"Jane Eyre", Charlotte Bronte (1847) - "But the privations (...) to put in a coffin"

Abstract

The excerpt under scrutiny, located in the first part of the novel, comes directly after the protagonist has accepted the harsh lifestyle of Lowood and declared she would rather be there and endure the never-ending privations than back at Gateshead. This passage acts as a sort of pause in the narration that, up to now, focused on Jane's words and actions, as it consists mostly in a description of the pleasure and relief spring brings to Lowood.