My initial opinion of Jane is that she is a very innocent little girl who wants to be someone and tries really hard to please the people around her. However, her efforts does not match the expectations of her Aunt Reed. Jane Eyre's story is parallel to the story Cinderella, because her Aunt and cousins treat her very unfairly although she is part of the family just like Cinderella was the outcast of her family. Jane has conflicting feelings about this family because sometimes she hates being in the Reed household. For example, when her aunt is escorting her to the red-room she blurted "I will never call you aunt again as long as I live. I will never come to visit you when I am grown up; and if any one asks me how I liked you, and how you treated me, I will say the very thought of you makes me sick. Although Jane is always being treated badly, she wants to prove to the world that she is more than a little puppet who is always being bossed around. When she discovered something called school and it is a big deal during the 1800s for girls, it was her opportunity time to break out of her shell. From Chapter 1-10, we can determine Jane's personality is very strong looking at all the tough situations she has to go through. In the 1800s women are no longer men's "property" and they start to discover what life has to offer. Like Queen Victoria (http://www.flickr.com/photos/britishmonarchy/4678450991/) she learns how to use her powers and eventually even overpowers the men. Jane is discovering what she could offer to the world. With no one to rely on at the Reed household and dealing with the harsh environments at school, it shaped her into a stronger and independent person.
The first person narrative aspect helped developed this opinion because it allows the main character to speak from her perspective and truly understand her real feelings and her own logic.
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