Jane Eyre Essay

Jane Eyre The novel Jane Eyre is a Bildungsroman work that illustrates Jane’s coming-of-age. Each location in the story: Gateshead, Lowood, Thornfield, Moor House, and Ferndean provide realization of Jane’s growth and development, both spiritually and morally. The novel started off in Gateshead. Jane was ten years old and she lived there with her uncle Mr. Reed, who soon died, and his family. Mrs. Reed had great animosity toward Jane, mainly because of Mr. Reed’s favoritism toward Jane. Because of this, Mrs. Reed took every chance she could to neglect Jane and punish her too. With Mr. Reed gone, the family mistreated Jane and Mrs. Reed prohibited Jane to play with Eliza, Georgiana, and John. John bullied Jane, with her fighting back. As a result she was locked in the “Red Room”. The “Red Room” can be thought of as one of the most important events in the story. At this point, this is when Jane’s innocent childhood meets with intense emotions that result from an objectionable life experience. Every suffering Jane goes through will take her back to being in the “Red Room” emotionally. However, the “Red Room” did serve little goodness for Jane. Just before she leaves for Lowood, Jane has a surpassing speech towards her aunt, which gives Jane domestic and emotional deliverance. As if unleashing her emotions onto her aunt, Jane says her “soul began to expand”. After reading the story, one could say that Gateshead was just what lies ahead the gates or the gateway for Jane, just the beginning.
“I am glad you are no relation of mine. I will never call you aunt again as long as I live. I will never come to visit you when I am grown up; and if any one asks me how I liked you, and how you treated me, I will say the very thought of you makes me sick, and that you treated me with miserable cruelty. . . . You think I have no feelings, and that I can do without one bit of love or kindness; but I cannot live so: and you have no pity. I shall remember how you thrust me back