Modern Jane Eyre: The Reed Family of Gateshead. Uncle Reed, loving father of three, is about to die and makes his wife, the mean, snobbish Mrs. Reed, promise to care for his niece, Jane, as if she were her own child. Mrs. Reed despises Jane, as do her three children--particularly the eldest, John, whose greatest joy in life comes from gluttonously partying...when he's not tormenting Jane relentlessly. #janeeyre #modernjaneeyre #reedfamily #basedonbook