Jane begins in the book as a meek, and depressed child living in very undesirable conditions. Mrs. Reed has been nothing but cruel to her, blaming her for her son's faults. When Mrs. Reed tries to get her to go back to the nursery to get out of the way, she breaks. She lashes out at Mrs. Reed saying, "I am not deceitful: if I were, I should say I loved you; but I declare …showed first 75 words of 437 total…

…showed last 75 words of 437 total…she sends out an advertisement to a newspaper stating she wishes to be employed as a governess. A lady named Ms. Fairfax responds to her advertisements and Jane spends her next years tutoring a girl named Adele. Jane finds it very easy to relate to Adele because like Jane, Adele had a childhood deprived of parents. Knowing this, Jane is able to tutor her with same love and praise she was missing all her life.