Jane Eyre: Settings of the Story
Jane Eyre is a well written book that will bring out all emotions. Jane struggles with hatred and acceptance. She longs for true family, friends, and love. Her searching takes her all over England. Jane's life is full of heartache as she looks for happiness. The novel of Jane Eyre, By Charlotte Bronte, is a tragic drama with a heartwarming ending about a girl named Jane Eyre who grows into a woman during the 1800's.
In the start of Jane's story she becomes a stronger person as she learns to deal with her aunt's hatred. The first takes place at Gateshead Hall when she is just an infant. Jane's mother and father die within a month of each other of typhus fever (32). She is then sent to live with her Uncle Reed and his wife. Later her uncle dies and her Aunt Reed starts to treat Jane with increasing harshness as she threaten her and keep her away from the other children(17). The bitterness that Jane felt twoard her aunt, made her stronger for later situations in life, like when Jane was heartbroken by Mr. Rochester, she was strong about the entire fiasco. Aunt Reed influences Jane to feel the first real hatred she has ever felt because up to that point Jane had had incense in her thoughts (50).
Jane's next experience helped her learn discipline, when her teacher corrected her after she dropped her slate (47). At the age of ten, she travels to Lowton England, 50 miles from Gateshead, so that she can attend Lowood boarding school. The school is very strict (64). This strict environment helps Jane become wiser and stronger.
Although she has eighty children to become friends, Jane distances herself from the other students (67). She likes the opportunity to try and please her teachers. Miss Temple, the superintendent, becomes her best friend. She is a mother, governess and companion because she always took time out to help Jane (121). Jane draws on her teac...