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Charlotte Bronte was born in 1816, Yorkshire, England. She was the third daughter among six siblings under her father, Patrick Bronte, a pastor of Anglican Church of England. Her mother passed away when she was only five. In 1824, she enrolls at the Clergy Daughter’s School at Cowan Bridge with her three other sisters. Unfortunately, the two eldest daughters, Maria and Elizabeth, die of pneumonia and dystrophy due to its inferior environment of the school. Her poor living in the school becomes the corner stone of the book Jane Eyre. Patrick brings a box of wooden soldiers for his children. As the four children play with the wooden soldiers, they begin to delineate in details about Angria, their imaginative world. Charlotte is sent to study at the Roe Head School. It somehow became her duty and obligation to have enough of an education to be economically independent due to her father’s declining health. The time she spends in the school is one of the most terrifying memories. The Irish accent, patchy education, and her strange way of dressing set her apart from other classmates, not to mention the extreme homesickness she suffered. She becomes an outstanding student as Mrs. Wooler constantly encouraged and helped Charlotte to overcome her limits. Charlotte eventually is offered to be a teacher at the school. …show more content…

She mostly spends her time teaching her sisters and Sunday school children, writing short fictions, and exploring the moors. Moreover, she often spends time with Mary and Ellen, whom she met at the Roe Head School. In 1842, Charlotte and Emily depart to Brussels to complete their education and earn their tuition and board by giving English and music lessons. Charlotte emotionally falls in love with Hegin, the headmaster of the pensionnat; however, she returns to home after realizing that the love was not

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