My friend Richie

Jane Eyre is an orphan. She has no family to take her in etc. She went to a school with a bunch of other girls who were orphans. As soon as I started reading the book, I couldn't help but make a connection with an old friend. I used to know a kid named Richie who was an orphan. He used to stay at a friends house up the street. I never really thought much of it, but now after seeing how Jane struggled being an orphan I wish I would have done more to help him out. He was a great kid. We would hang out all of the time, and we got along real well. Looking back now though, I see things I didn't notice before (things that Jane struggled with). He had a harder time getting along with people, disagreed with lots of things in his life, etc. Some of my friends know him as well, and I think they would agree with me. In all I wish Richie and Jane could have had better upbringings. Granted Jane was brought up an orphan many years ago compared to Richie today, but they are similar in many ways.