The Importance Of Miss Temple In Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre

Register to read the introduction… Brocklehurst is the contradicting overseer of the institution and causes emotional distraught towards Jane, whereas Miss Temple motivates Jane with "precept and example" (180). Mr. Brocklehurst is a man who made a point to have nothing nice given to the Lowood students (including proper food and water), while later allowing his wife and children to visit the school decked out in glamorous attire. His overall hypocritical and mean spirit limited Jane in believing in not only herself, but also in the good of adult figures. The differences between Miss Temple and Mr. Brocklehurst aiding to Jane’s life are abundant and obvious. The most noticeable example is when Ms. Reed told Mr. Brocklehurst that Jane is a liar and cannot be trusted, so he tells the entire school that information too without figuring out if it was even true. Miss Temple does not believe the accusation and goes to figure out the truth herself. When she does this, it becomes apparent of how she just genuinely wants to get to know the girls for who they are and not what others say. Her moral compass is strong and that is something that Jane really admires.
When Jane lived in Gateshead, everyone around her had no interest in her. In the beginning of the novel she is told that she should not think of herself as "an equality with the …show more content…
When it is time for Miss Temple to leave, Jane says "from the day she left I was no longer the same: with her was gone every settled feeling that made Lowood in some degree a home to me" (350). Jane and Miss Temple had a relationship that can be compared to a mother and a daughter. Each of them cares deeply about their futures and thinking of Miss Temple not being in Jane’s makes are felt lost. Mothers instill a sense of morals to their daughters and set the standard for the rest of their lives. "I had imbibed from her something of her nature and much of her habits"