Jane Eyre :: English Literature

Jane EyreWhat do you receive 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 welcome and an inquiry into whether she is coldand a succeeding offer to warm by the fire. This something Jane is notused to, in the prehistoric at the Reeds house, Gateshead, and certainly atLowood her reception had been quite cold and harsh.At Gateshead Jane was treated badly and received no love. Bessie theservant was the only mortal who even showed some sort of interest inher. In my scene 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 there was biases towardsthem, only when this was down to Mrs Reeds dislike for Jane, which isstated later in the story beneficial 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 gruesome a proper doctor would have been called, whichagain shows Mrs Reeds poor discussion of Jane.When finally Jane is sent to what Mr Lloyd thinks will be a better indue for her, Lowood School, she is faced with more distantrelationships and hard conditions. However Miss synagogue and Helen Burnsare of great contrast to the main theme at Lowood and provide at lastsomeone Jane can trust and restore to. Miss Temple has a kind characterand concerns herself with Janes well creation 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 carefulto get on in life.As I put foregoing when Jane first comes to Thornfield she is meet byMrs Fairfax . As always Jane is quick to form impressions in her mindwhich as readers we learn and can appreciate. She describes her asthe neatest imaginable little elderly lady. Which you see as quite a likeable and welcoming character. She then goes on to say A more tranquilize introduction for a new governess could scarcely beconceived. This shows the perfect backdrop for Jane at last, which is