Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

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1. Characters
  1. Mrs. Sarah Reed & Mr. Reed
    1. Eliza, Georgina, and John
  2. Mr. & Mrs. Eyre
    1. Jane
  3. Miss Abbot & Bessie Lee
  4. Mr. Brocklehurst
2. Background
  1. Jane's Parents died of typhus just after Jane was born.
    1. Jane's Uncle, Mr. Reed, took her in
      1. Mrs. Reed & children were not happy
      2. 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
3. Events
  1. 10 years old
    1. Jane and John get into a fight
      1. John bullies Jane
      2. 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
1. Background
  1. Lowood is a poor school for orphaned girls
2. Events
  1. 10 years old
    1. Goes to Lowood; intoduced to Mrs. Temple upon arrivle
      1. Four days after meeting Mr. Brocklehurst
      2. 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
  2. 18 years old
    1. New founders sense typhus break out
      1. Became teacher at 16; at 18 decides to leave for better things
        Takes governess job at Thornfield
  3. Spring
    1. Typhus spreads; not to Jane
      1. 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
3. Characters
  1. Jane eyre
    1. Helen Burns
    2. Mary Ann Wilson
  2. Mrs. Temple
    1. nice superintendant
  3. Mr. Brocklehurst
    1. Principal
  4. Mrs. Scatchard
    1. mean teacher
Thornfield
1. Background
  1. The town belonged to Mr. Rochester's older brother, but was given to him three years ago when his brother died
2. Events
  1. Governess to Adele; young girl of 8 years old
    1. Mr. Rochester had an affair with Adele's mother. He took her in after her mother abandoned her. She is of French origin.
      1. Mr. R says he doesn't believe he is Adele's father
    2. Meets Mrs. Fairfax upon arrival; night time; assumes she is the owner of Thornfield, but she is the head maid
      1. Grace Pool laughs scareily
      2. 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
3. Characters
  1. Jane Eyre
    1. Governess
  2. Adele Varens
    1. Mrs. Fairafx
  3. Mr. Rochester
    1. Grace Pool
    2. Blanche Ingram
Ferndean
1. Events
  1. 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
    1. Mr. R, and two servants (John and Mary) go to Thornfield
    2. 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
      1. Jane says she'll never leave him again
      2. 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
1. Characters
2. Background
3. Events
  1. Jane quickly runs out of money and food; she begs; only gets one piece of bred from a faremer
    1. 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
      1. Hannah is a servant; last names Rivers
      2. 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

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