... in her life is a continuing theme in the novel. Mr Brocklehurst, who "buys all our food and clothes", is domineering and attempts to make the girls at the Lowood school "humble" through the means of food deprivation, cutting off their hair, and allowing them no luxuries or comforts: "You are aware that my plan in bringing up ... actual fact that he is weak and sinful (something which a 1800s audience would perhaps not comprehend in a man of power, and would reject). The consequences are the downfall of the school and of Brocklehurst himself, as he loses all of his power and status. By a...

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