Miss Temple
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Miss Temple is the kind, compassionate, and morally upright teacher and superintendent at Lowood School in Charlotte Brontë’s "Jane Eyre," serving as a nurturing counterpoint to Mr. Brocklehurst’s harsh authoritarianism.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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school teacher ⓘ superintendent ⓘ supporting character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Jane Eyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
compassion versus cruelty
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education ⓘ female mentorship ⓘ morality ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
compassionate
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fair ⓘ gentle ⓘ kind ⓘ morally upright ⓘ patient ⓘ principled ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Mr. Brocklehurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Charlotte Brontë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1847 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
Bildungsroman
NERFINISHED
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Gothic novel ⓘ |
| influences |
Jane Eyre’s moral development
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Jane Eyre’s religious outlook ⓘ Jane Eyre’s sense of self-worth ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | good ⓘ |
| moralPosition | counterpoint to Mr. Brocklehurst’s harsh authoritarianism ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of Christian charity
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positive adult role model ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | English ⓘ |
| occupation |
superintendent at Lowood School
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teacher ⓘ |
| relationshipToHelenBurns | protector GENERATED ⓘ |
| relationshipToJaneEyre |
benefactor
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mentor ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
mentor to Jane Eyre
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moral guide to Jane Eyre ⓘ nurturing authority figure ⓘ |
| settingContext | Lowood School in northern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervises |
pupils at Lowood School
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teachers at Lowood School ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
humane education
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moral integrity in authority ⓘ |
| treatsCharacter |
defends Helen Burns
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treats Jane Eyre with kindness ⓘ |
| worksAt | Lowood School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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