. Many of these places might have had horrible conditions and cruel people, but in the end Jane would not be the strong, independent, and mature person she was if it weren’t for them. Gateshead and Thornfield were not the only places Jane has lived in, but they were the most significant. From not being loved or belonging in Gateshead to being so loved in Thornfield, she felt as if she would lose a sense of self; they both played a pivotal role in Jane’s development and journey
We first see Jane; vulnerable and lonely at Gateshead, where the orphaned little girl resides with her bitter widowed aunt and her children. Jane is sent to the ‘Red Room’ for retaliating when her
The beginning of Jane’s journey is at Gateshead – the introductory point from where she makes a journey from that home where she had no control over her life, and questions the society she was born into, to Lowood, a point from which she became more mature and helped her gain control of her life. When the novel begins, Jane is very young and trapped
As a young girl, she is essentially trapped in Gateshead. This sprawling house is almost her whole world. Jane has been here for most of her ten years. Her life as a child is
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
The Importance of Jane's Early Life at Lowood to Shaping Her Character in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre
While at Gateshead, Jane is trapped by her relationship to the Reeds, which is reflected in the environment around her. At the beginning of Jane Eyre, Jane states that “there was no possibility of taking a walk that day” (Brontë 6). This beginning immediately puts Jane in her own bubble and exemplifies that she has no other form of positive interaction in her life. Initially, Jane is “[connected to] the natural environment, but also separate[d from it] with an unnatural boundary” (Fuller 152). Thus, this begins the recurring symbolism of how Victorian women were held back by gender roles in society. During her time at Gateshead, Jane is restrained by her
While Jane Eyre may have a somewhat weak plot, Charlotte Brontë makes up for it in other ways. Jane Eyre is sectioned off into four essential sections and a conclusion. These four sections take place in Gateshead, Lowood Institution, Thornfield, and Marsh End. In each section, Jane “comes into conflict with authority, defeats it by her inner strength, and departs into exile”. For example, at Gateshead Aunt Reed is the opposing force. When Jane stands up for herself, she is sent away to Lowood. Jane then learns “how to overcome the evil cruelty of Mr. Brocklehurst by quiet submission”. No matter where Jane goes, she overcomes the conflict by “aggression and submission”. Jane opposes Blanche Ingram and proceeds to receive Rochester’s love by using submissive behavior. On the contrary, Jane takes a stand