Much like the young Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte spent majority of her young life dreaming of fictional worlds, far off lands, and alternate realities. Bronte’s childhood consisted of strict education following her mother, Maria Branwell's death in 1821. Gerin explains, “Leaving no memory with her surviving children, not even with the clever five-year-old Charlotte, her part in the moral makeup of her daughters was yet primordial and lasting. Her love letters, written to Patrick during their engagement and read by Charlotte thirty eight years later, drew from her daughter this tribute of understanding and love” (Gérin). The death of their mother Maria, left an impactful, yet ghostly memory for Charlotte as well as her sisters. Though Charlotte
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Back at Haworth, Charlotte was forced to uphold a motherly status among the remaining sisters. Their father provided the young girls with art and music tutors and encouraged them to read from his large library of novels and poetry. Poetry Foundation explains, “Patrick Brontë tutored his four remaining children at home and provided them with music and art instruction from competent teachers. The children were responsive scholars who also read avidly on their own and continued their imaginative play under Charlotte's direction. They were allowed to choose freely from their father's library” (Poetry Foundation) Patrick has a vast expansion of reading material, which intrigued the young writers from an early start. Lastly Gerin justifies that, “The fact that he had known the delight of writing, regardless of the quality of what he wrote, was all-important to his children when their time came for writing” (Gérin). Though Patrick was not a writer, he earned his daughters to dabble in the skill to increase their chances of a successful career. The young girls began their writing career during this time. In 1831, Charlotte left her home once again, traveling to another school called the Roe Head School in Mirfield. Bronte begins her education at the school for girl, being one of the lowest ranking pupils, but soon rising to the top of her class. Not only did Bronte intellectually flourish during her time, but she also gained social skills, and long lasting relationships with girls that she grew close to during her time at the school. After nearly 18 months at the Roe Head School, Bronte returned back home to Haworth where she was placed as the main caretaker for her younger sisters. Being her sister's main caretakers entailed that Bronte would become responsible for their education and overall well being. While back in her
Back at Haworth, Charlotte was forced to uphold a motherly status among the remaining sisters. Their father provided the young girls with art and music tutors and encouraged them to read from his large library of novels and poetry. Poetry Foundation explains, “Patrick Brontë tutored his four remaining children at home and provided them with music and art instruction from competent teachers. The children were responsive scholars who also read avidly on their own and continued their imaginative play under Charlotte's direction. They were allowed to choose freely from their father's library” (Poetry Foundation) Patrick has a vast expansion of reading material, which intrigued the young writers from an early start. Lastly Gerin justifies that, “The fact that he had known the delight of writing, regardless of the quality of what he wrote, was all-important to his children when their time came for writing” (Gérin). Though Patrick was not a writer, he earned his daughters to dabble in the skill to increase their chances of a successful career. The young girls began their writing career during this time. In 1831, Charlotte left her home once again, traveling to another school called the Roe Head School in Mirfield. Bronte begins her education at the school for girl, being one of the lowest ranking pupils, but soon rising to the top of her class. Not only did Bronte intellectually flourish during her time, but she also gained social skills, and long lasting relationships with girls that she grew close to during her time at the school. After nearly 18 months at the Roe Head School, Bronte returned back home to Haworth where she was placed as the main caretaker for her younger sisters. Being her sister's main caretakers entailed that Bronte would become responsible for their education and overall well being. While back in her