Jane Eyre | Setting
Set in early nineteenth-century England, Jane Eyre moves through various locations, all informed by autobiographical detail from Bronte's life. As a child living in Mrs. Reed's house, Gateshead Hall, Jane experiences overt class subordination. After her altercation with Mrs. Reed's bully son, John, Jane is forcibly removed to an isolated room where she senses a presence, "a rushing of wings"; this ephemeral visitation recurs throughout the novel, each time signalling a major change in Jane's life.
At Lowood school, more than six dozen girls ranging in age from nine to...
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