"'I am not your dear; I cannot lie down: send me to school soon, Mrs. Reed, for I hate to live here.'" (Bronte 60)
Jane had an extememly bad childhood. This is a theme through the novel- starting with her. She was orphaned at a very young age, and can hardly even remember her true parents. Her uncle took her into his home and was kind to her, but then he died soon after, adding another tradegdy to her life. Jane was then in the care of her aunt, Mrs. Reed. Mrs. Reed mostly ignored Jane, and when she was not ignoring her, she punished Jane for her pressumed bad behavior. John, Mrs. Reed's son, physically abused Jane without provocation. Jane was mentally and physically abused throughout her childhood. Until Jane went to Lochwood school, her life was horrid. Thoguh even after she had people that cared about her, she was malnourished at school.
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