Thornfield Manor in Jane EyreThornfield Manor is but one stop on Jane's journey to freedom from her restrictions, and her stay there begins comfortably. Although the beginning is hot, Thornfield becomes a haven of boredom, restlessness and discontent for Jane. To relieve herself of boredom, Jane goes out to post a letter and unknowingly meets Mr. Rochester. Jane finds that "...the frown, the rudeness of the traveler put me at ease:" (Bronte 105). Through her past experiences, Jane knows how to behave appropriately around Mr. Rochester and displays her skills in doing so in conversation with him even when she knows who he is. "I do not believe, sir, that you have the right to command me simply because you are older than me, or because you have seen more of the world than I; your claim to superiority depends on the use you have made of your time and experience” (Bronte 125) comment that Jane makes directly to Mr. Rochester, he is her employer but she refuses to be humiliated by him and her experiences in Gateshead and Lowood teach her to be firm but polite. , part of her movement towards education and away from containment comes from her realizing that she is falling in love with Mr Rochester and this is unacceptable because she is socially inferior to him that she harbors is itself a rebellion because she is poor and inferior to him. Jane compares herself to the beautiful Blanche Ingram to classify her feelings. She continues with her rebellion when Mrs. Reed is ill and, although she treats hurt Jane at Gateshead, Jane goes to her side, refusing to let Mrs. Reed get past her. Jane slowly learns to deal with the bad times life has thrown her way so far. Mrs. Reed, still as cold on her deathbed as she has been in the past, continues to denounce Jane and despise her. Mrs Reed proclaims: "The fever broke out there [at Lowood] and many of the pupils died.