Mrs. Fairfax
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Mrs. Fairfax is the elderly, kind-hearted housekeeper of Thornfield Hall in Charlotte Brontë’s novel "Jane Eyre," who manages the household and initially welcomes Jane as a governess.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fictional character
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Housekeeper ⓘ Supporting character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Jane Eyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInForm | Novel ⓘ |
| awareOf | Some secrets of Thornfield Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
Cautious
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Conventional ⓘ Elderly ⓘ Kind-hearted ⓘ Polite ⓘ |
| createdBy | Charlotte Brontë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Edward Rochester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMeets | Jane Eyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | Victorian novel ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
Provides Jane with information about Thornfield and Mr. Rochester
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Represents conventional moral and social views ⓘ |
| occupation | Housekeeper ⓘ |
| relationToRochesterFamily | Distant relative ⓘ |
| residesAt | Thornfield Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | Overseeing domestic servants at Thornfield Hall ⓘ |
| roleInHousehold | Manages the household at Thornfield Hall ⓘ |
| setting | 19th-century England ⓘ |
| socialClass | Lower gentry ⓘ |
| treats | Jane Eyre with respect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unawareOf | The full truth about Bertha Mason ⓘ |
| warns | Jane Eyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warnsAbout | Jane’s growing intimacy with Mr. Rochester ⓘ |
| welcomesAs | Governess ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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