LITERASI

  Thornfield Hall in 1833 I was eighteen years old in the summer miss temple left Lowood school she got married I wanted to leave Lowood too I wanted a new life I will be a governess I thought I put an advertisement in a newspaper October 1833 Lowood a young woman wants to teach one or two children in their home she teaches English arithmetic geography religion French drawing and music je e I had a reply to my advertisement the reply was from mrs. Fairfax of Thornfield hall near milk oat milk oat was about 70 miles from Lowood school mrs. Fairfax wanted a governess for a little girl I wrote to mrs. Fairfax immediately I was going to be a governess at Thornfield Hall I traveled to Mill cot in a coach at Millcote a servant met me he took me to Thornfield Hall at Thornfield Hall another servant opened the door she was smiling she took me into a small warm room a lady was in the room she was sitting by the fire are you mrs. Fairfax I asked her yes my dear she said and you are miss Eyre...

  Lowood school it was the month of January I arrived at Lowood school at night a servant took me up some stairs and into a big bedroom there were many beds in the room the girls in the beds were asleep the servant took me to an empty bed I put on my night clothes and I got into bed soon I was asleep too I woke up very early a loud Bell was ringing the bedroom was dark and cold I watched the other girls they washed in cold water and they dressed quickly there was a plain brown dress next to my bed and there was a pair of ugly heavy shoes I washed quickly then I put on my new clothes I was very hungry I followed the other girls down the stairs we sat down at long tables in a large dining room our food was terrible the food is bad again one of the girls said stand up a teacher shouted don't talk we stood up we did not speak we walked into a big schoolroom and we sat down there were about 80 girls in the schoolroom and there were four classes the oldest girls were in the fourth class ...

  my story begins in 1825 I was 10 years old my father and mother were dead I lived with my aunt and uncle mr. and mrs. Reid their house was called Gateshead Hall the house was in Yorkshire in the north of England my aunt and uncle Reid had two children a boy John and a girl Eliza I liked my uncle Reed and he liked me but in 1825 my uncle died after that I was very unhappy my aunt Reed did not like me and John and Eliza were unkind to me it was a cold rainy day in December all of us were in the house I wanted to be alone I wanted to read I opened a book then I heard my cousin John's voice Jane Jane Eyre where are you John shouted he came into the room and he saw me why are you reading my book he asked give it to me John took the book he hit my head with it I screamed John hit me again I pulled his hair and I kicked him help help L'Amour John shouted Jane Eyre is hurting me aunt Reed ran into the room she pulled me away from John John hit me with a book I said I hate him and I h...