... 's dysfunctional family because she is an orphan. At this stage, the reader is desperate to see Jane achieve a strong family relation and a sense of belonging (Butler, 2011, p. 93). Moreover, she is excluded from all the activities of Mrs. Reed's family. According to Mrs. Reed, Jane was to be differentiated until she "was endeavoring in good earnest to acquire a more sociable and childlike disposition, a more attractive ... patriarchal masculinity. Orphans were treated badly due to being parentless and homeless and they were seen as burden to the society due to belonging to no family. Th...

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