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Jane Eyre Character Map
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Jane Eyre Character Map
Cora Slusarzyk
Gateshead Hall
Gateshead Hall
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Jane’s stay at Gateshead reveals a strong desire to escape and be free of the cruelty of her cousins and aunt. Jane sees this home as a place to escape from. Jane spends her young childhood days here, and this home contains the terrifying red-room, the place in which she undergoes her first truly terrifying experience: a supposed encounter with her Uncle Reed’s ghost. Jane's distance from her family members, humorless existence, and cold attitude towards Mrs. Reed when she finally confronts her are qualities that reflect her surroundings.
"I was a discord in Gateshead Hall; I was like nobody there; I had nothing in harmony with Mrs. Reed, or her children, or her chosen vassalage. If they did not love me, in fact, as little did I love them…I know that, had I been a sanguine, brilliant, careless, exacting, handsome, romping child, though equally dependent and friendless, Mrs. Reed would have endured my presence more complacently; her children would have entertained for me more of the cordiality of fellow-feeling..." (Bronte pg. 9)
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Lowood School
Lowood School
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Initially she remains isolated at Lowood, Jane accepts the isolation and solitude without fear - a sign of maturity. Conditions at Lowood are poor and daily life is tightly structured, and Jane is able to conform to her surrounding because she does not yet have a clear self identity. Jane meets her first real friend, Helen Burns. While Jane is still impulsive and short-tempered, Helen is patient and accepting, with strong morals and religious conviction. Helen dies soon thereafter, it is clear that her presence at Lowood made a strong impression on Jane and calmed her fiery tendencies.
"As yet I has spoken to no one, nor did anyone seen to take notice of me; I stood lonely enough, but to that feeling of isolation I was accustomed: it did not oppress me much... I hardly yet knew where I was. Gateshead and my past life seemed floated away to an immeasurable distance. The present was vague and strange, and the future I could form no conjecture" (Bronte pg. 41-42).
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Thornfield Hall
Thornfield Hall
Jane is hired to be a governess at Thornfield. This is where her greatest character development takes place. The challenging, unusual relationship that develops between Jane and Rochester eventually forces Jane to let her guard down. Finally Jane admits emotions to herself and recognizes the influence - good or bed - that one's setting and relations can have upon her. When Jane flees Thornfield she is at her weakest, alone and literally penniless. This temporary penury shows how relentlessly she seeks independence and refuse to settle for anything less then the utmost respect.
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"In listening, I sobbed convulsively; for I could repress what I endured no longer. I was obliged to yield; and I was shaken from head to foot with acute distress. When I did speak, it was only to express an impetuous wish that i has never been born, or never come to Thornfield" (Bronte pg. 239)
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Moor House
Moor House
After emotional turmoil suffered at Thornsfield, Jane chooses to retreat to Moor House and takes the time she spends there to regroup and re-center her life. While at Moor House, Jane also discovers that she has inherited a large sum of money and, not only does she achieve emotional stability, but financial stability as well. Jane feels complete here, able to overcome old insecurities. This helps allow Jane to become a whole person, and prepare her for meeting Rochester again, this time feeling like an equal.
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"I, too, in the gray, small, antique structure- with it's low roof, its latticed casements, its mouldering walls, its avenue of ages firs, all grown aslant under the stress of mountains winds; it's garden, dark with yew and holly, and where no flowers but of the hardiest species would bloom-found a charm both potent and permanent" (Bronte pg. 333).
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Ferndean Manor
Ferndean Manor
Ferndean provides, for the first time, a permanent safe haven for Jane. She finds Rochester at Ferndean Manor. It is another dark, isolated place that hints not at Jane's situation, this time, but at Rochester's. Like the desolate manor, Rochester is now debilitated and despondent. Only Jane's nurturing can revive him, putting the two on even ground for the first time. Finally the two balance each other and truly love.
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"... I beheld a railing, then the house-scarce, by this dim light, distinguishable from the tress; so dark and green were its decaying walls. Entering a portal, fastened only by a latch I stood amidst a space of enclosed ground, from which the wood swept away in a semicircle. There were no flowers... set in the heavy frame of the forest" (Bronte pg. 412)
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