Jane Eyre :: English Literature

Jane EyreWhat do you learn from Janes arrival at Thornfield and her firstmeeting with Mr Rochester?When Jane first arrives at Thornfield she is greeted by Mrs Fairfax,she receives a warm invite and an inquiry into whether she is coldand a subsequent offer to warm by the fire. This something Jane is notused to, in the past at the Reeds house, Gateshead, and certainly atLowood her answer had been quite cold and harsh.At Gateshead Jane was treated badly and received no love. Bessie theservant was the only person who even showed some sort of interest inher. In my opinion Bessie cared for Jane as her own, reading to hermany times out of the books by the window seat. Of course the Reedchildren were treated much more fairly and thither was biases towardsthem, but this was down to Mrs Reeds dislike for Jane, which isstated later in the story just before she dies.In chapter three Jane has been in the red room as a punishment andwhen she comes out she has suffered greatly and needs to see a doctor.However Mrs Reed only sends for a apothecary, if one of her ownchildren had been ill a proper doctor would have been called, whichagain shows Mrs Reeds poor treatment of Jane.When finally Jane is sent to what Mr Lloyd thinks will be a betterplace for her, Lowood School, she is faced with more distantrelationships and hard conditions. However Miss Temple and Helen Burnsare of great contrast to the main theme at Lowood and provide at finishsomeone Jane can trust and relate to. Miss Temple has a kind characterand concerns herself with Janes well being when she arrives at theschool. She later becomes the closest Jane gets to a role model inlife. Helen is Janes first friend and has a profound effect on her inmany ways as well as being a counterbalance to Janes character andteaching her to be self-controlled and well disciplined and studiousto get on in life.As I rove earlier when Jane first comes to Thornfield she is meet byMrs Fairfax. As always Jane is quick to form impressio ns in her mindwhich as readers we learn and can appreciate. She describes her asthe neatest thinkable little elderly lady. Which you see as quite alikeable and welcoming character. She then goes on to say A morereassuring foot for a new governess could scarcely beconceived. This shows the perfect setting for Jane at last, which is