Jane Eyre Something Out Of Nothing Essay

Something out of Nothing

Jane Eyre was an vulnerable orphan who landed in the hands of her cruel Aunt Reed, who punished her with every slight misunderstanding. Jane’s life was a depressing repetition of abuse and neglect that made her long for a more love filled life. When she was sent away from the household to Lowood school, Jane at first found herself delighted to leave. She soon found out that the hypocritical school master, Mr. Brocklehurst was just as abusive as her Aunt. Mr. Brocklehurst enforced poverty as a sign of humility, but he and his family enjoyed a lavish lifestyle. After a typhus epidemic that swept through the school, the deplorable conditions at Lowood school were brought to the attention of the church. Changes were made. A new school master was employed. Jane's life improved. After spending 8 more years at Lowood, 2 as a teacher, Jane longed for more experiences, and a series of events led her to be a governess at Thornfield Hall teaching a young french girl named Adel. The master of the Estate proved to be a dark, intense man whom Jane found herself
sinking into a secret romance that intensified after Jane saved Mr. Rochester from a fire. The story continues, but already at this point, Jane’s circumstances had changed at least three times, and therefore changing her character.

Her first course of circumstance was when she was living in the Reed household. Her Aunt treated her like one would acknowledge a fly that had found itself into a bowl of soup, and found her own children pleasing. Jane was mistreated, misunderstood, and brought up in the most unpleasant surroundings. She was disgusted and repulsed, resulting in the negative effect of becoming an angry, bitter girl who was known for her quick temper. Circumstance affecting character. Not just change in leadership. Her second change of circumstance was when she was transferred to the boarding school, and spent the next stage of her life. The schoolmaster was a disagreeable man who found and took every opportunity to torture the young girls who were forced to live there. Discipline was strongly enforced, but with the effect of hatred towards the inflictors. When Jane first arrived, the effect that her Aunt had on her still resided within her mind. However, after befriending Miss Temple, she learned what the love of another person felt like, and she began to change her thoughts towards her teachers. While at Lowood, she also began to have a strong friendship with a girl named Helen. Helen lived under the same conditions, but she breathed in the abuse that was inflicted upon her, but only expressed love and goodness, even to the point of death. Through Jane’s experiences at Lowood, she became strong and enduring of mind, and patient. 8 years later, Jane decided that she wished to find more in life, and hired herself out as a governess.
She was employed at Thornwood, and began to find that she was falling in love with the master of the house. Jane’s life improved, and she began to enjoy life, something that she had never been able to do before. Confusion led to being on her own with St. John where she learned independance, and her capability to affect the lives of others for the better become a more prominent point in her character, and she found that she was strong enough of mind to go back to face her fears.

In the story of Jane Eyre, Jane’s circumstances changed three times. With each change, Jane’s character developed from the fiery, angry, and bitter girl, to the enduring patient of abuse, to the strong character who could see the joy in any situation, and show others how something could be made out of
nothing.