Jane tries to keep her dignity and a sense of individuality while living at Gateshead. She tries to keep as much self-esteem as she can in her circumstances. She is forced to stand up for herself when no one else will. One day Jane finally tells off her Aunt Reed. "I am glad you are no relation of mine. I will never call you aunt again as long as I live. I will never come to visit you when I am grown up; and if any one asks me how I liked you, and how you treated me, I will say the very thought of you makes me sick…." (Bronte 30)

Jane’s next residence is at Lowood School. She is very excited to be leaving Gateshead and going to school. Mr. Brocklehurst is a pastor and the founder of Lowood. He humiliates Jane in front of the whole school after he hears horrible things about her f

rom Mrs. Reed. This causes Jane a great deal of distress because she was so happy to have a fresh start. Miss Temple was a teacher at school. She helped Jane by clearing her name at school and telling them she was free of every impunity. Miss Temple treated Jane very kindly and she was her favorite teacher. Helen Burns, an older student at school greatly influenced Jane’s life at Lowood. Helen was one of Jane’s closest friends at school. She got very sick when she contracted typhus fever. Her death came as a great loss to Jane. Jane goes on to spend 6 years at Lowood as a student and an additional 2 years as a teacher. Jane missed Miss Temple very much when she left school after she got married. In Chapter 10 Jane expresses how she misses her dear teacher. “From the day she left I was no longer the same: with her was gone every settled feeling, every association that had made Lowood in some degree a home to me” (Bronte 76)

When Jane arrives at Thornfield Hall she meets Mrs. Fairfax, the housekeeper. She is a gentle person with a motherly quality, which is very endearing to Jane. Jane meets her pupil, Adele Varens. They get along well and become friends. Mr. Rochester is the owner of the Thornfield estate. Jane meets him one day while she was delivering mail for Mrs. Fairfax. She caused him to fall of his horse and he sprains his ankle. Jane later realizes he is her boss. Jane notices some strange things going on at Thornfield Hall. She often hears screams coming from the mysterious third floor.

Jane begins to have strong feelings for Mr. Rochester. She does not act upon them because Mr. Rochester is supposed to marry Blanche Ingram, a beautiful, fine, woman. Jane does not bel

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