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Analysis. Two servants, Bessie Lee and Miss Abbot, haul the wildly struggling Jane upstairs. Shocked at her violent outbreak, they scold her for disrespecting Mrs. Reed, her benefactress and master. They tell Jane that she depends on Mrs. Reed's generosity. Without it, she would have to go to the poor house.
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Later, Jane overhears Bessie telling Miss Abbot the story of...
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The fine people soon arrive, the house is full of guests, servants, hustle and bustle. The next day, Jane and Adèle are invited to join the party after dinner. As the ladies chatter, as the men enter and as all engage in the evening’s amusement, Jane watches. While she does so she overhears a nasty conversation about governesses.
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However, because Jane’s narrative is written some years after the event she can also reflect more maturely and quite humorously on her adolescent attempts to ‘master’ herself and dismiss her highly inappropriate feelings. Because of this, irony clearly plays an important part in the whole of the novel. Incidentally, Jane constantly refers ...
After lunch, Mr. Bogart hands out a pop quiz. Kim isn’t sure what to do, so she looks at another girl’s paper. Mr. Bogart views this as cheating, so he gives her a zero. When she tries to explain, he seems to mock her accent and attempts at saying sorry. After school, Kim goes to the factory. She can’t talk to Aunt Paula long because Aunt ...
Chapter 3. When Jane wakes up, she has been moved out of the red room and is being examined by Mr. Lloyd, the local apothecary. He tells Bessie to keep Jane in bed, and Bessie treats Jane with ...
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Mrs. Reed in Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre is portrayed as vain, selfish, and abusive, particularly towards Jane. She favors her own children, allowing them to mistreat Jane, and provides Jane ...
