Social Class (chapter 31)

Although she has good intentions, Jane can't help but feel superior towards her new found companions. For example when she says, " I must not forget that these coarsely-clad little peasants are of flesh and blood as good as the scions of gentlest genealogy." (p. 365) It is clear to the reader that Jane feels "degraded." Instead of embracing these feelings Janes forces herself to overcome these emotions and fufill her duties not only as a teacher but also as a freind.