Question

Read the passage. from jane eyre by charlotte brontë this ominous tool she presented to miss scatcherd with a respectful courtesy; then she quietly, and without being told, unloosed her pinafore, and the teacher instantly and sharply inflicted on her neck a dozen strokes with the bunch of twigs. not a tear rose to burnsâs eye; . . . in this passage, why does helen hold back her tears when miss scatcherd is hitting her? she thinks she is perfect so she ignores the punishment. she is too proud to let miss scatcherd see her cry. she is waiting to get revenge on miss scatcherd. she feels she must bear ill treatment without complaint.

Answer 1

she feels she must bear ill treatment without complaint.

Answer 2

Answer: she feels she must bear ill treatment without complaint.

Helen is presented as a foil of Jane in the novel Jane Eyre. Helen is a religious person, and her religion makes her submissive and accepting of tragedy and sadness. She is a fair and humble person, but she believes that she must also be strong and bear ill treatment without complaint. While Jane wants to look for happiness in this world, Helen believes that her happiness will come in the afterlife.