Jane's Parents died of
typhus just after Jane was born.
Jane's Uncle, Mr. Reed, took her in
Mrs. Reed & children
were not happy
Mr. Reed died of a feavor;
made Mrs. Reed promise to
take care of Jane
Mrs. Reed takes her
in, but does not treat
her as family
Events
10 years old
Jane and John get into a
fight
John bullies Jane
Jane gets
punished ans sent
to the red room
Room where her
Uncle died
Jane gets ill and doctor
suggests she be sent to
a school
She needs to get
away from that house
Mr. Brocklehurst says
she should go to
Lowood
He is the principal, Jane's
Aunt's rumors have already
made him not like Jane
Lowood
Background
Lowood is a poor school
for orphaned girls
Events
10 years old
Goes to Lowood; intoduced to
Mrs. Temple upon arrivle
Four days after meeting
Mr. Brocklehurst
Meet classmates; Duties are done
from before dusk until dinner
morning church, schooling, etc.
Meets Helen during free
time in courtyard; become
friends
Lowood is harsh
some teachers are cruel, water
is sometimes frozen, food is
sometimes inedible, etc.
Mr. Brocklehurst visits
and embarrasses Jane in
front of everyone
she feels terrible, so Helen
and Mrs. Temple fix it
18 years old
New founders sense
typhus break out
Became teacher at 16; at
18 decides to leave for
better things
Takes governess
job at Thornfield
Spring
Typhus spreads; not
to Jane
makes friends with
Mary; Helen is sick
Helen sick
with
consumption
Also known as Tuberculosis
Jane comes to comfort
Helen; she's not afraid to die
Helen and Jane sleep
together; Helen dies in
Jane's arms
Characters
Jane eyre
Helen Burns
Mary Ann Wilson
Mrs. Temple
nice superintendant
Mr. Brocklehurst
Principal
Mrs. Scatchard
mean teacher
Thornfield
Background
The town belonged to Mr.
Rochester's older brother, but
was given to him three years
ago when his brother died
Events
Governess to Adele;
young girl of 8 years old
Mr. Rochester had an
affair with Adele's mother.
He took her in after her
mother abandoned her.
She is of French origin.
Mr. R says he doesn't
believe he is Adele's
father
Meets Mrs. Fairfax upon
arrival; night time; assumes
she is the owner of Thornfield,
but she is the head maid
Grace Pool laughs scareily
Few months after arrival,
meets Mr. Rochester; doesn't
know it's him
He rides on a horse with a dog
in front; horse slips on ice, both
fall; he blames Jane; she helps
him up and introduces herself
Mr. Rochester wants to speak
with Adele and Jane the next
day; he likes Jane's drawings
Different day; Mr. R asks Jane if he
is handsome, she answers "no"; she
concludes that he's drunk from his
reaction; he says theat they will
have talks
Jane saves Mr. R from a fire that
Grace Pool starts; he thanks her,
conferts her, and asks her no to tell
anyone of the events of the night
Jane gets feelings for Mr. R
when he says he's going to
date Blanche
Mr. R brings Blanch, her family, and guests to
spend time at Thornfield. They make fun of Jane,
she has to leave the party early on the first night,
and Mr. R almost let's his feelings for Jane slip.
Jane thinks Mr. R and
Blanch don't love each
other; Blanch wants
money, and Mr. R wants a
pretty face (she thinks)
Mr. Mason arrives
Mr. R dresses as a Gypsy and
tells fortunes; he tells Blanch that
he's not as rich as he seams and
Jane that happiness is in her
future; she figures out he's the
gypsy and is mad
Mr. R asks Jane for
help when Mr. Mason is
stabbed by Grace Pool
R asks Jane to reassure him that marrying
Blanche would bring him salvation; he 'tells'
Jane that he is still married, and asks if it's
okay to get married to two people at the
same time cuz he can't be happy with the
other woman.
John Reed committed
suicide, and Mrs. Reed is
near death; stroke
Mrs. Reed won't make amends; the sisters
don't get along; Jane's Uncle (John Eyre) wanted to adopt
her three years ago, but Mrs. Reed kept the
letter from her; Mrs. Reed dies
Georgina goes to London
with her Uncle and gets
married; Eliza becomes
Mother Superior at her
covenant; Jane goes back
to find that Mr. R is
officially getting married
Jane finally tells Mr. R
that she loves him; Mr. R
proposes; he only said
he's marry Blanche to
make Jane jelious
Mrs. Fairfaux treats Jane
coldly; Mr. R tries to make
Jane into a 'Cinderella'
Jane has
nightmares; grace
pool tears her veil
Jane is stressed about the wedding
and thinks the only way she will feel
better is if she had her own fortune;
somthting to bring to the table
two strangers (Mr. Mason and
Mr. Briggs) crash the wedding;
(B) one says R is already
married to Mr. Masons sister;
he says he is and that he
knows he'd be taking on two
wives; he takes everyone to
the house to show them
Bertha; she is cared for by
Grace Pool
Jane forgives R, but doesn't say so; he tells of
how he was tricked into falling in love with
Bertha, and how he loved Jane from the start;
Jane leaves Thornfield
Characters
Jane Eyre
Governess
Adele Varens
Mrs. Fairafx
Mr. Rochester
Grace Pool
Blanche Ingram
Ferndean
Events
Jane goes back to Thornfield to find it
in ruins; Mr. saved everyone except for
Bertha who caused it and killed herself;
he lost a hand and went blind
Mr. R, and two servants (John
and Mary) go to Thornfield
Jane goes to Ferndean and knocks on the door;
Mary answers; Jane surprises R by bringing in a
tray b/c he can't see her; he thinks her a ghost
Jane says she'll
never leave him again
they walk through the woods the next day,
and he again proposes; Jane says yes
After two years of marriage, Rochester can see;
he is able to witness his son's birth
Adele is unhappy at her school; so
Jane transfers her to a better one; Adele
grows into a nice young lady
Moor House
Characters
Background
Events
Jane quickly runs out of
money and food; she
begs; only gets one piece
of bred from a faremer
Jane collapses at the door of St.
John, Mary, and Diana; the girls
don't let her in, but St. John (Sinjin)
does; they give her food; she says
her name is Jane Elliot
Hannah is a servant; last
names Rivers
St. John get's Jane running
a school in Morton; he is
distant while his sister are
close; Jane learns that her
uncle led the River's into
close poverty
Jane finds her work degrading, but
likes the kids; she thinks St. John
and Rosamond (her boss) are in
love
John says that he
can't lover her;it would
interfere with his holy
duties; he tears
something off her
notbook
He tore off her signature to
see if she was the same Jane
Eyre Mr. Briggs was looking
for; she is; her Uncle left her
20,000 pounds
She splits the money
between her new found
cousins; 5,000 each
During the chrsitmas holiday,
John asks Jane to marry him and
be a missionary with him in India;
she says yes to being a
missionary, but no to the marriage
becasue thye are not in love.
Diana tells Jane not to do it; she
almost falls for it, but hears Mr. R
from a great distance believing
something has happened to him