Abuse In Jane Eyre

At the beginning of the novel, Jane is very restricted and abused at Gateshead. Jane feels as if she is very alienated, due to her mistreatment and abusive encounters by the Reed family. Jane wants wants to be free from abuse she endures physically, mentally, and emotionally from Reeds, Jane is constantly being brought down by John Reed. He refers to Jane as a “bad animal”. In particular John gets away with hitting Jane and accusing her of bad behaviour. Her whole life she has been told she is worthless, Jane is portrayed in a very negative manner in front of Mrs. Reed. Mrs.Reed and her family do not acknowledge Jane as a member of the family. Jane quickly realizes that she does not want to be apart of the Reeds household. As Jane grows older she realizes that she knows very little about the world, she begins to question the world and what really lies outside of the Reeds mansion walls. Jane informs Mr.Brocklehurst informing him that she does not want to live with the Reeds anymore. Jane finally grows out of her shell to tell Mrs. Reed how she is feeling. Jane wants to experience more to life than being Gateshead. She finally gets a chance to experience life on her …show more content…
Mrs.Temple treats Jane very kindly, that is something Jane had never experienced before. Mrs. Temple takes the time to mentor Jane as she see this a good opportunity to become Jane's “mother figure” she never had. Jane grows into a young woman, Jane is presented with the opportunity to teach at Lowood due to her current success within the education system. Performing at the highest level. She seems to be following the same path as Mrs.Temple in becoming a teacher. After a couple months of teaching the younger students at Lowood, Jane feels that she can become more independent, she is then presented with the job offer to become a governess. Jane feels that Mrs.Temple portrays a great reflection of the strong