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charlotte bronte

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jane eyre

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INDEX

gender expectations

characters

social class

mistreatment

setting

isolation

resilience

resourcefulness

Thanks

characters

• mrs reed
• Eliza
• John
• Georgiana

social classes

Mrs. Reed's expectations for Jane to be more "sociable and childlike" reflect the societal norms of the time, which imposed rigid gender roles and behavioral expectations, particularly for women from lower social classes.

gender

reveals the constraints placed on Jane by societal expectations, emphasizing the limitations and challenges she faces due to her gender and social standing.

setting

The passage sets the stage for the hardships Jane will encounter as she grows up, including her ongoing struggle for acceptance, love, and independence. - It foreshadows the challenges she will face and underscores the resilience that will define her character as she navigates her journey to adulthoo

isolations

Jane’s sense of loneliness and isolation is evident in the way she hides herself behind thick curtains in a deserted room, excluded by her aunt and cousins. She is grateful that the weather is too cold and wintery for any possibility of a walk, and spends her time studying a book, Bewick’s History of British Birds, in which the pictures fascinate her. Note how the pictures in the book, with their descriptions of bleak, cold, isolated places, add to the creation of mood, and mirror how Jane feels."

MISTREATMENT

The passage portrays Jane's sense of isolation and mistreatment by her cousins and the emotional distance from her aunt, Mrs. Reed. - It highlights the lack of warmth and affection in Jane's familial environment, contributing to her feelings of loneliness and alienation

RESILIENCE AND RESOURCEFULNESS

Jane's resourcefulness and resilience are evident as she seeks solace in books and creates her own happiness despite her circumstances. - Her ability to find contentment in solitude and intellectual pursuits demonstrates her inner strength and determination to overcome adversity.

THANKS!

Georgiana Reed is Jane’s cousin and one of Mrs. Reed’s two daughters. The beautiful Georgiana treats Jane cruelly when they are children, but later in their lives she befriends her cousin and confides in her. Georgiana attempts to elope with a man named Lord Edwin Vere

• Jane’s cousin, Mrs. Reed’s son, and brother to Eliza and Georgiana. John treats Jane with appalling cruelty during their childhood and later falls into a life of drinking and gambling. John commits suicide midway through the novel when his mother ceases to pay his debts for him.

a character who has to be brought down a little before she rises but she is essentially good which we see in contrast to lydia

aunt of jane who looked after Jane at gateshead. mrs Reed is cruel towards jane , offering her little happiness and punishing her relentlessly . she punishing her relentlessly she punishes jane by locking her in the red room