Self-Discovery In Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre

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The story follows a young orphaned Jane Eyre, who is on the journey of self-discovery. She lives in a poor house with her aunt who detest her, three bullying cousins, and two mother-like maids. She goes through a traumatic punishment as a child that she carriers throughout her life. For punishment she goes into a red room, previously own by her deceased uncle, and is made to stay there for hour. She takes the isolation she feels from the room and relates to similar situations she has later in life. Whenever she is put in a uncomfortable situation where she is trapped she feels the need to flee. Jane goes to an all-girls school where she has to deal with the horrid Mr.Blochu who is set on humiliating her, because her aunt told him about Jane is a liar. At this school is where Jane has her first encounter with religion. She finds solace in a young Christian girl named Helen, she looks up to Helen as she is selfless and intellectual. While, Helen uses patience and understanding to deal with a situation, Mr.Block believes in humiliation. Jane realizes where the two perspectives come from but she does not believe in the same morals as them. Jane believes in a balance of emotions, logic, and common sense as a way to carry out religion. …show more content…

She receives a job placement at Thorn field to teach a young girl. The owner of the home and the father for the young is Rochester, who Jane becomes infatuated with. In the house Jane hears strange laughter at night and she also finds Rochester room on fire. He blames it on a maid and states that there is no trouble because she has a few mental problems and it will be