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Chapter1
Summary:
Jane
Eyre was always
ill-treated at
Gateshead Hall where her aunt, Mrs.
Reed and her cousins-Eliza, John and
Georgiana lived. Once, she was reading on
the wind
ow-seat behind a
curtain. John came and drove her away. To her
anger,
she
d
efend
ed
herself,
but
her
aunt
came
and
command
ed
to
l
ock
her
in
the
red-room.
Feelings:
I feel really bad
for Jane as a child at her age. Imagine if I were
her at
that time, I may give myself up
and die early. Even if facing such bad situation,
she
still l
oved reading. I
admire her very much.
Chapter2
Summary:
Jane was dragged away by two servants, Bessie and
Miss Abbot, and
l
ocked
in
the
red-room.
It
was
the
place
where
her
Uncl
e
Reed
died.
Thus,
the
whol
e
atmosphere
remind
ed
her
of
ghosts.
She
coul
dn
’
t
stand
it
anymore
and
passed out.
Feelings:
I
can
’
t help feeling that Jane
was suffering some kind of mental disease
because her aunt and
cousins
’
attitud
e
towards her. Poor little child! I hope some
time in the future it can be
heal
ed.
Chapter3
Summary:
The
d
octor
Mr.
Ll
oyd
came
to
see
if
Jane
was
OK.
He
asked
her
whether she woul
d like to go
to school or not and that was all.
Meanwhil
e, Miss
Abbot
told
Bessie
about
Jane.
Her
mother
was
Mr.
Reed
’
s
sister.
She
married
a
nearly
pennil
ess cl
ergyman, and her
father was furious and had nothing more to
d
o
with
her.
They
went
away
to
work
among
poor
peopl
e,
caught
typhoid,
and
died
when
Miss
Jane
was
a
baby, so she was
sent
to Gateshead Hall.
Bessie
felt
sorry
after hearing these.
Feelings:
Jane was sure
unfortunate, but to some extent, she was really
lucky. She
had someone like Bessie who
cared about her. I think Jane will start a new
life at
school.
Chapter4
Summary:
Jane
was
introduced
to
a
school
’
s
headmaster
Mr.
Brockl
ehurst.
Her
aunt
talked
bad
about
her
to
that
tall,
grim
man,
which
means
her
school
life
didn
’
t have a
good beginning.
Feelings:
I
just
feel
sick
for
Mrs.
Reed
’
s
behavior.
One
cannot
judge
others
no
matter
what,
l
et
alone
she
was
Jane
’
s
aunt.
What
she
had
d
one
coul
d
probably
d
estroy
Jane
’
s whol
e
life!
Chapter5
Summary:
Jane
arrived
at
a
school
at
Lowood.
The
living
condition
there
was
really poor. Girls there
only had a little food to eat and some of it
coul
dn
’
t be
call
ed
as
“
food
”
.
But
there
was
a
teacher
call
ed
Miss
Mill
er
who
cared
about
the
girls,
ord
ering extra bread and
cheese for them.
Feelings:
I
wond
er why on earth there was a school
like that in the past. What
kind
of
parents
woul
d
send
their
children
to
hell
on
earth?
I
am
worried
about
Jane right now.
Chapter6
Summary:
Helen
was
a
friend
of
Jane
when
she
was
at
school.
There
was
a
teacher call
ed
Miss Scatcherd who was always directed against
Helen. She scol
d
ed
Helen whenever she had a chance.
But Hel
en was pretty
positive towards these.
She believed
that since life was short, we should be happy.
Feelings:
Helen had a strong
character as a kid. I think that must due to her
early
experience as an orphan. She
coul
d face anything peacefully. Many
adults can
’
t d
o
that in my opinion.
Chapter7
Summary:
Mr. Brockl
ehurst announced to all the
girls in the school that Jane was
a
liar
and
he
warned
them
against
her.
But
Helen
trusted
her
and
gave
her
courage.
Feelings:
It
’
s rud
e to say
bad things about others no matter in front of them
or
behind their backs. Mr.
Brockl
ehurst
’
s
behavior can be really hurtful.
Chapter8
Summary:
Miss Templ
e was another person who
chose to believe Jane. She asked
Mr.
Ll
oyd
whether
Jane
’
s
sid
e
of
story
was
true.
As
Mr.
Ll
oyd
convinced
Jane
’
s
word,
Miss
Templ
e
announced
to
the
school
that
Jane
was
innocent
of
Mr. <
/p>
Brockl
ehurst
’
s charges against her.
Feelings:
Miss
Templ
e is that kind of person who gives
you a light of hope when
you
are
truly
d
own.
It
’
s
a
great
luck
to
have
such
a
person
be
your
sid
e
and
support you. I think Miss
Templ
e will influence Jane throughout
her lifetime.
Chapter9
Summary:
Typhoid fever
struck Lowood
when
spring
came.
Thus, many of the
stud
ents
were
kept
apart.
Helen
was
also
ill,
not
typhoid
but
with
consumption.
Knowing
Helen
might
die
soon,
Jane
coul
dn
’
t
help
tiptoeing
to
the
room
Helen
stayed
in
to
be
with
her
as
her
last
company.
They
spent
a
night
together
and
Helen died in
Jane
’
s arm during her dream.
Feelings:
Helen
’
s
d
eath
was
a
great
l
oss
for
Jane
in
my
opinion.
But
anyhow,
Helen
’
s spirit
l
eaves a d
eep impression on
me, and I believe, on everyone who has
ever read this book.
Chapter10
Summary:
Soon
after the typhoid, there was
an
inquiry, which brought to
light
the truth about Lowood with its
wretched clothing, poor food, and bad conditions.
Lowood
was
put
into
the
care
of
kind
and
sensibl
e
trustees,
and
both
diet
and
cl
othing improved. After six
years of study there, Jane became a teacher. After
her
tutor both in study and in life,
Miss Templ
e, get married and
l
eft, Jane
d
ecid
ed to
l
eave as well. On her last
night at Lowood, Bessie visited her with her son
Bobby.
She brought the news about
Gateshead to Jane.
Feelings:
It
’
s time for Jane to find a
new place to go. She had been at Lowood for
so many years and she shoul
d
search for some new opportunity and start a new
life at Thornfield Hall.
Chapter11
Summary:
On arriving at
Thornfield Hall, Jane met the house keeper Mrs.
Fairfax
and
her
stud
ent
Ad
ele
whose
guardian
was
Mr.
Edward
Fairfax
Rochester,
who
was also the owner of the house. She
also met a solidly built servant called Grace
Pool
e.
Feelings:
I guess Jane can
live an at l
east comfortabl
e
life here at Thornfield Hall
since
nobody is after her. Jane
’
s
bright new life starts right now.
Chapter12
Summary:
Jane
met
Mr.
Rochester
on
her
way
to
post
a
l
etter.
Mr.
Rochester
sprained his
ankl
e in the lane.
Feelings:
It
’
s a pretty strange way to
meet your empl
oyer the first time like
that. I
bet there woul
d be
interesting stories between them.
Chapter13
Summary:
Ad
el
e
was
having a
lot of
troubl
e
concentrating when
she
knows Mr.
Rochester was
d
ownstairs
—
she
kept trying to sneak d
ownstairs to see
him or to
guess what presented he might
have brought her. Mr. Rochester and Jane talked
about
Jane
’
s
early
experiences
and
Mr.
Rochester
call
ed
Jane
as
elf.
Thus,
Jane
consid
ered
Mr. Rochester changeful and abrupt.
Feelings:
I
kind
of feel the
same
as Jane
did. How coul
d an almost
stranger say
such
rud
e thing during our first chat? If I
were Jane, I might be really angry.
Chapter14
Summary:
One evening,
Rochester sent for Jane and Adel
e after
dinner. Sud
d
enly,
because
she
was
staring
at
him,
Rochester
asked
Jane
if
she
thought
he’s
handsome. Without thinking, she gave an
honest answer: no. Rochester tol
d her
that
he’s
feeling
chatty
tonight,
and
ord
er
ed
Jane
to
chat
with
him
about
something. While Jane and Rochester had
been talking, Adel
e had run out to try
on
one of the dresses that were among
her new presents from Rochester. When she
comes back and frolics around in the
dress, she l
ooks just like her mother.
Feelings:
I
d
on’t
know
why but
I
just
feel that the
whol
e
conversation
between
them is super intense and kind of
awkward to me...
Chapter15
Summary:
One day when Mr.
Rochester and Jane were wand
ering in
the gard
en,
Mr. Rochester
talked about
Ad
ele
’
s mother,
Celine Varens. That evening, Jane finds
Rochester asleep in his bed with the
curtains and his bed
clothes on fire,
and she
puts out the flames and rescues
him.
Feelings:
I feel like
the relationship between Jane and Mr. Rochester is
changing-I
see something about love.
Chapter16
Summary:
Mrs.
Fairfax
tol
d
Jane
that
Mr.
Rochester
was
taking
a
trip
to
Mr.
Eshton
’
s
house
which
was
fill
ed
with
girls
who
were
fond
of
Mr.
Rochester,
especially
Blanche
Ingram,
Lord
Ingram
’
s
daughter.
After
hearing
this,
Jane
was
pretty
sure
that
Mr.
Rochester
would
not
be
with
her
no
matter
what,
so
she
became really sad.
Feelings:
I
don
’
t
think
Mr.
Rochester
is
that
kind
of
guy
who
only
cares
about
money and beauty to be
honest. And if he has feelings for Jane, he may
marry her.
Chapter17
Summary:
Everyone spends the
three days making frantic preparations for all the
guests.
When
they
rod
e
up,
some
in
carriages
and
some
on
horses,
a
beautiful
woman
in
a
purpl
e
dress
was
riding
besid
e
Rochester.
It’s
Blanche
Ingram!
The
visitors enter, and Jane sat with
Ad
ele, half-listening to their noise
and trying to
keep
Ad
el
e from running
d
own and bothering them. Blanche and
Rochester sang a
song,
and
Jane
wanted
to
l
eave,
but
she’s
mesmerized
by
Rochester’s
voice.
As
soon
as
he
finished,
she
slipped
out
into
the
hallway.
Rochester
came
out
after
Jane
and
asked
why
she
didn’t
come
and
talk
to
him
in
the
drawing
room.
He
wanted her to come back, but he
coul
d
tell she’s about to
cry, so he let her go.
Feelings:
Now
I
am
more
than
sure
that
Jane
was
in
l
ove
with
Mr.
Rochester
compl
etely.
It
’
s
obvious
that
Miss
Blanche
’
s
heart
is
not
as
beautiful
as
her
appearance, so basically
Mr. Rochester won
’
t choose
her over Jane.
Chapter18
Summary:
With Rochester
absent, a stranger arrived at Thornfield. The
stranger,
whose name was Mason, claimed
to be an ol
d friend of Mr.
Rochester’s.
Later that
day,
a strange gypsy woman arrived, offering to tell
their fortunes. Blanche Ingram
went
first. Everyone waited excitedly for her to come
back and tell them what the
woman said,
but when she
did come back she said the
woman was obviously a
fraud.
The
servant,
Sam,
tol
d
Jane
that
the
gypsy
woman
said
she
kne
w
there’s
another
singl
e
woman
in
the
group,
and
that
she
thought
that
must
mean
her.
Jane’s curious about the woman, so she
went to see her and had her own fortune
tol
d.
Feelings:
Though
I
wond
er
who
Mason
was,
I’
m
more
excited
about
the
story
between Jane and that
“
gypsy
woman
”
. It coul
d
be really interesting!
Chapter19
Summary:
Jane
entered
the
library
and
saw
the
ol
d
gypsy
woman
reading
a
prayer-
book by the fire. Her hat and handkerchief threw
shad
ows over her face.
The
gypsy
asked
Jane
about
Mr.
Rochester,
and
when
she
did
n’t
say
much
in
response,
the
gypsy
suggested
that
Mr.
Rochester
was
in
l
ove
with
Blanche
Ingram.
Jane
admitted
that
the
rumor
was
that
Rochester
and
Blanche
were
engaged,
but
corrected
the
woman
on
one
thing
—
they
were
not
in
l
ove.
In
a
moment, the woman’s voice
change
d
—
the old
gypsy woman was Mr. Rochester in
disguise, and he’s just been messing
with everyone.
She tol
d him
about
Mason’s
arrival, and
he’s so horrified that he
c
oul
dn
’t even
stand up anymore.
Then, Jane
call
ed Mason to meet Mr.
Rochester in the room.
Feelings:
From this chapter,
I’
m happy to see that Mr.
Rochester l
oved Jane too
and
he wanted to see if Jane had the same feelings as
he did. From our point of
view,
they
both
l
ove
each
other
more
than
anything.
However,
Mr.
Rochester
’
s
behavior shows that
Mason’s
presence means something terribl
e has
happened,
or will happen.
Chapter20
Summary:
Everyone
in
the
house
is
woken
up
by
all
the
noise.
The
guests
stumbl
e
around in the corrid
or in their robes,
but nobody seems to know what’s
going
on. Jane gets dressed, then sits by the
wind
ow waiting. Mr. Rochester knocks
on her d
oor and asks her to
come with him. He sends Jane back to get a sponge
and some salts.
Rochester tells Jane to stay with Mason
and to make sure he stays
awake, but
not to talk to him at all for any reason. He gives
her the sponge, which
is
bl
oody now, so that she can tend to the
wound a little, too. For a l
ong time,
Jane