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Jane Eyre Summary. J ane Eyre is a novel by Charlotte Brontë about an orphaned young woman in nineteenth-century England.. Jane Eyre is raised by her cruel and wealthy relatives before being sent ...
Chapter 20. Later that night, Jane is startled by a loud, shrill cry and hears a commotion in the room above her, followed by a muffled shout for help. The guests, having all been awakened by the ...
Many girls are taken from school by friends or relatives, and many others die. Jane remains healthy and spends her days outside with her new friend, Mary Ann Wilson. Meanwhile, Helen has taken ill ...
Chapter 4. In the months following Mr. Lloyd’s conversation with Mrs. Reed, Jane eagerly awaits the news that she will be sent away to school. During this time, her aunt and cousins further ...
These key plot points will help guide you to the most salient parts of the novel. The Red Room and Gateshead (Chapters 2 and 4): These chapters from Jane’s early childhood characterize the ...
Chapter 31. Jane moves into the modest cottage and holds her first day of class. To her disappointment, she does not enjoy teaching the students, most of whom cannot read. Jane admits that she ...
Chapter 34. At Christmas, Jane leaves the school, though she promises to return to teach once a week. She takes great pains to clean and fix up Moor House before Diana and Mary arrive. Though Jane ...
One day, feeling restless, Jane offers to deliver one of Mrs. Fairfax’s letters to town. As she walks, she hears a horse approaching and recalls Bessie telling her about the mythical “Gytrash ...
Chapter 3. When Jane wakes up, she has been moved out of the red room and is being examined by Mr. Lloyd, the local apothecary. He tells Bessie to keep Jane in bed, and Bessie treats Jane with ...
Chapter 19. Jane enters the library, where the woman is sitting. The woman’s face is covered by bandages and a large bonnet. Unlike the other ladies, Jane is very skeptical of the woman and ...
