The Conversation Between Jane And Helen In 'The Awakening'

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The next morning, it was freezing cold. The quantity of meal was so small. Jane still felt hungry. She noticed Helen who was talking in another class, studied history. This history questions asked Miss Scatchered. It sounded very difficult, but Helen knew all the answer. Jane thought that the teacher would praise her but Miss Scatchered scolded her that Helen had not washed her hands. Jane was surprised that Helen did not explain and cry or change her expression. Later that day, Jane started talking with Helen. Jane thought that Miss Scatchered was so cruel to her, but Helen believed that she had a lot of faults that Miss Scatchered was right to scold her. Jane told Helen about the story of what she had suffered at Gateshead, but Helen, who believed in God should love their enemies, taught Jane that life was too short, and it would happier if Jane tried to forgot all of scolding. …show more content…
The story is a little bit confused because it has a lot of conversations between Jane and Helen. The content makes me feel peaceful. I think Jane will soon learn that she have to put up with some hard things in life and emotional control from Helen’s example. Helen would be the best friend for

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