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JANE EYRE

Summary:
The Plot of “Jane Eyre” can be divided into 5 distinct section:
1. Jane’s early childhood at Gateshead:
- The novel begins with Jane living at her aunt's, Mrs Reed. Mrs Reed and her
children are very cruel towards Jane by calling her a 'rat', claiming she is poor,
and one-night Mrs Reed locks Jane into the 'Red Room', a supposedly
haunted room in the family home, it is here that Jane believes she meets her
uncle's ghost. She is terrified by this and bangs on the door, wanting to
be let out, but no one comes for her. Jane suffers a fever, and it nearly
kills her.

2. Jane’s education at Lowood:


- Mrs Reed does not want Jane in her household anymore so sends her to
Lowood School. She tells him that Jane must be punished and
Brocklehurst relishes any opportunity to punish Jane in front of her
peers.

- Conditions at the school are not very good - illness is rife and there isn't
enough food or water for the girls. In here Jane was also have her 1st friend
for the 1st time in her life to understands the value of friendship and love.
Tragically, Helen Burns, Jane's best friend, dies of consumption and
Jane is there with her until her death. Soon after, the school is taken over
by some kind and sympathetic gentlemen, thus improving the conditions.
Jane later becomes a teacher there.

3. Jane’s time at Thornfield:


- Jane applies for a governess position at Thornfield Hall and gets the post.
She becomes governess for Adele. Jane begins to fall in love with her
employer, Mr Rochester.

- A fire breaks out at Thornfield, nearly killing Rochester as he sleeps.


Jane saves him (Rochester claims it was Grace Poole - a servant - who
started the fire; however, Jane doesn't think it was) and Jane is shocked
when Rochester confesses his love and desire to marry her, but she
eventually accepts because she thought that he wanted to marry Blanche
Ingram who it is rumoured Rochester will marry.

- On the day of their wedding, Mr Mason turned up at the church and


declared that Rochester was already married to his sister so he couldn’t
marry Jane. Then Rochester revealed all about his marriage, claiming his
wife Bertha is mentally unstable and prone to violence and he still wants to be
with Jane.

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