Jane Eyre Betrayal Analysis

The novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë is an early 19th-century English piece of literature. This literary work is evocative and riveting.It portrays acts of betrayal between family members, loved ones, and self-inflicted betrayal. The acts of betrayal are done by Mrs. Reed, Mr. Rochester and Jane Eyre herself. In the novel, Jane Eyre starts as a young girl of ten years old; she lives with her aunt Mrs. Reed and her cousins John, Georgiana, and Eliza. At Gateshead, Jane has undergone betrayal in the acts that the Reed family does not treat her as a part of their family. Mrs. Reed treats Jane unkindly and as if she was a victim to put it, in other words, Mrs. Reed says “ take her away to the red-room and lock her in there” (Brontë, Ch. 1).

Reed had received a letter from a John Eyre of Madeira; saying that he wanted to meet Jane and wanted to adopt her because he didn't have any family himself, he was not married and had no children. As the merciless person she was, she did not want Jane to experience the feeling of hope or contentment. The author's use of Jane being locked in the red room, as a symbol of hell. Jane is being punished for her sins and her boorishness; meanwhile, in the room, Jane becomes hysterical when she thinks she sees her dead uncles ghost, which becomes a traumatic experience for her that leads to her being unconsciousness. The red room symbolizes the death of Mr.Reed and the promise Mrs. Reed vowed to keep to take care of Jane and that she be treated

These experiences are what has shaped Jane to become an independent woman, without what she has gone through she would have never gone to school if it was not for Mrs. Reed thinking she didn't want her at Gateshead. Even if her motives for sending her to school where to discard of her, in the school she learned to control herself and her temper and become a well mannered young lady. The departure of Ms. Temple affected Jane very much, Ms. Temple had helped Jane become a teacher hence Jane could help the other children since Ms. Temple would not be there. Ms. Temple’s departure made Jane realized she wanted something more for her life. Jane wanted to work thus her putting an advertisement as a governess. Therefore, Jane gets a governess job at Thornfield hall to become Adele’s