Explain how I can analyze the first three paragraphs in Chapter 10 of Jane Eyre (or how to analyze a passage from the novel in general).

The three first chapters involve an account of events
happened at Lowood school. The passage is relevant to distinguish the child Jane and the
adult Jane. Moreover, the passage tells about an important event in the story of Lowood
school, the typhus epidemic that has killed a number of pupils. Furthermore, the
narrator voice tells us about Mr. Brocklehurst, who is a significant character in the
plot.

Thus, in order to perform a passage analysis, one
should carry out a close reading of the passage. In this way, one should retain the
following:

• the tone of the passage and how is it
  conveyed. In this case, one could say that the tone is nostalgic and
  benevolent.


• The point of view. Here we have a first
  person retrospective narrator.


• Analyse the diction of the
  passage. In this passage, the word choice is rather precise and literal to befit the
  plot. Here the author is only interesting to summarize certain events such as the typhus
  epidemic and the dismissal of Mr.
  Brocklehurst.

Conclusively, this passage is an
important piece of the plot to indicate that Jane has successfully surpassed some harsh
episodes of her childhood.