Gemma Hardy p. 337

Gemma Hardy p. 323

Marian uses this term when describing a disaster that buried children alive in the village of Aberfan. She instructs Jean (Gemma) to shield Robin from hearing about the disaster.

Gemma Hardy p. 309 

Gemma Hardy p. 358

Gemma Hardy p. 358

In both Jane Eyre and The Flight of Gemma Hardy characters repeatedly call the main characters by a wrong name. But while in Jane Eyre it seems to be a mis-name, or a pet name, In The Flight of Gemma Hardy it is very purposeful. Gemma changes her name to Jean after leaving Sinclair and begin searching for a job. She not only changes her name, but increases her age on job applications and creates more or less a false identity. From this point on the story and Jane Eyre differ greatly.