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  1. Jane Eyre Full Book Summary. Jane Eyre is a young orphan being raised by Mrs. Reed, her cruel, wealthy aunt. A servant named Bessie provides Jane with some of the few kindnesses she receives, telling her stories and singing songs to her. One day, as punishment for fighting with her bullying cousin John Reed, Jane’s aunt imprisons Jane in the ...

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      At its core, Jane Eyre follows Jane’s quest for home and...

  2. Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Brontë and published in 1847, is a classic novel that follows the life and experiences of its eponymous protagonist, Jane Eyre.The narrative unfolds in the early 19th century and traces Jane’s journey from her orphaned childhood to her struggles as a governess and, ultimately, her quest for independence, love, and self-respect.

  3. At its core, Jane Eyre follows Jane’s quest for home and belonging. The plot can be divided into five distinct sections: her early childhood at Gateshead, her education at Lowood, her time at Thornfield, her retreat to Moorhead, and her return to Rochester at Ferndean. Up to the end of the novel, Jane attempts to find a home in each of these ...

  4. Full Title: Jane Eyre: An Autobiography; When Written: 1847 Literary Period: Victorian Genre: Victorian novel. Jane Eyre combines Gothic mystery, a romantic marriage plot, and a coming-of-age story. Setting: Northern England in the early 1800s. Climax: Jane telepathically hears Rochester's voice calling out to her. Point of View: First person ...

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    The novel opens at Gateshead Hall, the stately home of Mrs. Reed and herthree children: Eliza, John, and Georgiana. While the three siblings and theirmother sit comfortably by the fire, ten-year-old Jane Eyre, the protagonist andnarrator of the story, is made to sit at a distance. Jane is the poor, orphanedniece of Mrs. Reed’s late husband, and—as ...

    Mrs. Reed’s maids, Bessie and Miss Abbot, force a struggling Jane into thered room, chastising her for striking John and upsetting Mrs. Reed. Afterthreatening to tie Jane to a chair, the maids leave the room, locking the doorbehind them. Jane describes the red-room, revealing that most of the householdhas avoided it since her uncle, Mr. Reed, died ...

    When Jane wakes up, she has been moved out of the red room and is beingexamined by Mr. Lloyd, the local apothecary. He tells Bessie to keep Jane inbed, and Bessie treats Jane with unusual kindness throughout the next day,revealing that she believes Mrs. Reed has been too harsh with Jane. When Mr.Lloyd returns, he speaks with Jane about her life at ...

    These initial chapters introduce the nature of the protagonist, Jane, aswell as several of the novel’s major themes. Jane’s life at Gateshead is one ofisolation. As a poor orphan being raised alongside her wealthy cousins, Jane’sunique and ambiguous social position prevents her from fitting in with eitherthe servants or her upper-class relations. T...

  5. St. John gives Jane a position teaching in a rural school. Jane discovers that an uncle she's never met has died and left her 20,000 pounds. That uncle turns out to be related to the Rivers siblings, so Jane suddenly has cousins. In her joy at finding family, she divides her fortune equally between them.

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    P L O T S U M M A R Y. "Jane Eyre" unfolds as a tale of resilience in the face of adversity, tracing the protagonist's journey from a grim childhood to a fulfilled adulthood. Orphaned and unloved, young Jane suffers emotional neglect and abuse at the hands of her aunt, Mrs. Reed, and her bullying cousin, John. Her only solace during these bleak ...

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