Jane Eyre
A: dread, twilight, sombre, hear saddened, Master Reed
I: The words that the author uses in the beginning of chapter one are those that demonstrate misery in life. The word dread creates a mood of despair and shows the misery of Jane. It seems that she is disliked by her entire family and even the housemaids. She is forced to refer to her older brother as master, is she adopted or a result of an infidelity? Is this the reason she is treated as trash. Her father isn’t around which leads to the assumption that he is dead and she was left to the care of the "Missis." The housemaids tell her she cannot compare to the other "missies." Basically she is told that she is not good enough, which leads to support the assumption that she is not part of the family. Will she be accepted soon? It seems not since she is tied down and kept under restraint. The only way to tell is to read on.
Pages 23-37
A: weary, lonely, good apothecary, good-natured looking face
I: Jane passes out when she’s locked in the master room. She think she sees a ghost and is very frightened. She is taken in the living room where she sits in front of the fire as Bessie sings a song. The song closely resembles Jane. The song speaks of a "poor orphan child" who although she thinks she’s alone God is by her side. Soon after Bessie finishes the song an apothecary comes over. It shocking to know that Mrs. Reed sends over an apothecary rather than a real doctor to take care of Jane. The apothecary is really nice to her.
Are the apothecary and Jane going to be good friends later on in the book?
Pages 37-51
A: hell, keep in good health and not die, psalms, the book of revelations
I: Jane is talking to Mr. Brocklehurst about being a "naughty girl," although she is very young she already has a corrupted mind. She doesn’t believe in heaven. When Brocklehurst asks her how she’s going to keep from going to hell, she simply says she won’t die instead of saying being nice. Also Jane prefers the book of revelations rather than the psalms. The book of revelations speaks of the coming of the beast, of evil and the destruction of mankind while the psalms are angelical hymns. It’s disturbing for a 10 yr. old girl to choose evil over good.
Pages 52-66
A: companionship of a book, nobody can be sure of the future, you will change you mind, reading alone
I: Jane walks up to Helen Burns and have a small conversation about a book Helen is reading. Helen is very similar to Jane, she also fiends companionship in books and is alone most of the time Jane sees her. During this section Helen is beat unjustly but she say she deserves it because she has faults. The she tells Jane that she will change her mind soon.
Does Jane become like Helen?
Will Helen be used to foreshadow events of Jane since they’re so similar?
Pages 67-80
A: nature of men, can only see defects, death is an entrance to happiness, breathed hard and coughed a short cough
I: Helen Burns is punished once again and they make her wear the "untidy badge." Jane says that the nature of men is to only see the bad and not the good. In a way she’s talking about herself because everyone automatically judges her as a bad child and they see her "bad" actions but not her knowledge or intelligence. Soon after she thinks this she is humiliated in front of the 80 girls and is accused of being possessed. She cries to herself and then Helen comes and soothes her. Helen tells her that true happiness is death. Is Helen going to dies soon?
Pages 81-95
A: we all must die some day, my mind is at rest, when I die?, good night, resurgam
I: Jane goes up to Ms. Temple’s room where Helen is. She says her final good byes. Helen tells Jane that everyone dies some day and their mind is at rest. At such a young age she accepts the idea of death. She’s not scared, and Jane shows the same courage when she asks about her own death. Before Helen dies they tell each other good-night instead of good-bye, Jane is hoping to see her again soon. On Helen’s tombstone it says "resurgam" which means "I shall rise again." Will she rise again in Jane? This part is really intense, Helen, her best friend dies in the hands of Jane. Once again Jane loses another part of her innocence.
96-110
A: "...they are only servants, and one can’t converse with them on terms of equality: one must keep them at due distance, for fear of losing one’s authority"
I: Mrs. Fairfax, although she seems like a nice old lady she feels herself superior to other people. She thinks masters have to treat servants differently in order for them to obey. Jane is "governess" but she is still under Mrs. Fairfax. Will she turn out to be a deceitful lady like Mrs. Reed?
111-125
A: "same low ha! ha!..thrilled me," "In those days I was young, and all sorts of fancies bright and dark tenanted my mind: the memories of nursery stories were thee amongst other rubbish; and when they recurred, maturing youth added to them a vigour and vividness beyond what childhood could give"
I: Even a grown woman Jane still finds entertainment from the nursery stories she was told. When she hears one of the servants laughing she believes is a ghost. Also when she hears the horse coming she believes to be a horse she was told when she was younger. Jane says everything else in her mind is rubbish, it could be the pain she went through. She rather keep her life like a fairy-tale than actual pain and suffering. Also she keeps strong bonds with the people she was close to before, Bessie and Ms. Temple. They we’re the only people that always told her nursery stories.
125-139
A: Inmates, cells, imagine something which I was powerless to realize, submit to money
I: Jane is coming back from a walk that she made to the post office. When she returns to Thornfield Hall she describes of some sort of prison, she says that everyone in the house is an inmate. There is no excitement in her life and she states that she would rather go through all her experiences than to be solitary in one moment of peace. When she talks about the painting to Mr. Rochester, she says that her thoughts and actions aren’t coordinated. Mr. Rochester after examining the paintings, tells her that everyone has a price.
139-153
A: "since happiness is irrevocably denied to me, I have a right to get pleasure in out of life: and will get it, cost what it may."
I: Mr. Rochester is have a conversation with Jane about anything that keeps him entertained. Mr. Rochester tells Jane that since he was young he led a miserable life. He say since life didn’t give him happiness he has to obtain it one way or another. Mr. Rochester and Jane are very similar, they’re both emotionally scarred. Do they get together? It seems that Jane has an attraction to Mr. Rochester. Mr. Rochester also states that Jane has never been in love or felt jealousy, he says that she still needs to experience it. Will Rochester fall in love with Jane or vise versa? Will Jane be heartbroken because of Rochester?"
153-167
A: Grace Poole, no consciousness of guilt or fear, conscious
I: Jane finally meets Grace Poole, the servant that is always laughing. She’s sewing rings on curtains when Jane decides to approach her and speak to her. Grace is uninterested by what Jane has to say but when Jane mentions Mr. Rochester, Grace becomes little more "conscious." Is Grace attracted to Mr. Rochester too? Are Jane and Grace going to become enemies?
168-182
A: Jane meets Ms. Ingram and describes her, she says that it reminds her of Mrs. Reed
I: After she finishes describing Ms. Ingram, Jane says she doesn’t like her because she’s too simple. All her ideas are either things she’s read or things she’s heard from other people, and Jane dislikes that. Maybe the reason Jane dislikes her is because she’s jealous that Mr. Rochester pays more attention to Ms. Ingram than to her. After contemplating Jane’s feelings, it is possible that Jane is reminded of Mrs. Reed because she dislikes her, and since Ms. Ingram arouses the same emotions she compares them.
183-197
A: jealous, inferior, pride, paradox, social classes
I: Jane sits alone while Mr. Rochester flirts with Ms. Ingram, she feels something that she hasn’t felt before but she says it’s not jealousy. Jane states that she cannot be jealous of someone who is inferior to her. However this creates a paradox because she’s losing the love of Mr. Rochester of someone she is better to. The intellectual level between the two women is very different, which contradicts the belief that those who were part of the elite were much more educated. It also shows that Jane has a lot of pride, and can be quite judgmental.
198-212
A: Jane doesn’t believe in the gypsy
I: After the two ladies finish talking to the gypsy they are terrified of the secrets she has revealed, yet Jane enters the room cool headed, and thinks it’s a silly thing to believe in what she has to say. Jane is but curious to find what the gypsy has to say about her, however after some time she is mystified by gypsy’s words. Although Jane is well educated and thinks critically before she believes in anything people says, she’s fooled by the words of the gypsy and doubts her own opinions. The gypsy turns out to be Mr. Rochester. Does Mr. Rochester have such control over Jane that he makes her doubt herself? Will Mr. Rochester be capable of controlling Jane in the future?
213-227
A: inexperienced eyes, marble is sorlid slate, cobweb draperies, polished woods are scaly barks
I: Mr. Rochester speaks to Jane of all of his fortune. He is very wealthy but he is very unhappy, all of his precious jewels are nothing but a mask for his suffering. While everyone else sees him as a rich successful man, he sees himself fall into his misery; he can’t seem to find happiness. Will Jane become that happiness?
228-240
A: living, she had ever hated me---dying, she must hate me still
I: Mrs. Reed is on her death bed and calls for Jane to plead for her forgiveness for all the past offenses. However, when Jane asks her aunt to love her she turns away. Although she claims regret she shows none, and Jane states that it’s too late for her too change. I believe Bronte wants to show, that people don’t try to change until it’s too late for them to do so. When they try, they don’t really do change but just try to give the impression that they are changing.
241-255
A: Jane is leaving because Mr. Rochester is going to marry
I: Jane is jealous and disillusioned because Mr. Rochester is going to marry another women, she hates being second to anybody, although she always self-deprecates herself. She rather leave than see Mr. Rochester happy with another woman. However, she believes that he will not be happy because he doesn’t and isn’t loved by Ms. Ingram.
256-270
A: rainy night, full of thunder, horse chestnut split in half
I: Soon after Mr. Rochester proposes to Jane it starts to rain heavily, as if the heavens were condemning their love. The rain brings thunder and they have to flee where they were sitting, soon Adele informs her that the horse chestnut was split in half. The horse chestnut is where Jane and Mr. Rochester were sitting and where they announced their love. Could it be symbolizing that their love will be a failure and that they will soon split.
271-285
A: song, Jane will not die with him
I: Jane says that he loves Mr. Rochester but she also says that she does not wish to die along him. If he dies, she will have her time to die also. I believe that Jane is only obsessed with Mr. Rochester and doesn’t really love him, but is intrigued by his intellect.
286-300
A: no tears, Jane finds out that Mr. Rochester is married
I: Jane is about to marry Rochester when Mr. Mason and his lawyer intervene with the accusation that Mr. Rochester’s former wife still lives. Mr. Rochester admits to it, and shows her to them. Jane looks herself up in her room, and gets intense emotions, but has no tears. Does Jane truly love Rochester?
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