Loneliness was a probable cause...

I assume that one of the reasons for Jane to begin her conversation was loneliness. Although she says that she does not feel lonely, later when she speaks about the surroundings and climatic conditions, she wasn’t “the wind to howl more wildly, the gloom to deepen the darkness, and the confusion to rise the clamour’. Usually, people when they feel lonely they would feel the same way like the room to become more darker and so on.

And I feel that when Jane stayed at Mrs.Reed’s house, Jane was always left alone. As she was not given much freedom or love etc. And as she was bullied by John Reeds, I think maybe Jane has forgotten what was loneliness. 

Most probably when we are with a group of friends, we don’t usually try to think about the climate around or to look around and mind others. Jane here as she is alone she looks around the room then speaks about the climate and so on. So, I assume that Jane feels lonely and thus, when she finds Helen with a book, she immediately approaches her and tries to converse with her. If Jane had not felt lonely she can also be simply looking at Helen and turning away from her. Although she felt outwardly that she was not alone, her heart yearned for companionship.

In one way, we can say that Jane is courageous and bold but in this case I assume that although Jane Eyre begins the conversation only as she doesn’t know anyone there and as she feels lonely she is one way compelled into this conversation. But she is also courageous as she tries to converse with one of the seniors in age and in stay.

Jane is not worried about anything. She just presents her views while conversing with Helen. 

She is not a type who first says few things and watches the person to react and then share the matters, but Jane is straightforward. She shows herself more courageous while saying about what would be her reaction if Mrs.Scratched would behave with her as with Helen. When she makes this point it is clear that only she is courageous behind and not while facing because when she was with Mrs.Reed, and when John throws the book at her she can be acting against him but she is not very bold. And when Brocklehurst says all sorts of bad things about her in front of all she just keeps quiet.

 

On the religious perspective, I assume that Jane didn’t know much about religion. Although she was a Christian (name sake), she didn’t follow the principles or the lessons in the Bible. She listens to Helen and she also analyses herself. One way she is unaware or may be does not know anything about religion as she was young and no one to teach her about it. She is ready to accept what she hears. And she understands things more clearly and easily.