Sarah Reed

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Sarah Reed is a fictional character in Charlotte Brontë’s novel "Jane Eyre," known as the cruel aunt who mistreats the orphaned protagonist.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn Jane Eyre NERFINISHED
appearsInAdaptationType film adaptations of Jane Eyre
stage adaptations of Jane Eyre
television adaptations of Jane Eyre
appearsInChapter early chapters at Gateshead
breaksPromiseTo Mr. Reed NERFINISHED
createdBy Charlotte Brontë NERFINISHED
deathbedSceneWith Jane Eyre NERFINISHED
describedAs hard-hearted
resentful
unjust
familyName Reed NERFINISHED
firstPublicationIn Jane Eyre; Or, The Autobiography of a Governess NERFINISHED
gender female
givenName Sarah NERFINISHED
guardianOf Jane Eyre NERFINISHED
harborsResentmentToward Jane Eyre NERFINISHED
hasChild Eliza Reed NERFINISHED
Georgiana Reed NERFINISHED
John Reed NERFINISHED
hasFictionalUniverse Jane Eyre universe NERFINISHED
influencesDevelopmentOf Jane Eyre’s character
languageOfWork English
liesAbout Jane Eyre’s character
marriedTo Mr. Reed NERFINISHED
mistreats Jane Eyre NERFINISHED
nationalityInFiction English
permitsAbuseBy John Reed NERFINISHED
promiseBroken to treat Jane as her own children
raises Jane Eyre NERFINISHED
reasonForSendingJaneToLowood desireToBeRidOfJane
relationToJaneEyre aunt by marriage GENERATED
residesAt Gateshead Hall NERFINISHED
roleInWork antagonist
aunt of Jane Eyre
sendsTo Lowood School NERFINISHED
settingCentury 19th century
symbolizes cruelty of guardians
hypocrisy in family duty
treatmentOfJaneEyre cruel
treats Jane Eyre NERFINISHED
withheldInformationType inheritance-related letter from John Eyre
withholdsInformationFrom Jane Eyre NERFINISHED
workGenre Bildungsroman
Victorian novel
workPublicationYear 1847

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Mrs. Reed fullName Sarah Reed