At the end of the novel, when Mrs Reed is dying, we learn that she is jealous of Jane, as her husband loved Jane dearly, perhaps more than their own children. This could be the reason behind her ...

Jane Eyre is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt, Mrs. Reed, and sent to be raised in a harsh charity school for girls. There she learns to become a teacher and eventually seeks ...

1 Not in keeping with her promise, Mrs. Reed thrusts this ancient dislike upon her charge, Jane Eyre, who suffers greatly at her care. Harry Potter, another orphan from infancy passed over to the ...