At her Aunt’s house even if she didn’t do anything she would be the one that would get into trouble. This is because she was the poor child with no parents and the other children were the rich kids with all the power. When John attacked Jane, Jane was the one who took all the blame and was punished. She became a scapegoat for the other children in the house because if th

“No; I should not like to belong to poor people,”(Bronte 25) When Jane was asked by Mr. Lloyd if she would like to live with her real family if they were poor. She replies “No”; this answer is quite difficult to understand because Jan always complains about being an inferior. If she lived with her relations she would be look at like an equal, she might not have money but she would have the respect and the liberty to do what she wants. This answer must have been influenced by how the rich saw the poor in Victorian England. Jane’s feelings are contradictory because she wants everything she would have if she were poor, but stay rich. “ The constant reminder that she is a dependent and therefore inferior to the Reed children is almost harder to accept than her loneliness and feeling of being unwanted.”(Knies 121) She feels dependent because they give her everything to survive and because she would not like to be poor. She complains about them isolating her but she would rather be isolated then poor. Being poor in Victorian England obviously was more then just having no money, by analyzing poor vs. rich we could compare it too the segregation of white vs. Black.

Jane is now at the Lowood institution, which is for children that have lost one or both parents. The schools policies are very strict and are trying to teach the children humility. Children are expected to have good behavior and not to talk back or there will be punishment. Punishment is also given if there is a failure to answer questions that the teachers ask. “ You are aware that my plan in bringing up these girls is, not to accustom them to habits of luxury and indulgences, but to render them hardy,

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