Jane as a young child, and often as a young woman as well, has a tendency to overanalyze things in an effort to take, what she considers to be, the reasonable path. From a very early age Jane has learned that her aunt and extended family harbour no feelings of affection for her and so she has formulated other ways to achieve this kind of intimacy. Jane confides that:
To [my] crib I always took my doll: human beings must love something, and, in the dearth of worthier objects of affection, I contrived to find a pleasure in loving and cherishing a faded graven image, shabby as a miniature scarecrow… I could not sleep unless it was folded in my nightgown; and when it lay there safe and warm, I was comparatively happy, believing it to be happy likewise. …show more content…
Jane has a fiery temper and strong moral values which may seem like a head-centric thing, but result in impetuous and emotionally charged decisions. For example, when Jane learns that her aunt is going to send her to Lowood she is so overcome with emotion at the thought of leaving behind Gateshead that she allows her feelings to overpower her line of reason and does not think things through before speaking. In a fit of passion Jane turns on Mrs. Reed and cries, “I do not love you: I dislike you the worst of anybody in the world…” (36). In this instance, instead of overanalyzing the situation, Jane instead appears to have no moment of prior contemplation before saying exactly what she is thinking. We come to see Jane, already, as an incredibly complex and extreme character, as it is impossible to categorize her as simply cold and calculating nor temperamental and hot-headed. Jane is a child who, although appearing quiet and reserved, tends to be melodramatic and her emotions and the manner in which she deals with them clearly show this aspect of her personality. Whenever Jane does anything she does it to the largest possible extent and so when she finally stands up for herself it is in a very theatrical and grandiose
To [my] crib I always took my doll: human beings must love something, and, in the dearth of worthier objects of affection, I contrived to find a pleasure in loving and cherishing a faded graven image, shabby as a miniature scarecrow… I could not sleep unless it was folded in my nightgown; and when it lay there safe and warm, I was comparatively happy, believing it to be happy likewise. …show more content…
Jane has a fiery temper and strong moral values which may seem like a head-centric thing, but result in impetuous and emotionally charged decisions. For example, when Jane learns that her aunt is going to send her to Lowood she is so overcome with emotion at the thought of leaving behind Gateshead that she allows her feelings to overpower her line of reason and does not think things through before speaking. In a fit of passion Jane turns on Mrs. Reed and cries, “I do not love you: I dislike you the worst of anybody in the world…” (36). In this instance, instead of overanalyzing the situation, Jane instead appears to have no moment of prior contemplation before saying exactly what she is thinking. We come to see Jane, already, as an incredibly complex and extreme character, as it is impossible to categorize her as simply cold and calculating nor temperamental and hot-headed. Jane is a child who, although appearing quiet and reserved, tends to be melodramatic and her emotions and the manner in which she deals with them clearly show this aspect of her personality. Whenever Jane does anything she does it to the largest possible extent and so when she finally stands up for herself it is in a very theatrical and grandiose