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Jane Eyre: Chapter 2. LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in , which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Two servants, Bessie Lee and Miss Abbot, haul the wildly struggling Jane upstairs. Shocked at her violent outbreak, they scold her for disrespecting Mrs. Reed, her benefactress and master.
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Later, Jane overhears Bessie telling Miss Abbot the story of...
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Miss Abbot and Bessie lock Jane in the red-room (p. 20). Jane is initially angry, but soon becomes frightened as dusk falls. Jane is initially angry, but soon becomes frightened as dusk falls. She thinks that the room is haunted and that her uncle, Mr Reed, who died in the room is about to come for her.
Commentary. In this chapter the supernatural mixes with mundane detail about the Reeds, Jane’s origin and background. She is just ten and her fear of the ‘red-room’, connected as it is with death, seems quite natural. In addition to the child’s point of view, however, we are also given a privileged insight into her position by the adult ...
This study guide takes a different approach from most study guides. It does not simply tell you more about the story and characters, which isn’t actually that useful. Instead, it attempts to show how the author’s techniques and interests inform every single facet of this classic novel. Most study guides simply tell you what is going on ...
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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.
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 ...
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Chapter 3. Jane awakens that night in her own bed, being tended by Mr. Lloyd, the apothecary, and talks briefly to Bessie. The next morning Jane is tearful and depressed. Bessie tries to cheer her up, bringing her a tart on a plate she long admired, but Jane won't eat it. Bessie asks if she would like a book, and Jane quickly asks for Gulliver ...
