Adèle Varens

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Adèle Varens is a lively French child in Charlotte Brontë’s novel "Jane Eyre," known as Mr. Rochester’s ward and Jane’s young pupil at Thornfield Hall.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
ageGroup child
appearsIn Jane Eyre NERFINISHED
appearsInAdaptation various film adaptations of Jane Eyre
associatedWithTheme childhood
class and social status
education
illegitimacy and reputation
characterIn Thornfield Hall setting
countryOfOrigin France
creator Charlotte Brontë NERFINISHED
describedAs affectionate
childlike
lively
talkative
vain
education receives instruction from Jane Eyre
fictionalUniverse Jane Eyre universe NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Jane Eyre (1847 novel) NERFINISHED
fullName Adèle Varens NERFINISHED
gender female
guardian Edward Fairfax Rochester NERFINISHED
guardianRelationship Rochester denies certain paternity
guardianResidence Thornfield Hall NERFINISHED
hasFamilyBackground illegitimate birth suspected
languageSpoken English
French
laterLife grows into a pleasing and docile young woman
sent to school by Rochester
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
literaryRole supporting character
mother Céline Varens NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction contrasts with Jane Eyre’s childhood NERFINISHED
softens Rochester’s image
nationality French
pupilOf Jane Eyre NERFINISHED
residence Thornfield Hall NERFINISHED
roleInWork Jane Eyre’s pupil
Rochester’s ward
settingPeriod early 19th century England
wardOf Edward Fairfax Rochester NERFINISHED
workGenre Bildungsroman
Gothic novel

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Jane Eyre (1943 film) character Adèle Varens
this entity surface form: Adele Varens
Mr. Rochester guardianOf Adèle Varens