The novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte consists of the continuous journey through Jane's life towards her final happiness and freedom. This is effectively supported by her journeys in life, which begins with her dreadful experience in Gatehead to her glorious wedding with Rochester. Each journey causes her to experience new emotions and an eventual change of some kind. Jane's journeys in life has led her through many different paths, but in these experiences she has transformed from a scared little girl to a confident and independent woman.
             The novel opens with at Gateshead, the home of Jane Eyre's relatives, the Reeds. Jane already was dealing with gender differences and class conflicts. Jane is just a poor orphan living with her relatives. Jane feels separate from the family, and the family certainly does not help. John Reed says to Jane, "You have no business to read our books; you are a dependent, momma says; you have no money; your father left you alone; you ought to beg, and not live here with gentlemen's children like us."(Eyre 42) The Reed family treats her as an outcast and alienates her from their lives. Mrs. Reed treats Jane especially dreadfully. She treats Jane as a stepchild instead of a niece and oftentimes sides with her children even if Jane is right. Jane is a slave in the Reed household and as a slave she must obey her masters.
             The treatment Jane receives causes her to become bitter and to dislike Mrs. Reed. Jane is very resentful towards Mrs. Reed. Jane states, " I'm glad you are no relation of mine. I will never call you aunt again as long as I live. I will never come to see you when I am grown up; and if anyone asks me how I like you, and how you treated
             me, I will say the very thought of you makes me sick, and that you treated me with miserable cruelly." (Eyre 63) Jane knows she is about to be sent away to school, and releases all her anger and fru...