The most meaningful theme of this story is that the need to belong is crucial to achieve true happiness. From the very beginning, it is obvious that all Jane wants is to be loved and accepted by her family; or anyone for that matter. The abuse she suffered in her childhood wounded her spirit and her self-esteem for many years. She was treated like an enemy in her own house; shunned and punished at every …showed first 75 words of 451 total…

…showed last 75 words of 451 total…The mood after this point of the story lightens up when she accells at Lowood and moves on to the governess position at Thornfield and meets Edward Fairfax Rochestor. The mood changes once again when Jane flees and turns to begging to survive. It gets sad and depressing as she collapses. The mood makes another change when she discovers her reletives in Milcote. The mood in this story varies in different spots of the story.