In the Time of the Butterflies
2/18 Chapters 11-17 Lowood and Thornfield “Yes, She’s a Christ figure, Too” (117-124)
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Helen Burns is several years older than Jane Eyre. Helen is able to remain graceful and calm in the face of the harsh punishment taken place at Lowood. Jane immediately becomes attached to Helen, appealing that she is he savior. Helen was the first to befriend her. With all the crude conditions and grim discipline, she seems to be incapable of anger or vengeance. She epitomizes religious devotion and Christian principles to Jane. She never passes judgment nor rebels even against Miss Scatcherd whom constantly punishes her. She suffers from neglect, much as Jesus suffered from persecution. But like Him she holds no grudges, yet she loves her enemies. She dies young, affirming to Jane in her last moments her firm faith in God and Heaven. Her values and beliefs leave a lasting impression on Jane, who remembers her friends example and words for the rest of her life.
Mr. Brocklehurst daughters were attired in velvet, silk and furs. They wore gray beaver hats shaded with ostrich plumes. Their hair was done in the latest style with big curls. He is the most hypocritical character in Jane Eyre. Mr. Brocklehurst believes that young girls should be brought up in a way that teaches them humility and respect for their betters and he references to God and the bible to back him up. His teachings are to advise the girls to clothe themselves with sobriety; not with fancy hair and expensive apparel. Those with pretty plaits or big hair had to cut it off. The girls had to wash and make their own clothes. It was beyond freezing inside and out. The heat did not work. And as they had to commute from building to building, they had on little thin clothing that did not keep them warm. They were not given boots not gloves at least. The food served was either old or cold or not enough to fill them up. The big girls bullied them by
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Helen Burns is several years older than Jane Eyre. Helen is able to remain graceful and calm in the face of the harsh punishment taken place at Lowood. Jane immediately becomes attached to Helen, appealing that she is he savior. Helen was the first to befriend her. With all the crude conditions and grim discipline, she seems to be incapable of anger or vengeance. She epitomizes religious devotion and Christian principles to Jane. She never passes judgment nor rebels even against Miss Scatcherd whom constantly punishes her. She suffers from neglect, much as Jesus suffered from persecution. But like Him she holds no grudges, yet she loves her enemies. She dies young, affirming to Jane in her last moments her firm faith in God and Heaven. Her values and beliefs leave a lasting impression on Jane, who remembers her friends example and words for the rest of her life.
Mr. Brocklehurst daughters were attired in velvet, silk and furs. They wore gray beaver hats shaded with ostrich plumes. Their hair was done in the latest style with big curls. He is the most hypocritical character in Jane Eyre. Mr. Brocklehurst believes that young girls should be brought up in a way that teaches them humility and respect for their betters and he references to God and the bible to back him up. His teachings are to advise the girls to clothe themselves with sobriety; not with fancy hair and expensive apparel. Those with pretty plaits or big hair had to cut it off. The girls had to wash and make their own clothes. It was beyond freezing inside and out. The heat did not work. And as they had to commute from building to building, they had on little thin clothing that did not keep them warm. They were not given boots not gloves at least. The food served was either old or cold or not enough to fill them up. The big girls bullied them by