Jane+Eyre

=Red Room Analysis Notes=
 * Title: Jane Eyre **
 * Author: Charlotte Bronte **
 * Date of Publication: **
 * Literary Period: **
 * Genre: **

England - I personally assume that its constantly raining or about to rain in this book- just think dismal
 * Describe the setting and then explain the relevance of the setting. **


 * Themes (These statements should be complete sentences and completely developed ideas) **
 * Independence**


 * Jane Eyre is the story of a young girl who lives with her terrible relatives: the Reed family. Jane is clearly disliked here especially after Mr. Reed dies. Jane suffers under them for a long time until she is about ten years old when she tells them all exactly how she feels. Jane is punished by being locked in the room where Mr. Reed died here she beilives to see a ghost and passes out. because the family no longer knows what to do with her they send her away to boarding school. At the school Jane meets a very spiritual friend, Helen Burns, and a caring teacher, miss temple. With thier help jane begins to strive in school. Helen burns has a large spiritual impact on janes life changing it for the better. When jane is 18 she accepts a job as a governess for a little girl named Adele. when she comes to the house she is under the impression that she will be working for a woman named Mrs.Fairfax but she soon learns that mrs.fairfax is only the maid, and that the real guardian is a creepy man named Mr. Rochester. Later Jane runs in to a man after he falls off his horse and big surprise its Rochester. Well as we can expect Rochester and Jane have some kind of moment where they decide they are both into each other - we can already tell this is a bad idea - everything seems to be going well until rochester has this week long house party with his friends. One woman, Blanche, is beautiful and interested in Rochester. Rochester allows her to flirt with him in front of Jane and even spreads rumors that he is going to marry Blanche, hes not, instead after making jane jealous he proposes to her. At the wedding they discover Rochester is already married and not only that, but that he keeps his insane wife locked in his attic... weird. Anyway Jane proceeds to run away to a new town where a family takes her in. She becomes a teacher in the town and shortly after receives the inheritance from her uncle Mr. Eyre. At this time she finds out that the Rivers family that she has been staying with are actually her cousins and shares her inheritance with them. Her cousin St.John tries to marry her because he thinks she would be a good wife for a missionary. She declines because he is in love with another woman. Jane almost gives into his request but ends up going back to Rochester only to find out that Bertha (Rochesters crazy wife) burned the house to the ground and that Rochester saved all the servants and tired to save Bertha but failed at saving bertha because she committed suicide. he has gone blind and lost a hand. Jane offers to stay and care for him as his house maid. After a few years Rochester gets his sight back and marries Jane. during this time St. John works himself to death in India **


 * Memorable Quotes and their SIGNIFICANCE. **


 * Describe the significance of the opening scene. **

In the opening scene of Jane Eyre, Jane has no power she is weak and at the mercy of the Reed family. This version of Jane will contrast who she is at the end of the novel. The most terrifying part of the opening chapters is when Jane is locked in the Red room. the room in which her uncle Mr.Reed died while in here Jane has a vision of sorts that she sees her uncle and passes out. Her emotional weakness is apparent.

In the ending of Jane Eyre, Jane reflects that SHE married Rochester.this shows power and control over her life that before she did not have. In the end she is deciding her own destiny and that's pretty cool
 * Describe the significance of the closing scene **


 * Describe the author's style and provide examples from the text. **


 * List importance characters and their significance. **
 * Jane Eyre- ** The novel's protagonist. Jane is very plain in looks and feisty in demeanor. she fights oppression and the feminine roles of society
 * Rochester- ** He locks his wife in the attic, need I say more. he's crazy, yet Jane finds him charming


 * Bessie **
 * Mrs.Reed **
 * Bertha **