Jane Eyre · Character
Georgiana Reed
Jane's vain and beautiful cousin at Gateshead.
minor
Also known as Georgiana, a Georgiana Reed of the same place, Miss Georgiana
First appearance: I
Georgiana Reed's tie to Eliza Reed is one of the pressures that moves Jane Eyre—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Another cousin, vain and indulged, who joins in the mistreatment of Jane.
Georgiana Reed first appears in 0003 i.
With Eliza Reed (family): Sisters with a contentious, competitive relationship marked by jealousy and mutual disdain. With Eliza Reed (family): Sisters with a contentious, competitive relationship marked by jealousy and mutual disdain.
In Jane Eyre: Another cousin, vain and indulged, who joins in the mistreatment of Jane.
Later, in I: Another cousin of Jane, present during the confrontation and who runs to fetch Mrs. Reed.
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Relationship types
- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Gateshead and Thornfield associates
- Minor and background characters
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
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- Eliza Reed
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Sisters with a contentious, competitive relationship marked by jealousy and mutual… How this plays out →
- Eliza Reed
family · negative
Sisters with a contentious, competitive relationship marked by jealousy and mutual… How this plays out →
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