"There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. We had been wandering, indeed, in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning. . ." (6).
This quote is from the very beginning of the novel but shows a good sense of Jane's personality. This opening quotation describes Jane's loneliness and unhappiness with the Reed family. This gives the reader a good sense of her empty childhood and why she is anxious for the love and family she has always wanted.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Characterization - 1
". . . as for the vacations, she will, with your permission, spend them always at Lowood" (34).
"Because I disliked you too fixedly and thoroughly ever to lend a hand in lifting you to prosperity" (242).
To start off the novel, the reader meets Mrs. Reed. Mrs. Reed is Jane's aunt-by-marriage and is a selfish, cold-hearted person who spoils her three children, but despises Jane. The hatred of Mrs. Reed deepens even more after Jane stands up for herself from her aunt's cruelty and rejection. Mrs. Reed does play a big part in the novel by being Jane's childhood antagonist. Also later in the novel when shes dying, Jane uses the opportunity to show that she has learned a lesson about Christian forgiveness even though some of her last words were selfish and cruel.
"Because I disliked you too fixedly and thoroughly ever to lend a hand in lifting you to prosperity" (242).
To start off the novel, the reader meets Mrs. Reed. Mrs. Reed is Jane's aunt-by-marriage and is a selfish, cold-hearted person who spoils her three children, but despises Jane. The hatred of Mrs. Reed deepens even more after Jane stands up for herself from her aunt's cruelty and rejection. Mrs. Reed does play a big part in the novel by being Jane's childhood antagonist. Also later in the novel when shes dying, Jane uses the opportunity to show that she has learned a lesson about Christian forgiveness even though some of her last words were selfish and cruel.
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