Post by JANE EYRE on Jun 11, 2010 19:30:57 GMT -5
Hi, my name is Kay and this is my First character. I found this site through an ad in another forum. Something you should know about me is that I love classics and even though Jane Eyre wasn't on the canon list, she should be.
Canon: Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre
Custom Title: Small and plain
PHYSICAL
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Appearance: Jane is a petite woman with no decipherable beautiful feature. Standing at barely 5'5", Jane is a wisp of a woman with a thin body that is left over from years of being malnourished. With sad blue eyes and irregular features, she is easily the type of girl to be discarded without a second thought. Nothing amazing about Jane.
Her hair is long and brown and Jane refuses to cut it. Instead, she lets it grow long down her back and will pull it out of the way when she's working. Or when she dresses up, which isn't often. There is nothing interesting about Jane aside from her hair which has grown long and beautiful and Jane is in no hurry to change that.
Wardrobe: Jane likes simple things with no flare. Most of her wardrobe is filled with matronly type clothes and sensible shoes. Nothing flashy or sparkly in her closet. All of her clothes are either gray, blue, or black and cover up quite a bit of skin. Wearing a t-shirt is as risque as Jane gets.[/list]
Play By: Ruth Wilson
PERSONALITY
General personality: Jane, at first glance, is a weak personality. But in reality, she isn't. True, Jane is polite, overly so sometimes, and tries very hard not to step on anyone's toes. In fact, 'sorry' seems to be her favorite word at times. Jane prefers to sit in the background and go unnoticed. Sometimes this meant melting into the wallpaper like a meager mouse. She liked the invisibility that gave her.
Inside though, Jane is strong-willed. She's also very intelligent and often thinks outside of the box. Well-schooled and knowledgeable, Jane is able to formulate her own opinions and then sticks to them. She is not easily swayed from her beliefs and is quite witty when she wants to be. Jane is not one to back down from an argument or discussion if it concerns something she is passionate in. Or if it concerns basic things like manners and behavior. In general though, Jane will try to avoid a fight if at all possible.
Jane loves to read and to paint. Being artistic is a favorite past time or hers. Jane is a talented sketcher and painter but does not bring it up. She will, happily, show her works off if asked but will not push them onto other people. And even then, she is very hesitant to accept praise. Humble to the core, Jane accepts the compliments with a self-depreciating air. Inwardly, she is always very pleased to hear the plaudits and takes some pride in it before knocking herself down a peg to what she has deemed her place. Rock bottom.
Quotes, frequently used expressions: I didn't mean to intrude.
Likes:
Dislikes:
Strengths: well-read, artistic, gets along with people pretty well
Weaknesses: can be a push over, no self-confidence, is too calm and collected sometimes
BACKGROUND
Family:
Mother Mrs. Eyre{deceased}
Father Mr. Eyre{deceased}
Uncle Reed {deceased}
Aunt Sarah Reed {deceased}
Georgianna Reed
Eliza Reed
John Reed
Adele
Mrs. Fairfax
Bessie, the nanny
Education: College degree
Occupation: Teacher
Worst past experience: In her aunt's care, Jane was once locked in a room for nearly two days without food.
Best past experience: Reading about King Solomon's Mines
Image: The meek mouse of a girl.
History: Jane was orphaned as a very young girl and was left in the care of her aunt and uncle. Her aunt despised her and thought her an unruly demon child but her uncle took pity on Jane and kept her safe. When her uncle passed away, Jane was left to the mercy of her aunt. Once left without a defense, Jane was made the butt of all jokes and problems by her cousins and her aunt often took her frustrations out on the small child. Not given food or water on a regular basis, or just not given enough, Jane began to look like a small, sickly thing and was generally regarded as evil. A typical punishment for Jane was to be locked up in her uncle's death room, or the 'red room' as Jane took to calling it. Since the first time she was locked up for a long period of time, Jane has been terrified of being locked away with no way out. It has developed into a sort of claustrophobia that only kicks in when the doors or exits are locked or blocked off. She was abused regularly before she was shipped off to a reformatory school.
Her time at the school was grim. The school was run by a tyrant of a man who pocketed more money than the school got. Eventually, when the poor conditions were found out after an outbreak of yellow fever, the school was reformed. Once in the care of mindful teachers and skilled tutors, Jane nursed her love for reading and art. Having been stifled in her aunt's home for so long, a school that allowed freedom was the greatest thing that could ever happen to Jane. Unfortunately, Jane recieved nurishment too late in her life to fix the damage done to her body. Forever smaller than normal and somewhat sickly looking, Jane strengthened her mind when she could not her body. Jane defied the odds of being the victim of abuse and took to education with alacrity. Jane graduated early and recieved her teaching degree at the age of sixteen. Jane returned to the reform school to teach young girls art because she finally felt there was something that she was good at.
After holding a private tutor position in the Fairfax household and enduring some drama with the man of the house, Jane decided she needed a new start. So, she packed her bags and moved from jolly old England to New York City. Due to her poor financial status, Jane was only able to afford a meager apartment in the 'bad' part of town in Brooklyn that was close enough to the school she was to teach at. She enjoyed the cultural melting pot her neighborhood was and, despite the always looming danger, Jane felt comfortable in Brooklyn. It was someplace, in her mind, that she could just be herself and no one would mind. It wasn't heaven by any means, but Jane, being firmly rooted in reality, accepted her new home.
THE SAMPLE
In Character Sample:
Simple strokes make the best paintings.
That is what she told her students, therefore, that is what she must believe in herself.
Jane held her watercolor brush between pinched fingers and tried to relax. She couldn't make the muscles in her hands release their tension and after a good five minutes of trying to loosen up, Jane dumped her brush in the rinsing cup and stood up with a sigh.
Deciding to go on a walk, Jane grabbed her simple coat and put it on. She was buttoning it up when she locked her door and started down the stairs. She ignored the profane graffiti on her way to the street, and turned left almost immediately. A walk through the ethnic blocks would do her some good. Jane figured that while she was out she could get some food, maybe a few decorations for her otherwise sparse flat. Nothing too flashy of course, maybe a throw for her single chair or a wall hanging to cover the water stain on the wall behind the television.
She needed something, that she knew. Jane just didn't know what and what she could afford yet. Her paycheck arrived tomorrow and she was down to her last thirteen dollars. That could buy her a couple of apples and maybe a scarf. It depended on if the vendors were feeling generous or not. Jane liked that most of them took pity on her but at the same time it frustrated her. Jane knew that she could talk care of herself and sometimes it got to her that others thought that she was helpless.
Jane knew that she wasn't helpless. She survived a terrible childhood in England; she could definitely survive Brooklyn.
Jane Eyre
Low Class
Low Class
Canon: Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre
Custom Title: Small and plain
PHYSICAL
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Appearance: Jane is a petite woman with no decipherable beautiful feature. Standing at barely 5'5", Jane is a wisp of a woman with a thin body that is left over from years of being malnourished. With sad blue eyes and irregular features, she is easily the type of girl to be discarded without a second thought. Nothing amazing about Jane.
Her hair is long and brown and Jane refuses to cut it. Instead, she lets it grow long down her back and will pull it out of the way when she's working. Or when she dresses up, which isn't often. There is nothing interesting about Jane aside from her hair which has grown long and beautiful and Jane is in no hurry to change that.
Wardrobe: Jane likes simple things with no flare. Most of her wardrobe is filled with matronly type clothes and sensible shoes. Nothing flashy or sparkly in her closet. All of her clothes are either gray, blue, or black and cover up quite a bit of skin. Wearing a t-shirt is as risque as Jane gets.[/list]
Play By: Ruth Wilson
PERSONALITY
General personality: Jane, at first glance, is a weak personality. But in reality, she isn't. True, Jane is polite, overly so sometimes, and tries very hard not to step on anyone's toes. In fact, 'sorry' seems to be her favorite word at times. Jane prefers to sit in the background and go unnoticed. Sometimes this meant melting into the wallpaper like a meager mouse. She liked the invisibility that gave her.
Inside though, Jane is strong-willed. She's also very intelligent and often thinks outside of the box. Well-schooled and knowledgeable, Jane is able to formulate her own opinions and then sticks to them. She is not easily swayed from her beliefs and is quite witty when she wants to be. Jane is not one to back down from an argument or discussion if it concerns something she is passionate in. Or if it concerns basic things like manners and behavior. In general though, Jane will try to avoid a fight if at all possible.
Jane loves to read and to paint. Being artistic is a favorite past time or hers. Jane is a talented sketcher and painter but does not bring it up. She will, happily, show her works off if asked but will not push them onto other people. And even then, she is very hesitant to accept praise. Humble to the core, Jane accepts the compliments with a self-depreciating air. Inwardly, she is always very pleased to hear the plaudits and takes some pride in it before knocking herself down a peg to what she has deemed her place. Rock bottom.
Quotes, frequently used expressions: I didn't mean to intrude.
Likes:
- Books
- Painting
- Teaching
Dislikes:
- Playing the piano
- Being in the spotlight
- Lies/Liars/Being lied to
Strengths: well-read, artistic, gets along with people pretty well
Weaknesses: can be a push over, no self-confidence, is too calm and collected sometimes
BACKGROUND
Family:
Mother Mrs. Eyre{deceased}
Father Mr. Eyre{deceased}
Uncle Reed {deceased}
Aunt Sarah Reed {deceased}
Georgianna Reed
Eliza Reed
John Reed
Adele
Mrs. Fairfax
Bessie, the nanny
Education: College degree
Occupation: Teacher
Worst past experience: In her aunt's care, Jane was once locked in a room for nearly two days without food.
Best past experience: Reading about King Solomon's Mines
Image: The meek mouse of a girl.
History: Jane was orphaned as a very young girl and was left in the care of her aunt and uncle. Her aunt despised her and thought her an unruly demon child but her uncle took pity on Jane and kept her safe. When her uncle passed away, Jane was left to the mercy of her aunt. Once left without a defense, Jane was made the butt of all jokes and problems by her cousins and her aunt often took her frustrations out on the small child. Not given food or water on a regular basis, or just not given enough, Jane began to look like a small, sickly thing and was generally regarded as evil. A typical punishment for Jane was to be locked up in her uncle's death room, or the 'red room' as Jane took to calling it. Since the first time she was locked up for a long period of time, Jane has been terrified of being locked away with no way out. It has developed into a sort of claustrophobia that only kicks in when the doors or exits are locked or blocked off. She was abused regularly before she was shipped off to a reformatory school.
Her time at the school was grim. The school was run by a tyrant of a man who pocketed more money than the school got. Eventually, when the poor conditions were found out after an outbreak of yellow fever, the school was reformed. Once in the care of mindful teachers and skilled tutors, Jane nursed her love for reading and art. Having been stifled in her aunt's home for so long, a school that allowed freedom was the greatest thing that could ever happen to Jane. Unfortunately, Jane recieved nurishment too late in her life to fix the damage done to her body. Forever smaller than normal and somewhat sickly looking, Jane strengthened her mind when she could not her body. Jane defied the odds of being the victim of abuse and took to education with alacrity. Jane graduated early and recieved her teaching degree at the age of sixteen. Jane returned to the reform school to teach young girls art because she finally felt there was something that she was good at.
After holding a private tutor position in the Fairfax household and enduring some drama with the man of the house, Jane decided she needed a new start. So, she packed her bags and moved from jolly old England to New York City. Due to her poor financial status, Jane was only able to afford a meager apartment in the 'bad' part of town in Brooklyn that was close enough to the school she was to teach at. She enjoyed the cultural melting pot her neighborhood was and, despite the always looming danger, Jane felt comfortable in Brooklyn. It was someplace, in her mind, that she could just be herself and no one would mind. It wasn't heaven by any means, but Jane, being firmly rooted in reality, accepted her new home.
THE SAMPLE
In Character Sample:
Simple strokes make the best paintings.
That is what she told her students, therefore, that is what she must believe in herself.
Jane held her watercolor brush between pinched fingers and tried to relax. She couldn't make the muscles in her hands release their tension and after a good five minutes of trying to loosen up, Jane dumped her brush in the rinsing cup and stood up with a sigh.
Deciding to go on a walk, Jane grabbed her simple coat and put it on. She was buttoning it up when she locked her door and started down the stairs. She ignored the profane graffiti on her way to the street, and turned left almost immediately. A walk through the ethnic blocks would do her some good. Jane figured that while she was out she could get some food, maybe a few decorations for her otherwise sparse flat. Nothing too flashy of course, maybe a throw for her single chair or a wall hanging to cover the water stain on the wall behind the television.
She needed something, that she knew. Jane just didn't know what and what she could afford yet. Her paycheck arrived tomorrow and she was down to her last thirteen dollars. That could buy her a couple of apples and maybe a scarf. It depended on if the vendors were feeling generous or not. Jane liked that most of them took pity on her but at the same time it frustrated her. Jane knew that she could talk care of herself and sometimes it got to her that others thought that she was helpless.
Jane knew that she wasn't helpless. She survived a terrible childhood in England; she could definitely survive Brooklyn.
Maybe dive a bit into why exactly Jane gained a heart for education, and investing in that school instead of running far away from it because of her experiences there.