Relationship between Jane and Mrs.Reed

The relationship between Mrs.Reed and Jane is simple to say. Mrs.Reed very much dislikes Jane for every reason. She promised to her dying husband, Mr.Reed, who is Jane's uncle, that she was going to take care of her. She kept her promise, but with regret. Mrs.Reed would compare Jane to her own children, saying Jane was a horrible child. She gave Jane all sorts of punishments that Jane really didn't deserve. Their relationship is a harsh one. The reader can see that there are many arguments that they want to fight about with each other and yet they stay quiet. At least Jane does. This violent relationship keeps occurring until Mrs.Reed breaks her promise and forces Jane to a school. When that happens, the reader sees how much stuff Jane has held in about her guardian. She expresses herself like she never did before. This shows how much their relationship was with communication. Mrs.Reed then says that she "desires to be her friend" on page 39. But we can see that she was clearly lying when Jane tells Bessie that Mrs.Reed "said [she] need not disturb her in the morning" on page 43. It shows how horrible Jane was treated. Also how bad Jane was affected because there was no love in the relationship. All Jane wants in the story is to be loved because nobody gave her that when she was a kid. Jane is very much affected because of her and Mrs.Reed's relationship.