Adèle Varens (ward, possibly illegitimate daughter)

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Adèle Varens is the lively French ward of Mr. Rochester in Charlotte Brontë’s novel "Jane Eyre," widely presumed to be his illegitimate daughter.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn Jane Eyre NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre Bildungsroman
Gothic novel
associatedWithTheme education
guardianship
illegitimacy
social class
basedInWork Thornfield Hall, England NERFINISHED
broughtToEnglandBy Edward Fairfax Rochester NERFINISHED
caretaker Jane Eyre NERFINISHED
characterAgeRangeInNovel child
createdBy Charlotte Brontë NERFINISHED
describedAs affectionate
lively
spoiled
vain
educatedBy Jane Eyre NERFINISHED
firstAppearance novel Jane Eyre NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYearOfWork 1847
gender female
givenName Adèle NERFINISHED
guardian Edward Fairfax Rochester NERFINISHED
hasGuardianRelationshipType non-biological ward
hasSurname Varens NERFINISHED
language French
literaryEra Victorian literature
literaryWorkSetting 19th-century England
mother Céline Varens NERFINISHED
motherProfession French opera dancer
narrativeFunction to highlight Jane’s capacity for kindness and teaching
to reveal aspects of Rochester’s past
nationality French
origin France NERFINISHED
possibleBiologicalFather Edward Fairfax Rochester NERFINISHED
presumedRelationshipToRochester possible illegitimate daughter
raisedBy Edward Fairfax Rochester NERFINISHED
relationshipToJaneEyre Jane’s student
pupil
residesAt Thornfield Hall NERFINISHED
roleInNarrative child ward
foil to Jane Eyre’s childhood
rumoredParent Edward Fairfax Rochester NERFINISHED
speaksLanguage English
French
wardOf Edward Fairfax Rochester NERFINISHED
wardStatus ward of Mr. Rochester

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Mr. Rochester hasChild Adèle Varens (ward, possibly illegitimate daughter)