Looks to her like she's a civil women that got into a fight with her friends and left them
How does St. John Rivers assess Jane's situation?
Janes feelings towards Hannah
Jane thinks that prejudice people, all have one thing in common, they are uneducated and it's in your own mind prejudices can grow at a rapid rate
The more educated you get the less likely you are to be prejudice
What does Jane state about the prejudices people
practice? What prompts her to consider the nature of
prejudice?
Their father who recently passed away and their mom passed away before the dad
Hannah tells them that the father had a good deal of money however he risked it and trusted it to somebody and as a result he lost it to everyone
The two sisters are governesse
What does Hannah tell Jane about the Rivers family?
Diana orders Jane to get up and to sit in the parlor
Jane doesn't really listen to people who order her to do something but she follows it because she says that she trust Diana at first sight
She feels like she's known them her own life and has connected
Why is Jane able to comply without resentment when
Diana orders her to leave the kitchen and sit in the
parlor? Which of the novel's motifs does Jane's
compliance relate to?
Contrast: Jane says that St. John is classically good looking and Rochester isn't
Similar: they both are restless and intense
How does St. John contrast with Rochester? What
similarity is there between them?
He tells her that she can stay there as long as she needs to and help her find a job
Because he's a clergy men, he knows a lot of people and he'll help her
What is St. John's offer to Jane? How does she respond?
She says their smarter than her and that's why she likes talking to them
They offer Jane books
Jane comes alive when she's thinking of this
She feels like she has a connection
Describe Jane's friendship with Mary and Diana Rivers
She says that she almost feels bad that they can't do more. They kinda have to teach the very basic but they are so smart and are capable of doing more
They are good at their job but have hidden talent
How does Jane describe Mary's and Diana's lives as
governesses?
Jane is close with the girls but not really with St. John
She always feels like she is never getting to his personality
Describe Jane's relationship with Mary and Diana's
brother, St. John
He is extremely elegant and delivers with force and he seems to come from a place a disappointment
How does Jane describe St. John's sermons?
Jane says he is very hard working but she can't tell if he's doing it cause he has to or cause he loves it
He visits the sick and counsels them in a religious way
What does Jane observe about St. John's work ethic?
He's opening up a school for girls and a school for boys
This is gonna be an opportunity for the most poor to go to school
She's gonna get students who can't get conducted together
She's in charge of the girls school
St. John doesn't realize he just order
Describe St. John's job offer to Jane. Why does she
accept?
He says to Jane "I sense in you that your like me in that you don't like a tranquil life"
You like adventure and you like change
Her final years at Lowood are tranquil
He says that he's almost afraid for you to work here but your not gonna stay
What does St. John observe about Jane's character
that is similar to his own? How does this touch on the
theme of nature?
He's going to India
Their afraid he's gonna get sick
As a missionary he's gonna go into the worst environments
Why do Diana and Mary believe they will never see St.
John again?
St. John gets a letter that says that their uncle John has died
Uncle John is the one that the dad got into the bad business with
He left his own money to another relative
She wound up with her cousins that's why she has such a connection with them
Why are Mary and Diana and their brother, St. John,
very unhappy and dissatisfied as a result of the contents
of a letter St. John receives?
Janes homes always change
She's gonna be working for her money
And she's surrounded by people she really likes
What do Jane's arrival at Marsh End and her
acceptance of the teaching position at Morton signify
in Jane's life and in the structure of the novel? How is
Jane's life now different since leaving Thornfield?
She feels degraded
She works for poor kids now so she feels she took a step back
How is the theme of social class distinctions evident in
Jane at her new school?
She has this feeling of people degrading but when she looks at the kids and interacts with them, she realizes that their not much different than rich kids
What does Jane say that indicates she is not arrogant
and that she does not approve of judging her students
based on their social class?
She's wondering how is he doing
She knows that once before he has sunk into depression and she's wondering if she sent him in that same path again
How does Jane feel about having left Rochester?
They both have a restless behavior
He tells Jane that you have to resists every temptation which would incline you to look back
What does St. John advise Jane to do when he notices
that she is struggling emotionally? What does he reveal
to her about himself?
Thought of you can want things but if they aren't the right things, you can control them
How is St. John's personal story associated with the
theme of nature?
She's the most gorgeous character we have heard of so far
She said she has a face of perfect beauty
She is nice and she is really friendly towards St. John
It is clear to Jane that they could be dating
Jane can tell he likes her too but he controls it
Who is Rosamond Oliver? How does Jane describe her? How do she and St. John behave toward each other?
She's becoming part of a community and part of a home
How does Jane feel about her job at the village school
after a while?
This is when he old self comes back cause she dreams of Rochester
When she's sleeping the same dream comes up of them doing an adventure together
At night, what does Jane dream about? Describe her
dreams and how they affect her
Why don't you like Rosamond?- Jane wants to know why
He's a clergy man and could do it
What happens when Jane suggests to St. John that he
should return Rosamond's affection for him?
He wants to be a missionary in India and he doesn't think that she's set up for the missionary life
She loves the comfortable life
She likes to have fun and flirt and he can't see her being a missionary wife
Why does St. John suppress his feelings for Rosamund?
He tells Jane that he thinks she's doing a good job but he fears she's too talented and she's not gonna stay there that long
He thinks she's gonna go back to the governess life
What does Rosamond's father, the benefactor of the
Morton School, tell Jane?
He said that he wants to better the lives that the English colonized by caring knowledge into the relms of ignorance
Substitute religion for superstition
Giving the natives hope of heaven and fear of hell
How does St. John describe his reasons for being a
missionary?
When she's question St. John's on his choices, she doesn't hold back and asks him personal questions about his love life
Jane is going for it and not caring about her role of a female
How does Jane defy gender roles and expectations?
She is sketching
He tears a little piece of paper off
Runs out
When she was sticking, she wrote Jane Eyre not Jane Elliot
She told them her name is Jane Elliot
What does St. John do to one of Jane's sketches?
20,000 pounds
How much money has Jane inherited?
She doesn't have a family to share it with
This uncle was the last string to her family
She has no one
She feels better right away when she realizes that their her actual family
They are related because their mom was the sister of Janes father
Once she has absorbed her surprise, why is Jane
saddened by the news of her fortune? How does St.
John inadvertently make her feel better? Which of the
novel's themes does it suggest?
She splits it 4 ways with her cousins. They each get 5,000
What does Jane decide to do with her inheritance?
Why?
He feels that she's making this decision too abruptly
He thinks she's gonna regret splitting it because she can get married and start a family
Why does St. John question Jane's decision? What does
he point out to Jane about her inheritance?
He says that he can easily and naturally in his heart make room for her
What does St. John say to Jane about his feelings for
her?
Their gonna be the best of the poor class but they still don't be able to hold a candle academically to the richer kids
How does Jane view the students at the Morton
School? How does her evaluation reflect the themes of
social class distinctions and gender expectations?
He's disappointed and wish she stayed. He doesn't think that Jane should sit back and this this comfortable life because she likes challenge
What does St. John think of Jane's decision to leave the
village school? What insight into his character does
Jane draw from his opinion about her leaving?
She feels like she can't say no to him because he comes from a place of God
He's always talking about religion and doing the right thing
Why does Jane submit to St. John's personality?
He ignores her
Once he stops agreeing with Janes decisions, he starts to ice her out
How is the motif of cold evident in St. John's behavior
and appearance?
He wants to marry Jane because he thinks she'll be a good missionary wife
He's not in love with her but he knows they would be a good match
She said she'll go to India but not marry him but that's not enough for him because she always has the ability to l
Why does St. John want to marry Jane? What themes
are evident in his reasons and in Jane's rejection of his
proposal?
She's writing to Mr. Briggs and Mrs. Fairfax
She doesn't wanna directly talk to Rochester but she wants to find out if he's okay
He's gonna teach he Hindu
She doesn't have any desire for this but she needs to know this if she wants to go to India
To whom does Jane write letters? Why does she do this?
How does St. John respond to her letter-writing
activities?
He's being cold and shutting her out
She's starting to feel his iced present
How does St. John treat Jane after she refuses his
proposal? How does his behavior affect Jane?
He tells her that the fact that she's still concerned about Rochester, this is an example of temptation and going against god
Why is St. John being mean to Jane?
When she first hears about it, she thinks this is great
She also thinks that it's great because they won't go to India
Once Jane tells her he proposed only cause he wants her to go to India, she gets mad
She doesn't want her to go because it is dangerous
What does Diana think about St. John's proposal to
Jane?
Jane tells Diana that St. John thinks Jane is made more for labor than for love
He's saying that her personality is strict and hard working
Jane is the one person who is more for labor
There are two stereotypes labor and love
In her discussion with Diana, what does Jane surmise
about herself and the theme of love?
He thinks that her giving into her temptations here, she's gonna give up heaven for hell
He also thinks that god put something in Jane
This tells his that while his tensions are good, it shows a flaw in his personality that he's using this in a manipulate
What does Jane realize St. John fears for her? What
does his behavior toward Jane regarding prospective
marriage indicate about his personality?
She's starts to turn around and think maybe he's right and she has a moment where she's about to say yes
She's talking to him and she has her window open and then she hears a voice and St. John thinks he's hearing the voice of God
But she really hears Roc
Why does Jane consider marriage to St. John? What
happens at the moment Jane is finally agreeing to
marry St. John? How does she respond at once? How
does she account for what has happened?
She tells St. John to go and give her space to think it over. She's gonna do something find out where Rochester is and how he is
Describe Jane's actions after St. John follows her into
the garden. What can readers infer that Jane is going
to do?
St. John's is holding his heaven and hell over her head
He said I'm gonna leave you for two weeks and I hope you make the right decision that will bring you to heaven
She hires a coach to get to Thornfield
As Jane prepares for her trip to Thornfield, she receives
a note from St. John. Describe how Jane's reaction to
the note shows that she is going to see Rochester for the
same reasons she once left him
She thinks about her trip from when she left after Bertha
A lot has changed in one year. She has money, clothes and family
She writes to St. John about an inheritance
What does Jane reflect upon while traveling back to
Thornfield?
She wants to perking the excitement because the reality might not match her expectations
Why does Jane decide to walk on to Thornfield instead
of going into the inn to ask questions?
She walks the last 2 miles
As she is walking towards Thornfield she starts sensing something it off
She starts to realize that the house looks messed up and the grass it burnt
As she gets closer she realizes that there was a fire
She opens the door and sh
How does Bront� develop suspense as the reader waits
for Jane to see Thornfield Hall again?
Bertha starts the fire
Grace Poole likes to drink it helps her drink so she gets drunk and she didn't see Bertha get out
One night Bertha gets out and lights the place on fire
How did the fire start at Thornfield Hall?
Rochester was the last person out and he even tries to get Bertha out but she jumps from the roof
As a result he gets everyone out and he loses his eye sight and he gets crippled in someway
How did Rochester behave heroically and selflessly
during the fire? What happened to Bertha and to
Rochester as the house burned?
He takes off to another home called Ferndane Hall
He sets ms. Fairfax where she can retire
He sends Adele to a school
He only brings two servants with himJane tracks him down and finds out where he is
What has become of Rochester since the fire? What
does Jane do immediately when she learns where
Rochester is?
The end of the road blocks that were stopping Jane and Rochester from being together
Getting rid of Bertha
Rochesters past
What might Thornfield's burning down symbolize?
Ferndean is isolated and there are no homes near it
It's surrounded by these thick trees and the sun can't pass through them so it's always dark
It has this feeling of oldness
How is the Gothic atmosphere established as the
chapter begins?
He's blind
He's missing a hand
Yet Jane remarks on how he is the same. He still looks strong, his hair is still black, and he looks the same
She doesn't see his illness it's not a letdown for her
Describe Rochester when Jane first sees him
He can't see her
He hears her voice and he almost doesn't believe it's her and he thinks it's his mind playing tricks on him
He immediately wants to know what's she's been up to
She's been mentioning St. John
He's asking questions like is he ugly, dumb or
What is Rochester's response to Jane's return?
Ferndean
What is Rochesters new home?
She doesn't care she isn't focusing on that
How does Jane appear to feel about Rochester's being
blind and maimed?
Jane heard his voice but he was miles away
Rochester said he called her name out and he heard her respond
How is the supernatural present in Jane and Rochester's
reunion?
Reader, I married him" we know this is some time in the future
She's pointing to Janes independence and the idea that finally we get a true decision Jane is making that she wants to do
It has been 10 years
When Jane passes through time, it wasn't signifi
Why is the first line of this chapter significant? How much
time has elapsed since the previous chapter?
They go by themselves and three days after Jane gets there
They don't even tell the servants until they get back
Similar o how they wanted to do it the first time
Difference is that Rochester is a free man and they have nothing standing in their way
How do Rochester and Jane marry? How is it similar and
different from their first attempt?
Jane maybe all along wasn't seeking her personal conscience maybe it was the comfort of having someone else
How can this passage be interpreted? Has Jane lost her
sense of autonomy or has she discovered that it is
possible to be independent even as part of a couple?
"No woman was ever nearer to her mate than I am:
ever more absolutely bone of his bone,
and fles
Jane goes to find Adele cause Rochester put her in a boarding school
She's getting a bad feeling and takes Adele out and transfers her to a better and closer school
"French defects
What happens to Ad�le? How does her fate touch
upon the motif of the foreigner?
One day him and Jane are reading and she's wearing a locket and he starts to see the locket and he asks Jane are you wearing a gold chain
They go to a doctor in London and he was able to regain sight in one eye
How does Rochester regain partial sight?
We find out about it very briefly
She remembers the first time she put him in Rochesters arms
He had eyes like his father
Rochester thanks god in that moment for having mercy on him
Once Jane has Rochester, it was she was mainly looking for
Discuss the significance of how we find out about Jane
and Rochester's son
Mary and Diana marry well and good guys who treat them right
They wind up seeing Jane once a year
St. John is still in India but he's close to death
His missionary work has taken a large role on him
He's probably only 40
The novel ends with St. John talki
What happens to St. John, Mary, and Diana Rivers?
When you read the novel in it's entirety, when you take a step back you wanna know what the main thing is
The novel is really about how we view religion and how it means different things to different people and how we view life regards to death
Jane is mo
Why do you think the novel ends where it does?