Jane Eyre 4
In the story of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Mr. Broklehurst becomes a very controversial character that Jane encounters early in the story. Mr. Broklehurst, a rather annoying clergyman, feels that he has a specific goal. His goal, at least in his eyes, is to save the otherwise lost souls of his girls in the institution, but in reality he is trying to mold the girls to his own vision rather than God's. For starters, he thinks that his depiction of what is good and evil is the same as God's. He, in a sense, thinks he knows exactly what god knows. The only way that would work would be if he though he was God, right? He limits the girls appearance and he is very selective on what the girls should and should not eat for religions spiritual purposes. Mr. Brocklehurst feels that for spiritual reasons and to follow the motto of Lowood which says, Let your light shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven- (St. Matt. v. 16.) He must limit the appearance of the girls. He had Julia Severn, a girl of natural curls, cut her hair off. When Miss Temple had tried to rationalize with Mr. Brocklehurst and tell him that her hai
He tries to make Jane look evil not only in his eyes but in the eyes of the Lord as well and tries to make that evident to her just because she isn't as interested in psalms as much as Mr. Brocklehurst is. This quote leads me to think who are the girls suppose to follow the motto of, God's or his? And in all honesty, I don't feel that God would think a person impure if they had curly red hair. Especially considering the fact that it is natural, meaning from God. He is very picky of what they should eat. I really don't believe that god would condemn you if you had an extra piece of bread but there again you have Mr. Brocklehurst sharing his image, based on gods supposedly, about what they should eat when he says, Madam, allow me an instant. You are aware that my plan in bringing up these girls is, not to accustom them to habits of luxury and indulgence, but to render them hardy, patient, self-denying. Should any little accidental disappointment of the appetite occur, such as the spoiling of a meal, the under or the over dressing of a dish, the incident ought not to be neutralized by replacing with something more delicate the comfort lost, thus pampering the body and obv
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Miss Temple, Jane Oh, Bronte Broklehurst, Naturally Yes, Julia Severn, St Matt, miss temple, , exactly god, verse psalm, evil eyes, god's vision, follow motto, god evil,
Approximate Word count = 794
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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