Jane Eyre vs Harry Potter

In the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, we are taken through the life of the young protagonist, as well as narrator, Jane Eyre. To help my classmates gain a better understand as well as make this blog post more interesting, I will compare Jane Eyre to Harry Potter; a character I am sure many of you are quite familiar with. Since the beginning of the novel, I have found both these two characters share many of the same struggles during their childhoods. Jane Eyre lost both her parents to typhus and was sent to live with her uncle. Harry Potter also lost his parents and was sent to live with his aunt, however, I wouldn't consider his parents deaths as...natural. Yet, only a few years later did Jane's uncle pass away and her aunt, Sarah Reed, was bound to a promise to treat Jane as one of her own children. However, Ms. Reed only kept half of her promise. She continued to care for Jane, although she greatly despised her and kept her mainly in isolation. Harry Potter had the same dilemma because he was also treated quite poorly and was shunned from his aunt's family, who was also obligated to be his guardian. Their own cousins, Dudley from Harry Potter and John from Jane Eyre, take advantage of the fact they are outsiders to the family, and often cause trouble knowing they will always be taken as innocent. Both Harry and Jane display a strong sense of right and wrong; clearly knowing they're being treated unfairly. Efforts have been made to protest their treatments, however it always leads to punishment. Jane was locked up in the very much avoided "red room", because it was basically the death bed of her uncle, while Harry was locked up in a cupboard under the stairs. Leading very quiet and contained lives, they both bury themselves in books. Both protagonists are faced with a man vs. man conflict; their own family being the opposing force which stops them from achieving the escape and acceptance they both silently earn for. That is until one day a character appears in both novels and pulls the protagonists out from their suffering. In Harry Potter, Hagrid reveals to Harry that he is a wizard and he belongs at Hogwarts. Meanwhile, in Jane Eyre, Mr. Brocklehurst appears and suggests that Jane goes to boarding school. In Jane Eyre however, Ms. Reed makes it clear to Mr. Brocklehurst that Jane is a delinquent (in her eyes). Harry Potter in that sense is the opposite due to the fact Hagrid used his magic to turn Dudley into a pig, which was shocking enough to leave his parent's speechless. Both initially hesitant, eventually they see it as their chance at a better life away from their unloving homes. Personally, I believe Jane is a hard character to relate to. Her life is filled with misfortune and struggles, while on the other hand my life, as well as many others, is the opposite. I understand not everybody comes from a loving home, however, Jane Eyre's situation is an example of an extreme case. Thus, I believe she is not a very plausible character in this day and age and in the society I live in.