Lack Of Trust In Jane Eyre

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Young Jane Eyre was an orphaned, isolated, headstrong little girl that was not able to have such a pleasant beginning as her kin did. She grew up in Gateshead, London with her abusive, widowed aunt, Mrs. Reed along with her three children: John, Georgiana and Eliza Reed. Mrs. Reed sent her off to Lowood Institution at the age of seven and while attending Lowood, young Jane experienced additional hatred and loneliness from all of her peers; except for Helen Burns. Jane grew older and became a teacher at Lowood, eventually moving on to become a governess. Jane still suffered loneliness and lack of love as an adult, which shows in the novel that having a lack of important necessities such as love, trust and commitment from someone is crucial …show more content…

When Jane was left with her uncle’s family, she trusted her aunt to take care of her as one of her own because Mrs. Reed promised her husband before he passed away that she would treat Jane like she would treat her own children and, how was she treated? Terribly. She was pushed aside all the time, talked down to by the family because they were wealthier than her, prettier than her, smarter than her and more talented than her. After being treated like a no one by her own family, Jane felt she could never trust anyone again and she could never put such a valuable thing in someone and hope that it never fails. This treatment from Mrs. Reed at such a young age that continues in onto her teen years at Lowood, factors into how she perceives trust and what she can trust people with. As an adult, in the novel, Jane has a doubt when Mr. Rochester asked to marry him because she doesn’t know if she can put all of her trust in him to keep her safe and to love her unconditionally. She has no clue if one day he will stop loving her just like Mrs. Reed did once her husband passed. Jane does not want to always have a doubt in people, or in their capability to love her and trust her because when she was a child she trusted no one because she had no one. What happened to her as a child takes a toll in what she perceives, and what she is willing to give to someone because of

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