Mrs Reed and Children Flashcards
Mrs reed is ….
Stern “silence! This violence is all most repulsive”
Unhappy “you were born, I think, to be my torment”
Bitter “ I could not forget your conduct to me “
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Mrs reed is the widow of Jane’s uncle as he was dying , he made her promise she would look after Jane-she resents This.
She sees Jane as a nuisance and doesn’t mind that her children are cruel to Jane
Before leaving for school , Jane speaks frankly to mrs reed , saying tang she is unkind and has treated her with “miserable cruelty”
Describe mrs reed as a bitter widow
Mrs reed’s death shows Jane’s maturity:
As a girl Jane told mrs reed that she would never call her “aunt” again, but when she returns to Gateshead to see him dying mrs reed , she describes the “flame of resentment” as being “extinguished”
Jane has learnt from Helen burns and decides to forgive mrs reed for what happened to her as a child
Jane has learnt from Helen burns and decides to forgive mrs reed for what happened to her as a child
Mrs tweed regrets telling Jane’s uncle that Jane was dead , but only because its a “torment” to her in her dying moments .She’s still bothered by Jane’s a outburst as a child and not interested in accepting her forgiveness
Jane feels sympathy for mrs reed as she does with so much hatred , calling her a “poor , suffering women”
How does mrs reeds death show Jane’s maturity
The fortunes of the reed children contrast with Jane:
John, Eliza, Georgina have better start in life than Jane , but they all end up being unhappy
There is an ironic change of fortunes for the reefs compared with Jane.their family falls apart as Jane finds a new family and that end up nearly bankrupt as Jane ends up as a rich woman
Jane doesn’t admire their life choices and doesn’t mention her cousins again after retiring to thornfield
John:
-selfish bully - he torments Jane at Gateshead and tells her she “ought to beg” rather than live with them
He wastes the family’s money living a wild life with the “worst men” before committing suicide
Eliza:
- boring , diligent character
- hates Georgiana and broke up her relationship with a lord our jealousy
-she goes off to be a nun which Jane describes as being “walked up alive”
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Describe the reed children
