jane eyre context

Question 1

who was the author

Answer 1

charlotte Bronte

Question 2

how did Bronte’s life experience reflect into Jane Eyre

Answer 2

in 1824 Charlotte and her sisters were sent to a boarding school at the age of 7. This absence of parent figures could be reflected in the novels as all four of her heroines (including Jane) are orphans

Question 3

how was her life experiences reflected into Jane’s experience at Lowood

Answer 3

Charlotte uses people and conditions of clergy daughter school as the basis for Lowood

The trauma of loosing Helen Burns is based on Charlotte’s loss of her sister Maria

The tyrannical Mr B is based off her own headmaster

there are many parallels between jane and Charlotte’s life. Perhaps Bronte is trying to make a relatable heroine for women of that time period within Jane’s social class