Jane Eyre
what is the significance of helen burns in jane eyre
helen burns befriends jane at lowood
helen burns befriends jane at lowood
helen burns believed in christian virtues. actually she belonged to a spectrum which believed that christian virtues are meant only for lower classs .her name itself implies something burning ,destruction,martyr.she anticipates contentment with god and a reunion with jane in heaven .this ideology is rejected by jane. christian virtues have been questioned several times in the novel.