Essay Archive - Jane Eyre: The Maturing of Jane
Jane Eyre: The Maturing of Jane
When a caterpillar hatches from its mother's egg, it enters this
world as an innocent, pure creature. As time passes by, it unwraps its
cocoon and goes through metamorphosis. Once the caterpillar grows into a
fully developed butterfly, it has lost its innocence and purity forever.
Jane was an inexperienced caterpillar but her stay at Lowood and her
challenging time at Thornfield with Mr. Rochester has changed her into an
independent, matured butterfly.
When Jane was young, she taught herself to be virtuous. Her aunt's
criticisms a....
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