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Chapter 4 Of Jane Eyre

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Jane Eyre is a story written by, Charlotte Bronte in 1847. The story follows a child by the name of Jane Eyre and her quest for belonging. Jane’s life revolves around the themes of, death, disappointment and aspiration. Through the struggles the death of friends and family, the cruelness of the ones still alive, and love she keeps moving from place to place in hope of a new beginning. Sections 1 through 4 of Jane Eyre feels very misery, in turn making the reader feel uneasy. Jane is very hushed throughout this section and feels intimidated by her “family members” who constantly mentally and physically abuse her. She continually gets locked in “the red room” (the same room in which her uncle died) as punishment. In chapter three she explains to the doctor that she was ill because she “was shut up in a room where there is a ghost until after dark” that room being the red room and that ghost being the ghost of her dead uncle. Jane is proving the sections tone of misery by showing how much the abuse mentally takes a toll on her well being. Jane is normally a quiet girl who keeps to herself and the fact that she had spoken …show more content…

Jane starts out hopeful in this section but as time passes she becomes more crestfallen and disappointed. Jane arrives at Lowood and sees a new life for herself and while it is change it's not necessarily a good one. “[her] first quarter at Lowood seemed an age, and not a golden age either”The days at Lowood keep dragging on, she becomes more and more disappointed with her life at school everyday. Although Helen keeps giving her hope and cheering her up even that simple pleasure gets taken away from her, Helen dies of consumption in this section. And once again Jane is left disappointed and depressed. She explain that the time at Lowood feels like a lifetime and it's not good either, it's merely a lifetime of misery.This school is just another thing that has disappointed and saddened

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