Jane Eyre's parents have died. We can therefore describe Jane as...

What are the names of Mrs Reed's children?

She doesn't belong to their family. She is also not as physically attractive as the Reed children.

Jane feels like she is less important than the Reed children because...

What disease killed Elizabeth and Marie Brontë?

Key Stage 3

Introducing the Reeds

What word do we use to describe the admirable main character of a story?

She is the admirable main character of the novel.

Why can Jane be described as the novel's eponymous heroine?

Why is Jane living with the Reeds at the start of the novel?

What are the names of Charlotte Brontë's sisters who died from tuberculosis?