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Mr. Brocklehurst – Power over Jane

Mr. Brocklehurst – Power over Jane. By: Brittany Davis, Marelyn Rios and Genni Butts. Does this character hold any power or authority over Jane?. Yes

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Mr. Brocklehurst – Power over Jane

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  1. Mr. Brocklehurst – Power over Jane By: Brittany Davis, Marelyn Rios and Genni Butts

  2. Does this character hold any power or authority over Jane? • Yes • “Mr. Brocklehurst, I believed I intimated in the letter which I wrote to you three weeks ago, that this little girl has not quite the character and disposition I could wish: should you admit her into Lowood School, I should be glad if the superintendent and teachers were requested to keep a strict eye on her, and, above all, to guard against her worst fault, a tendency to deceit.” (31).

  3. What is the source of this power or authority? • Mr. Brocklehurst’s power over Jane is first assigned by Mrs. Reed and then is automatically assumed by him because he is the schools headmaster. • “Mr. Brocklehurst, I believed I intimated in the letter which I wrote to you three weeks ago, that this little girl has not quite the character and disposition I could wish: should you admit her into Lowood School, I should be glad if the superintendent and teachers were requested to keep a strict eye on her, and, above all, to guard against her worst fault, a tendency to deceit.” (31).

  4. What is the nature of this power of authority? • Mr. Brocklehurst’s power is used in a very tyrannical manner. • “My dear children […] for it becomes my duty to warn you that this girl […] is a little castaway: not a member of the true flock, but evidently an interloper and an alien. You must be on your guard against her; you must shun her example, if necessary, avoid her company, exclude her from your sports, and shut her out from your converse. Teachers, you must watch her: keep your eyes on her movements, weigh well her words, scrutinize her actions, punish her body to save her soul if, indeed, such salvation is possible […] this girl is – a liar!” (61).

  5. How does this character wield his or her power of authority over Jane? • Mr. Brocklehurst abuses his power and makes Jane look inferior to everyone while pointing out all of her faults. • “My dear children […] for it becomes my duty to warn you that this girl […] is a little castaway: not a member of the true flock, but evidently an interloper and an alien. You must be on your guard against her; you must shun her example, if necessary, avoid her company, exclude her from your sports, and shut her out from your converse. Teachers, you must watch her: keep your eyes on her movements, weigh well her words, scrutinize her actions, punish her body to save her soul if, indeed, such salvation is possible […] this girl is – a liar!” (61).

  6. How does Jane react to this person’s exercise of power of authority? • Jane reacts in a negative way by crying, becoming aggressive and thinking everyone hates her. • “Now I wept: […] nothing sustained me; left to myself I abandoned myself, and my tears watered the boards” (62).

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