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The Influence of Miss Temple on Jane Eyre

             Jane Eyre is set during the Victorian period, at a time where a women's role in.
             society was restrictive and repressive and class differences distinct. A job as.
             a governess was one of the only few respectable positions available to the.
             educated but impoverished single women. .
             Not only is "Jane Eyre" a novel about one woman's journey through life, but.
             Bronte also conveys to the reader the social injustices of the period, such as.
             poverty, lack of universal education and sexual inequality. Jane's plight and.
             her "dependent" status is particularly emphasized at the beginning of the novel. .
             Miss Temple is the kind and fair-minded superintendent of Lowood School, who.
             plays an important role in the emotional development of Jane Eyre. .
             Miss Temple is described by Helen as being "good and very clever" and "above.
             the rest, because she knows far more than they do". This description is more.
             significant because it has been said by Helen, and she herself is extremely.
             mature. .
             One of Miss Temple's most outstanding qualities is her ability to command.
             (perhaps unconsciously) respect from everyone around her, "considerable organ of.
             veneration, for I yet retain the sense of admiring awe with which my eyes traced.
             her steps". Even during their first encounter Jane is "impressed". "by her.
             voice, look and air". .
             Throughout Jane's stay at Lowood, Miss Temple frequently demonstrates her human.
             kindness and compassion for people. An Example of this is when after noticing.
             that the burnt porridge was not eaten by anyone, she ordered a lunch of bread.
             and cheese to be served to all, realizing their hunger. This incident is also.
             evidence of her courage, of how she is not afraid to stand up to her superior,.
             when she feels that too much unnecessary suffering has been inflicted on the.
             children .
             Miss Temple's Christianity contrasts with that of Mr. Brocklehurst, where.
             instead of preaching restrictive and depressing doctrine, which he then proceeds.


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2. The Importance of Family in Jane Eyre

... imaginative and it resulted in Jane Eyre's stay at Lowood School, and the presenting Helen Burns, who dies at the school was a result of the deaths of Charlotte's two older sisters (Wendy & Craik, 1970,pp. 140-145). Therefore, if Helen and Miss. Temple represent such kind of family relations, the loss of such substitute sisterly and motherly figures have a great impact on Jane's life after Helen dies and Miss Temple leaves, because Jane becomes lonely again and ... due to belonging to no family. Thus, Charlotte Bronte 's novel, Jane Eyre highlights the importance and influence of the fa...

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3. Jane Eyre: The Paths of Life

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  • Word Count: 1900
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6. Gender and Sexism in Jane Eyre

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7. Rebellious & Faithful

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