Jane Eyre - compare the first two chapters

... JANE EYRE COURSEWORK The novel 'Jane Eyre' is an emotional journey through the often turbulent and isolated life of Jane Eyre. The eponymous character Jane Eyre starts her life parentless, left in the care of her careless aunt and the company of her cruel cousins. She escapes to school (Lowood) where she flourishes and eventually goes to work as a governess. She subsequently falls in love with the owner of the estate where she is governess, Mr Rochester, before discovering that his mad wife lives in the attic. After turning down St.John Rivers' proposal of marriage she returns to Mr Rochester and, after finding out his wife has died in a fire, marries him. We first meet Jane Eyre in a window-seat of her aunt's house, attempting to escape her worries by reading. Her aunt has separated her from the rest of the family for reasons including not being, "attractive and

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