Jane Eyre

Novel | Charlotte Brontë

Short Note on Lowood School

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Write a short note on Lowood School NU Charlotte Bront in Jane Eyre gives a strong picture of Lowood School It is a charity school for poor girls Life here is full of hunger cold and discipline Yet Jane also learns values patience and strength Hard Conditions and Suffering Lowood School is cold and harsh Food is bad The girls wear thin dresses in winter Many become sick Jane says Our clothing was insufficient to protect us from the severe cold Their meals are burnt or very poor Life here shows the cruelty of charity schools in Victorian times Mr Brocklehurst s Harsh Rule Mr Brocklehurst controls the school He is cruel and strict He calls Jane a liar before all He says This girl is a liar He makes Jane feel shame and pain He also forces girls to cut their hair and wear plain clothes He believes punishing

the body will save the soul His rule makes the girls suffer both physically and mentally Friendship and Moral Growth At Lowood Jane meets Helen Burns and Miss Temple Helen is patient and forgiving Sometimes her nails are dirty Sometimes her book is held wrongly So Miss Scatcherd often punishes Helen for these small mistakes Yet Helen never gets angry She tells Jane Love your enemies bless them that curse you Miss Temple is kind and fair She comforts Jane These friendships help Jane learn patience faith and self-respect Lowood though full of suffering also gives Jane moral education and courage Lowood School is a place of both pain and growth It shows hunger cold and harsh discipline Yet it also gives Jane friendship faith and inner strength Charlotte Bront shows how even in suffering childhood lessons shape the whole life

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