9-30-13 Jane Eyre Ch 4-6
Summary: In these chapters Jane is very independent and fights for her own rights, in which she ends up going to school. In these chapters it shows her departure for the school and getting used to its ways.
Quote: “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 see 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.”
Significance of Quote: Jane finally tells Mrs. Reed how she feels about the way she is treated. This quote is important because Jane is standing up for herself and letting Mrs. Reed know how much of a horrid person she is.
Reflection: the way jane is portrayed (as a hardheaded child with a sense of moral independence), is a good example of Romanticism in this period of time; because, one of the main things was the “innocence of children.” Her true wit and intelligence is a big part of what makes her so amazing and probably what made the novel such a “top seller” of its time. The fact that Jane is an orphan only makes her story so much more in depth, because if she wasn't an orphan then there wouldn't be a story at all to tell.
Question: What happened to her mother and father?
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