Jane Eyre's character develops and changes as she is influenced by the people she meets in the different places she stays. Jane is an eight-year-old orphan at the beginning of the book. She is living with her Aunt Reed, and cousins, Georgiana, Eliza, and John at Gateshead. Jane is suppressed by her aunt who hates her. She was often blamed for things she did not ... 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 sc...

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• Grade Level: High School