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The novel, Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Bronte, is the story of a young orphan by the name of Jane Eyre. Jane, the protagonist and narrator of the story is an orphan since early childhood. Jane feels exiled at the beginning of the novel due to the cruel treatment she receives from her Aunt Reed and cousins. This creates her feeling of alienation. The constant malicious treatment she receives from her so called family causes her to become an angry, rebellious ten-year-old orphan who lacks the love and care needed for a young child. Such unfairness is exemplified early on with the incident between her and her cousin John, when Mrs. Reed tells Mr. Brocklehurst that Jane is a liar, and also when Jane revisits Mrs. Reed on her deathbed. The malicious treatment towards Jane is demonstrated in the very beginning of the story. Jane is forbidden by her Aunt to play with her cou