English Jane Eyre coursework
How do Jane’s childhood experiences at Gateshead and Lowood help to form her character?
At Gateshead Jane is treated really harshly this in later life helps to form her character. She is sent to Lowood where she is also treated in the same way this helps her to except things easily and makes her learn to improve herself as a person.
At Gateshead Jane is taught that she is of a low status pg 14 “am I a servant? No, you are less than a servant, for you do nothing for your keep.” This quote clearly states that Jane is a lower status then a servant. Here Jane is taught she is no-one and never will be no-one as she doesn’t do anything to make herself known as someone. At Gateshead Jane learns how to stick up for her and say what she feels freely without any fear. She tells her aunt what she thinks and feels she says to her pg 38 “I dislike you the worst of anybody in the world……” later on the adult Jane shows the same reaction with Mr Rochester its like she believes in saying the truth but the way she says is blatantly. pg 132 “do you think me handsome? She replies no sir” she replies not the kind of answer any other person would say rather someone else in her position would put it smoothly but for her its honesty.
