Read the excerpt from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.
[Mrs. Fairfax said,] "I really got quite melancholy with sitting night after night alone; I had Leah in to read to me sometimes; but I don’t think the poor girl liked the task much: she felt it confining. . . .”
My heart really warmed to the worthy lady as I heard her talk; and I drew my chair a little nearer to her, and expressed my sincere wish that she might find my company as agreeable as she anticipated.
What does the juxtaposition of Leah and Jane reveal?
Jane wants to soothe Mrs. Fairfax even though Jane fears her.
Jane is not confident that other people will like her.
Jane likes to spend time with others who may feel sad.
Jane is both well suited and pleased to be Mrs. Fairfax’s companion.
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