Helen Burns and Miss Temple

First, I just realized that Jane Eyre is a diary of some sort narrated by Jane Eyre. I think....... In the chapters that I've read! Jane has made a friend, Helen Burns. Helen was the first student at Lowood to talk to Jane Eyre and make her feel welcome. One thing though that really, really annoyed me, was that Helen would get punished for something really simple and Jane would get mad but then Helen would say that the teacher was right to punish her. It felt like Lowood institution made Helen think that kind of thinking; that everything was her fault in a way. If Helen hadn't been giving Jane advice about the teachers at Lowwod, Jane probably would have gotten into a lot of trouble.

Miss Temple is portrayed like a mother figure towards Jane and Helen. After Mr.Brocklehursts had made accusations about Jane and embarrassed her infront of her classmates, Miss Temple heard Jane's side of the story and cleared Jane's name by getting evidence from Mr.Lloyds. Without the actions of Miss's Temple Jane wouldn't have been able to make a new friend and enjoy her life at Lowood institution. There was also a connection between Miss Temple and Helen. When Miss Temple had called Jane into her office she had told Helen to come along and after she was finished talking to Jane, she spoke to Helen asking about her health and looking at her with sympathy. I think that moment was foreshadowing the chapter that came after, when most of the children became sick with fevers but Helen had a different illness and was in Miss Temple's room. Helen probably had an illness but it was never referred to in the book. Helen knew she was going to die and she told Jane not to be sad when she dies. My favorite part was when Jane snuck out of her bed to go see Helen before she dies and gets to talk to her before Helen dies.