<human>:  Why does Jane Eyre have a governess?
<bot>: The governess is a woman hired to take care of Jane Eyre and teach her. The governess in the novel is named Miss Temple, and she is Jane’s guardian. Jane’s father is dead, and her uncle is not a good person. Her uncle wants to marry Jane to a rich man, but Jane refuses. She prefers to live alone and not get married.