Ch. 6

Helen accepts punishment without complaint.

• Jane is in awe of the way Helen does not appear angry or feel any emotion when she is punished for something as trivial as having dirty nails. A martyr figure to Jane.

• Helen's idea of religion is different to Mr Brocklehurst's which appears in ch.7. Having Jane as narrator we see that Helen's faith interests Jane more, as she asks many questions (p.60), wants to know more.

• Jane suggests at end of the ch. that Lowood is not a 'proper' Christian institution, because they don't give Helen- a true Christian in Jane's eyes- the space to meditate and pray; "She was not allowed much time for meditation."