Jane Eyre

Journal Chapter 6

The chapter starts by stating on how Jane finds the lessons long and difficult. While in sewing class, Jane recognizes the girl she met the other day who is called Burns. Unfortunately, Jane witnesses Burns getting punished by the teacher. Later, while on her play hour, Jane finds Burns sitting alone near the fireplace. They talk about how punishments should be accepted. Jane insists that Helen should've retaliated but Helen reminds Jane that "the Bible bids us return good for evil. But Jane believes otherwise, that someone must resist against those who punishes her. In the middle of their debate, an older girl orders Helen to clean up her drawer. -reader sees their different attitudes on religion and punishment (resist / accept it) -Helen is a Christ figure. -In the early part, Mrs Reed is similar to Charlotte's real aunt that came and took care of them when her mother died.

Chapter 7

In the beginning of the chapter, Jane tells the reader that her first quarter at Lowood has been uncomfortable due to insufficient clothing and food. Jane has never seen Mr. Brocklehurst during the 3 weeks at Lowood but that afternoon she has the chance to see him. Before meeting with the girls, Mr. Brocklehurst talks a bit to Ms. Temple about how the girls shouldn't get any luxury whatsoever. But, before he even his sentenced, he sees a girl with curled hair and wants her hair to be cut off, including all the girls who have top-knots. After this incident, we finally see the ladies of Mr. Brocklehurst's family arrive. They are wearing luxurious and splendid clothes made in velvet, silk and fuhr. This is an example of Mr. Brocklehurst's hypocrisy. Jane tries to stay calm but suddenly drops her slate and drops on the floor. Then, Mr. Brockehurst orders a stool so Jane would be on. He then proceeded to make false accusations by telling in front of everyone that she is a liar. He then orders Jane to stay on the stool for an hour. Later, Helen smiles as she passes by. -Lowood is similar to The Clergy Daughters School that Jane and sisters attended (bad conditions, TB) -Brockelhurst is very hypocritical (furr…etc) stereotyped autorithan character

Chapter 8

After the day's punishment, Jane throws herself on the floor crying and wishing to die. She shares her sentiments with Helen and she fears that all the students and teachers who had faith in her would hate her now. But Helen reminds her that God is the only one who needs to love you. Ms. Temple sees both of them and invites the girls in her apartment. Janes announces that she was wrongfully accused by Mr. Brockehurst. Ms. Temple listens to all of her defense and mentions Mr. Lloyd. By hearing his name, Ms. Temple decides to write him to know if Jane is correct on her version of the story. A week later, Ms. Temple receive a letter from Mr.Lloyd that clears up Jane's name from any wrong-doing. After assembling the entire school, Ms.Temple clears up Jane's name in front of everyone. This act relieved a lot of stress for Jane. After that emotionnal episode, life at Lowood is better for Jane at least. -Brockelhurst is on Mrs. Reed's side, not on Jane no matter what she says.

Chapter 9

However, Lowood was starting to look like a hospital. Girls were getting sick very badly from typhus. But, Jane hasn't been sick yet and is enjoying herself with the other healthy girls. Jane doesn't play with Helen anymore because she is sick herself from consumption. Jane doesn't realize how severe Helen's illness is. While walking, she sees that the surgeon has been visiting Helen secretly. She finds out that Helen is confined to Ms. Temple's room. One night, she decides to go see her friend in her death-bed. Jane gets the chance to talk to her and falls asleep in Helen's arm. The next morning, Ms.Temple finds Jane lying beside Helen, who is dead. -Same thing happened with Charlotte's sisters, they died.

Chapter 10

Eight years have come and gone at Lowood and Jane still attends it. Many changes were made in the school's conditions because of an inquiry made after a lot of girls died of typhus. The changes were for the better. Jane was now a teacher at Lowood. Ms. Temple is no longer the superintendant of the school because she got married. But, after Ms. Temple leaves, Jane feels no longer the will to stay at Lowood, she wants to leave. She decides then to write an advertisement in a paper in order to become a governess. She writes it then mails it to the newspaper. After a week or so, she gets an offer for a small girl that is under 10 years old. The sender's name was Mrs. Fairfax. Jane finds out also that the salary she would receive would be twice what she got right now, 30 pounds every year. After Jane handles all negotiations for her leave, she finally leaves Lowood for her new job. But, before leaving, she meets Bessie. Bessies brings news of Jane's cousins. Bessie is happy to see that Jane has learn so much in the years, including piano and drawing. The next morning, Jane leaves Lowood forever. -Start of a new life for Jane, good or bad, she doesn't know but she'll be independent. -John kills himself à like Branwell, due to gambling -> failure of family (only man)

Chapter 11

After arriving at Milcote, Jane is driven to Thornfield. At her arrival, she is greeted by Mrs. Fairfax and learns that her pupil is not Mrs Fairfax's daughter but Adele Varens. She then goes to her room and rests. She learns about the family and that Rochester is the mater of the house. She also finds out that Adele is Rochester's ward. After eating breakfast, Jane and Adele go to the library. Mrs Fairfax keeps the house in great shape because Rochester doesn't come often. His visits are usually sudden and unexpected. Jane then gets a tour of the house and discovers a staircase with rows of small shut doors. While visiting the top level, Jane hears a crazy laugh. Mrs Fairfax tells her that it is probably Grace Poole, a servant, that is making all the noise. -Already, we know that something is very eerie in Thornfield that isn't too visible.

Chapter 12

Everything is going smoothly in Thornfiel however, one January afternoon, Mrs Fairfax wants Jane to let Adele have a holiday. Jane agrees to give her that privilege. After this, she decides to take a walk outside. She sees a horse coming her way. After the man and his horse pass her, they slip on a sheet of ice. She decides to go see if the man is alright. When the man sees Jane, he inquires on her identity and where she lives. After their brief conversation, Jane helps the man get back on his horse. He rides away and she remains on the hill. When she goes back Thornfield, she finds out that Rochester has arrived and ordered a surgeon to visit him due to a sprained ankle. -First incident where Rochester leans on Jane for support (symbolism)!!!

Chapter 13

The next day, Jane goes by her normal routine. She even allows Adele to run upstairs at night. However, she receives a message from Rochester that he wants to see Adele and her new governess, Jane. Mrs Fairfax presents Jane to Rochester. He makes that remark that Jane has done a good job with Adele since she improved a lot. She is pleased with what he just said, since it is the best thing a teacher or a governess can be said. He asks her if she plays piano, she does and plays a bit for her. Rochester tells her to stop and wants to know if she draws. She does and shows him her pictures she has made over time. He wonders if she made them since they are perfectly drawned. He wants to know the origin of her ideas since she didn't go out much while being in Lowood. Suddenly, after this, Rochester wants Jane to bring Adele to sleep since it is nine oclock. Mrs Fairfax tells Jane that his nature is very changeful and abrupt. He has family trouble. The origin and nature of Rochester's is sill a mystery for Jane. -The paintings describe Jane and foreshadows her future.

Chapter 14

For quite some time, Jane doesn't see Rochester. But one day, she gets a message that says that he wants to see Adele and her downstairs. Adele receives her present, a dress. After that, Rochester talks a bit with Jane. He talks a lot about himself with her and she is a bit confused. Adele decides to dance in front of them with her dress on. Rochester makes the remark that Adele looks like a miniature Celine Varens.

Chapter 15

One day, Rochester decides to tell Jane his love story with Celine Varens. Jane learns that Celine was Rochester's mistress. But one night, while waiting for her, Rochester sees Celine with another man in her bedroom. But, 6 months earlier, Adele was given to the care of Rochester, she was thus abandonned by Celine. After that talk, in her sleep, Jane notices a burned smell in the house. She also hears a demonic laugh, she looks and sees no one in the halls. But she still smell like fire so she rushes to Rochester's chamber. His bed was on fire so she takes a bassin full of water and throws it over the fire and Rochester. He then wakes up wondering what just happenend. After knowing, he decides no one should know about the incident and that the laugh probably came from Grace Poole. She then goes back to her bed but cannot sleep. -Byronic character ->lonely, defiant

Chapter 16

The following morning, Jane wants to see Rochester but at the same time, she's afraid. She waits for him. She didn't hear him the entire day so at night, she asks Mrs Fairfax where he's at. She tells Jane that he has gone on a journey and might be back in only a couple of weeks. Jane also learns that he has gone to a place 10 miles away from Milcote for a social gathering. Mrs Fairfax also tells Jane the people who will be there, including Ms Ingram, somoene very special and admire by everyone. Alone that night in her room, she decides to punish herself by drawing a portrait of herself and make a sculpture of Ms Ingram by what Ms Fairfax said of her in her description. She would write under her portrait, Portrait of a governess, poor, disconnected and plain and under the other one, Blance, an accomplished lady of rank. This would remind her of her rightful place of society and shouldn't expect much from her occupation and looks. -Use of the mirror so she can punish herself.

Chapter 17

Rochester has been away for a full week and Jane is confused about her sentiments on him. However, Mrs Fairfax gets a letter from Rochester saying that he will be back in 3 days and that she should clean the rooms he ask for and to get many servants for the party that he will be bringing back with him. Jane doesn't recognize Thornfield in all the mayem and excitement. When Rochester finally arrives, Jane and Adele look at the handsome men and ladies come in. The next day, Rochester wants Adele and Jane to meet his guests for the first time. Jane feels very awkwardly in this situation. From a seclused place, they observe the ladies. Jane notices Ms Ingrams beauty. Rochester, with the help of Miss Ingram, since a duo in front of everyone. She decides to leave. In the hall, while tying her sandal up, Rochester sees her and asks her why she didn't say hi to him and why she's getting paler. She says nothing and is excused.

Chapter 18

The next days were like that night, many parties but now, they are doing charades instead of singing. Rochester takes Miss Ingram on his team and asks Jane if she wants, she refuses and doesn't want to play. They have to make the word Bridewell. For some reason, Jane becomes jealous. One day, Rochester needs to leave for business and while that time a man, called Mr Mason wants to see him because he is his friend supposedly. He is from Spanish Town in Jamaica. Later, there's a strange gypsy that comes from a gypsy camp to tell all the young women their fortunes. The ladies are surprised that the gypsy knows so much about them. But, before the chapter is over, the gypsy tells the servant that there is one more woman she must see, this woman is Jane. She decides then to go visit the gypsy. -Bridewell ->marriage = prison for Rochester VERY IMPORTANT !!!

Chapter 19

Jane goes to visit the gypsy. She kneels before her so her fortune would be read from her face. The gypsy asks Jane on her opinions about Rochester but she doesn't want to get in that matter. She tells Jane that the passion may rage furiously. The gypsy then takes off her clothing and we can see that it is Rochester. This surprises her a lot. Rochester then leans on Jane because he has a blow. She is then sent to the dining room to see what is going on. He then asks her to take Mason to the library. At night, she hears Rochester and Mason talk together.

Chapter 20

One night, Jane is suddenly awakened by a scream, resounding from somewhere on the third storey. She hears someone yelling out and asking for help… help from Rochester in particular. Everyone in Thornfield is awake, wondering what just happened. Rochester reassures all of them by claiming that it was only a servant having a nightmare. But Jane can't sleep after this incident so she stays up and gets dressed up. Rochester knocks at her door asking for a little bit of assistance. He wants her to bring smelling salts and a sponge. He then unlocks one of the small black doors on the third-storey. Inside the room, Jane can hear the same laugh that comes from Grace Poole in her opinion. Rochester goes in the room, then comes back out and locks it again. In another room, we see Mason bleeding heavily from the arms…he claims that someone or something bit him. Jane is then asked to sponge the blood. Rochester then leaves her with Mason in the room for about 2 hours in order to get the surgeon. When the surgeon finally comes with Rochester, Mason tells them that "She bit me…She worried me like a tigress, when Rochester got the knife from her". Mason was apperantly trying to interview that thing that attacked him. Rochester then asks Jane to get all of Mason's stuff and medication and to warn the coachmen. After they take Mason away, Jane is asked once again by Rochester in the garden. He tells her of the pleasure he finds with her presence.

Chapter 21

This chapter first begins with Jane having constant dreams of a little child, foreshadowing in her mind some kind of trouble. The dreams refered to Bessie's newborn that died a week old. On one afternoon, she learns through Mrs Reed's coachman that John Reed killed himself because of money problems. Also she learns that Mrs.Reed has had many strokes and saying to get Jane Eyre because she wants to speak to her. Having learned this, Jane then asks Rochester for permission to leave for a while and he accepts on the condition she would come back, no matter what. He only gives her 10 pounds after an argument over her wages. We also find out that he will get married soon and that Adele would be sent to school for her own good since Jane doesn't know if she can handle the job anymore. He makes Jane promise not to advertise and she does. After arriving at Gateshead, she finds that nothing changed, everything is the same as it was before. Georgianna and Eliza are harsh with her and don't speak much. After quite a wait, she gets to speak to her aunt. In her first conversation, the reader finally finds out why she hates Jane so much because of her mother… and social clases. She hated Jane the first moment she laid eyes on her. In the next conversation, her aunt apologizes for 2 things she did wrong against her. First, she broke the promise she made to her husband and the second was to keep the letter from her uncle John Eyre away from Jane. The next morning after this conversation, she dies.

Chapter 22

In this chapter, we find out that Jane's stay was more than she expected…a month. She had to stay to help Eliza and Georgiana in different things. After her assistance was no longer needed, she could finally depart for Thornfield. She decides to walk to Thornfield from Milcote instead of calling for the coachman. When she arrives, she sees Rochester sitting on a rock writing something. He welcomes her back to Thornfield. After, she goes to the house to greet Adele and Fairfax. Fairfax tells Jane that Rochester is suppose to marry Blanche very soon but still…Jane cannot see any preparation or journeying between places. Jane then starts to hope that Rochester is done with Blanche so she could have him. At the end, we find out that Jane loves him more than ever when she says "Never had he called me more frequently to his presence: never been kinder to me when there - and alas! Never had I loved him so well."

Chapter 23

On a midsummer night, after Adele goes to sleep early, Jane decides to take a walk in the orchard. She follows a winding walk to where a giant chestnut tree stands. She then smells Rochester's cigar and then sees him entering … she decides to hide to avoid any conversation. A moth goes by and he bends down to observe it more in details. That instant, Jane decides to move behind him to leave but he sees her and asks her if she would come and observe the moth with him. She joins him and then they talk about her leaving of Thornfield. He tells her of a perfect place for her to move in Ireland but then… she starts to cry without having any tears. They are beside each other by the tree. She admits that she doesn't want to leave Thornfield because she loves it since she lived in it a full and delightful life. Jane then finds out that Rochester wants to marry her instead of Blanche and after a bit of talking, she accepts. They decide to leave. The next morning…Jane finds out that the tree they were sitting under was split in half by lightning.

Chapter 24

The next morning, this all seemed like a dream for Jane until Rochester reminds her of their plans in 4 weeks to marry. He has many plans for her : travel around the world, wear the most beautiful jewelry and dresses. She doesn't want all of this. She demands that he explained the whole situation to Mrs Fairfax so she won't make any assumptions or rumors. Jane then talks to her and Fairfax warns her in what she would embark on and that she should be careful because he might change his attitude. She even goes to Milcote with Rochester to select 6 dresses for the marriage. Adele begs to come and they let her after a little argument. Jane has a lot of trouble in selecting the dresses and in the end, she only takes 2. On her way back, she makes the promise that she will write to her uncle, John Eyre. Jane decides that the month before her marriage will be the most punishing in a way for Rochester. She decides to show him all of her moods, attitudes and way of thinking. She wants him to see the real her and to love what she is and not what he thinks she is.

Chapter 25

The month of Jane's courtship is over. Her and Rochester will be man and wife the next day. However, Jane is very troubled from an occurrence that happened the night before. Rochester in the meantime wasn't home. When he arrives from London, Rochester is told by Jane her accounts of what happened. She tells him that she had very disturbing dreams of a little child. After she woke up, she saw the shadow of a woman she did not know. The unknown woman took the veil and threw it over her own head and turned to the mirror. When she turned to the mirror, Jane got a good look at the woman from her reflection. But, before she could do anything, the woman looked at Jane with fiery eyes and Jane lost consciousness. From what Rochester gathered of the incident, he insists that it was half reality, half imagined. He tells her that it was Grace Poole and that in a year and 1 day after their marriage, he would tell her why Grace Poole lives with them. Jane agrees with Rochester on only knowing a year later but she is very disapointed.

Chapter 26

Jane is finally ready for her wedding; being dressed up and cleaned up. But, before proceeding, the maid tells her to look in the mirror so she can look at herself. Jane realizes that she's looking at a stranger and not herself. Mirror is very important since it is a reflection of Jane in every aspect. Rochester calls her down so they can go the chapel, he is in a hurry. While going to the chapel, Jane notices 2 people walking among the tombstones near the chapel. They are probably Mr. Riggs and Mr. Mason. The ceremony finally begins but is interrupted by someone that says "the wedding cannot go on: I declare the existance of an impediment" He tells everyone that Rochester has another wife living with her, she that turned mad. She is Bertha Mason, Mr. Mason's sister. Rochester denies all of this but Mr. Mason declares that he saw his sister not so long ago and that she bit him in Thornfield Hall. Finally, Rochester tells everyone that the wedding can't go on and confesses on everything he has been accused of. After this incident, everyone goes back to Thornfield Hall. They see Bertha in a room on the third-storey running back and forth like a mysterious beast. After, Mr. Riggs tells Jane that she is no longer implicated in this complicated affair and shouldn't bother with it anymore. When Jane wrote the letter to her uncle, Mr. Mason was present and predicted what would've happened otherwise. Jane then goes back in her room to reflect on what just happened and what she should do. She decides that he must go.

Chapter 27

Jane decides then to leave Thornfield for good but when Rochester ask for forgiveness, she accepts on the spot. He wants her to be Mrs. Rochester and to take her to France and countries far away. Jane tells him that she has no intention on becoming his mistress, it would degrade herself and her moral value. However, Rochester tells her the whole story on how he first met Bertha and Jane pities him. He tells her that she was such a special glance when she first arrives but Jane replies by saying that she will never be his. Jane decides to leave in her room when she dreams of her mother telling her to leave temptation. She takes a coach at random to take as far away as 20 shillings would.