... starting a fight with John and is being dragged into the Red Room by Mrs Reed. This is obviously a terrible penalty to inflict upon a little girl who is clearly desperate and very afraid, however, Mrs Reed has no sympathy for her. " I resisted all the way", Jane Eyre states at the beginning of chapter 2, and this attitude strikes the perfect note for the entire novel, that ... a woman will "resist" the terms of her destiny (social or spiritual). She also refers to herself as being a "rebel slave". Jane's personality becomes much clearer in this chapter. At ten years old, she is able to ...

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... mother even reverts to saying Jeanette is 'no daughter of [hers]' This is reminiscent of Jane Eyre as Jane's relationship with her aunt is very similar. Like Jeanette, Jane is adopted, except Jane is adopted by her aunt. One could assume that because it is her aunt she would be treated better as ... demonstrates that the statement is personal to her and illustrates the insistence of her feelings. . Indeed, the full title of the book is "Jane Eyre: An Autobiography" and it is therefore written in first person. Critics generally regard the Victorian era as the golden age of English aut...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate