......<Jane Eyre>Chapter1Summary:Jane Eyre was always ill-treated at Gateshead Hall where her aunt, Mrs. Reed and her cousins-Eliza, John and Georgiana lived. Once, she was reading on the window-seat behind a curtain. John came and drove her away.To her anger, she defended herself, but her aunt came and commanded tolock her in the red-room.Feelings: I feel really bad for Jane as a child at her age. Imagine if I were herat that time, I may give myself up and die early.Even if facing such bad situation, she still loved reading. I admire her very much.Chapter2Summary:Jane was dragged away by two servants, Bessie and Miss Abbot,and locked in the red-room. It was the place where her Uncle Reed died. Thus, the whole atmosphere reminded her of ghosts. She couldn’tstand it anymore and passed out.Feelings: I can ’thelp feeling that Jane was suffering some kind of mental disease because her aunt and cousins’attitude towards her. Poor little child!I hope some time in the future it can be healed.Chapter3Summary:The doctor Mr. Lloyd came to see if Jane was OK. He asked herwhether she would like to go to school or not and that was all. Meanwhile,Miss Abbot told Bessie about Jane. Her mother was Mr. Reed’ssister. Shemarried a nearly penniless clergyman, and her father was furious and hadnothing more to do with her. They went away to work among poor people,caught typhoid, and died when Miss Jane was a baby, so she was sent toGateshead Hall. Bessie felt sorry after hearing these.Feelings: Jane was sure unfortunate, but to some extent, she was really lucky.She had someone like Bessie who cared about her. I think Jane will start a newlife at school.Chapter4Summary: Jane was introduced to a school’sheadmaster Mr. Brocklehurst.Her aunt talked bad about her to that tall, grim man, which means her schoollife didn ’thave a good beginning.Feelings: I just feel sick for Mrs. Reed’sbehavior. One cannot judge others no matter what, let alone she was Jane’s aunt. What she had done could probably destroy Jane’swhole life!Chapter5Summary:Jane arrived at a school at Lowood. The living condition there wasreally poor. Girls there only had a little food to eat and some of it couldn’tbe called as “food ”.But there was a teacher called Miss Miller who cared aboutthe girls, ordering extra bread and cheese for them.Feelings: I wonder why on earth there was a school like that in the past. Whatkind of parents would send their children to hell on earth? I am worried aboutJane right now.Chapter6Summary:Helen was a friend of Jane when she was at school. There was ateacher called Miss Scatcherd who was always directed against Helen. Shescolded Helen whenever she had a chance. But Helen was pretty positivetowards these. She believed that since life was short, we should be happy.Feelings: Helen had a strong character as a kid. I think that must due to her early experience as an orphan. She could face anything p eacefully.Many adults can ’tdo that in my opinion.Chapter7Summary:Mr. Brocklehurst announced to all the girls in the school that Janewas a liar and he warned them against her. But Helen trusted her and gaveher courage.Feelings: It ’srude to say bad things about others no matter in front of themor behind their backs. Mr. Brocklehurst’sbehavior can be really hurtful.Chapter8......Summary:Miss Temple was another person who chose to believe Jane. Sheasked Mr. Lloyd whether Jane’sside of story was true. As Mr. Lloyd convincedJane’sword, Miss Temple announced to the school that Jane was innocent ofMr. Brocklehurst ’scharges against her.Feelings: Miss Temple is that kind of person who gives you a light of hopewhen you are truly down. It’sa great luck to have such a person be your side and support you. I think Miss Temple will influence Jane throughout her lifetime.Chapter9Summary:Typhoid fever struck Lowood when spring came. Thus, many ofthe students were kept apart. Helen was also ill, not typhoid but with consumption. Knowing Helen might die soon, Jane couldn’thelp tiptoeing tothe room Helen stayed in to be with her as her last company. They spent anight together and Helen died in Jane’sarm during her dream.Feelings: Helen ’sdeath was a great loss for Jane in my opinion. But anyhow,Helen ’sspirit leaves a deep impression on me, and I believe, on everyone whohas ever read this book.Chapter10Summary:Soon after the typhoid, there was an inquiry, which brought tolight the truth about Lowood with its wretched clothing, poor food, and badconditions. Lowood was put into the care of kind and sensible trustees, andboth diet and clothing improved. After six years of study there, Jane becamea teacher. After her tutor both in study and in life, Miss Temple, get marriedand left, Jane decided to leave as well. On her last night at Lowood, Bessievisited her with her son Bobby. She brought the news about Gateshead toJane.Feelings: It ’stime for Jane to find a new place to go. She had been at Lowoodfor so many years and she should search for some new opportunity and starta new life at Thornfield Hall.Chapter11Summary:On arriving at Thornfield Hall, Jane met the house keeper Mrs. Fairfax and her student Adele whose guardian was Mr. Edward Fairfax Rochester, who was also the owner of the house. She also met a solidly builtservant called Grace Poole.Feelings: I guess Jane can live an at least comfortable life here at ThornfieldHall since nobody is after her. Jane’sbright new life starts right now.Chapter12Summary:Jane met Mr. Rochester on her way to post a letter. Mr. Rochestersprained his ankle in the lane.Feelings: It ’sa pretty strange way to meet your employer the first time likethat. I bet there would be interesting stories between them.Chapter13Summary:Adele was having a lot of trouble concentrating when she knowsMr. Rochester was downstairs—she kept trying to sneak downstairs to seehim or to guess what presented he might have brought her. Mr. Rochesterand Jane talked about Jane’searly experiences and Mr. Rochester called Janeas elf. Thus, Jane considered Mr. Rochester changeful and abrupt.Feelings: I kind of feel the same as Jane did. How could an almost strangersay such rude thing during our first chat? If I were Jane, I might be reallyangry.Chapter14Summary: One evening, Rochester sent for Jane and Adele after d inner. Suddenly, because she was staring at him, Rochester asked Jane if she thought he ’ s handsome. Without thinking, she g ave an honest answer: no.Rochester told her that he’ s feeling chatty tonight, and ordered Jane to chatwith him about something. While Jane and Rochester had been talking, Adelehad run out to try on one of the dresses that were among her new presentsfrom Rochester. When she comes back and frolics around in the dress, shelooks just like her mother.Feelings: I don ’t know why but I just feel that the whole conversationbetween them is super intense and kind of awkward to me...Chapter15Summary: One day when Mr. Rochester and Jane were wandering in the garden, Mr. Rochester talked about Adele ’s mother, Celine Varens. That evening, Jane finds Rochester asleep in his bed with the curtains and hisbedclothes on fire, and she puts out the flames and rescues him.Feelings: I feel like the relationship between Jane and Mr. Rochester is changing-I see something about love.Chapter16Summary:Mrs. Fairfax told Jane that Mr. Rochester was taking a trip to Mr.Eshton ’shouse which was filled with girls who were fond of Mr. Rochester,especially Blanche Ingram, Lord Ingram’sdaughter. After hearing this, Janewas pretty sure that Mr. Rochester would not be with her no matter what, soshe became really sad.Feelings: I don ’tthink Mr. Rochester is that kind of guy who only cares aboutmoney and beauty to be honest. And if he has feelings for Jane, he maymarry her.Chapter17Summary:Everyone spends the three days making frantic preparations for allthe guests. When they rode up, some in carriages and some on horses, abeautiful woman in a purple dress was riding beside Rochester. It’ s Blanche Ingram! The visitors enter, and Jane sat with Adele,half-listening to theirnoise and trying to keep Adele from running down and bothering them. Blanche and Rochester sang a song, and Jane wanted to leave, but she ’ s mesmerized by Rochester’ s voice. As soon as hed, finisheslipped out intothe hallway. Rochester came out after Jane and asked why she didn’ t comeand talk to him in the drawing room. He wanted her to come back, but hecould tell she’ s about to cry, so he let her go.Feelings: Now I am more than sure that Jane was in love with Mr. Rochester completely. It ’sobvious that Miss Blanche’sheart is not as beautiful as her appearance, so basically Mr. Rochester won’tchoose her over Jane.Chapter18Summary: With Rochester absent, a stranger arrived at Thornfield.The stranger, whose name was Mason, claimed to be an old friend of Mr. Rochester Later’s. that day, a strange gypsy woman arrived, offering to telltheir fortunes. Blanche Ingram went first. Everyone waited excitedly for her tocome back and tell them what the woman said, but when she did come backshe said the woman was obviously a fraud. The servant, Sam, told Jane that the gypsy woman said she kne w there’ s another single woman in the group,and that she thought that must mean her. Jane’ s curious about the woman, soshe went to see her and had her own fortune told.Feelings: Though I wonder who Mason was,I m’more excited about the storybetween Jane and that“gypsy woman”.It could be really interesting!Chapter19Summary:Jane entered the library and saw the old gypsy woman reading aprayer-book by the fire. Her hat and handkerchief threw shadows over herface. The gypsy asked Jane about Mr. Rochester, and when she did n ’ t saymuch in response, the gypsy suggested that Mr. Rochester was in love with Blanche Ingram. Jane admitted that the rumor was that Rochester and Blanche were engaged, but corrected the woman on one thing—they werenot in love. In a moment, the woman’ s voicedchange—theold gypsy womanwas Mr. Rochester in disguise, and he’singjustwithbeenveryonemes. Shetold him about Mason’ s arrival, and he’ s so horrifiedouldnthat’ hetevenc stand up anymore. Then, Jane called Mason to meet Mr. Rochester in theroom.Feelings: From this chapter, I m’happy to see that Mr. Rochester loved Janetoo and he wanted to see if Jane had the same feelings as he did. From ourpoint of view, they both love each other more than anything. However, Mr.Rochester ’sbehavior shows that Mason ’ s presence means something terriblehas happened, or will happen.Chapter20Summary:Everyone in the house is woken up by all the noise. The guestsstumble around in the corridor in their robes, but nobody seems to knowwhat ’goings on. Jane gets dressed, then sits by the window waiting. Mr.Rochester knocks on her door and asks her to come with him. He sends Janeback to get a sponge and some salts.Rochester tells Jane to stay with Masonand to make sure he stays awake, but not to talk to him at all for any reason.He gives her the sponge, which is bloody now, so that she can tend to thewound a little, too. For a long time, Jane stays there, wiping blood, trying tokeep him conscious. Rochester says that he warned Mason, and Masonshould have listened. Mason says he thought he could have done somethingto make things better. While Mason is sent away, Rochester and Jane are leftalone together outside the house, and he asks her to walk with him in thewoods as the sun is rising before they go back to Thornfield Hall.Feelings: Mason is bitten by somebody! Who on earth he is? Why he comesto Thornfield? Who is the person that bites Mason? What’stheir relationshipwith Mr. Rochester? There are still lots of answers to be found.Chapter21Summary: One afternoon, Jane is visited by Mr. Reed He’tellscoachman.Jane that John Reed is dead and that Mrs. Reed had a stroke when she heard.Jane goes in to see Mrs. Reed, who is lying ill in bed. Mrs. Reed is still harsh......and bad-tempered, but she does want Jane to stay so that they can talk things over. As she’ s dying, Mrs. Reedapologizes to Jane for concealing aletter from Jane’ s uncle,Eyre,Johnwhich came three years ago. Mrs. Reed lets Jane read the letter, in which John asked where Jane was so that he couldwrite a will making her the heir of his fortune when he died. Then Mrs. Reedadmits something else: she wrote to John Eyre and told him Jane died oftyphoid at Lowood.Feelings: Mrs. Reed ’sbehavior crossed the line. No matter what she has noright to conceal Jane’sletter from her uncle. She could treat Jane badly, butwhen somebody else wants to treat her like his own child, she just robbed her chance away? That ’snot what elder people should do to her child.Chapter22Summary: Jane goes back to Thornfield. During the next two weeks, it’s pretty quiet and seems like Mr. Rochester is busy preparing his wedding with Blanche Ingram.Feelings: Sometimes things are not like what it seems to be.I m’sure it is Jane who Mr. Rochester really loves and the bride is going to be Jane instead ofBlanche Ingram.Chapter23Summary:Rochester asks Jane to walk with him. Jane and Rochester sit onthe bench under the chestnut tree. Rochester asks her to marry him. And ofcourse, Jane agrees.Feelings: Looks like what I guess finally comes true. But everything is just waytoo perfect ⋯Chapter24Summary:The next morning, Jane is blissfully happy and wonders if this is alla dream. Rochester starts telling Jane about all the fancy jewelry and clotheshe ’ s going to give herShe. looks him in the eye, and tells him that, if he keepsdecking her out in expensive clothes and jewelry and behaving so badlyabout it, she’ ll never wear anything he buys her.Feelings: The dialogues between them are cute and full of sweetness. Theycould have a successful marriage.Chapter25Summary: The previous evening, Jane went to bed, but couldn’ t sleep. She thought she could hear a weird howling sound in the wind. When Jane wokeup, there was a burning candle on the table in her room. Then Jane noticedthat her closet door was open and someone was messing with her weddingdress and veil. Jane sat up in bed, shocked: the woman wasn’ t anyone she knew at Thornfield, but someone else, a stranger. The stranger was a tallwoman with long, dark hair dressed in white; her face was disturbing, withbloodshot red eyes, swollen, dark lips, and thick black eyebrows. The strangewoman was wearing Jane’ s wedding veil, and, as Jane watched, the womanpulled it off, tore it in half, and trampled on it. Jane asks Mr. Rochester whothe woman is. Rochester says that she imagined this nightmarish creature.Jane ’ s not really satisfied with this explanation, but she pretends to be tomake Rochester feel better.Feelings: It could be a nightmare even if in dreams, let alone it real happens.That strange woman might be somebody who has a special and interestingidentity.Chapter26Summary: It's the day of Jane and Rochester's wedding. It should be thehappiest day of Jane's life, but during the church ceremony two men show upclaiming that Rochester is already married. Mrs. Rochester is Bertha Mason,the "madwoman in the attic" who tried to burn Rochester to death in his bed,stabbed and bit her own brother, and who’ s been doing other creepy things at night. Rochester was tricked into marrying Bertha fifteen years ago inJamaica. Rochester claims that he’ s not really married because his relationship with Bertha isn’ t a real marriage. He wants Jane to go and live with him inFrance, where they can pretend to be a married couple and act like husbandand wife. Jane refuses to be his next mistress and runs away before shetempted to agree.Feelings: What a mess! I bet that’snot what Mr. Rochester wants and also notwhat Jane wants. Actually, none of them did anything wrong, but life is life.Chapter27Summary:Jane stays in her room for most of the day with a debate raging inher head: does she really have to leave Thornfield? Rochester wants Jane togo with him to France and live with him in a villa there as his "virtual" wife. Heclaims that he’reallysnotmarried and that Jane would basically be his wife,not his mistress. Jane realizes that what matters most is her own respect forherself, and that it’ s even more important for her to cling to her principles at this difficult moment. Jane wakes up early and packs a few small things,leaving all the presents Rochester bought her.Feelings: God bless Jane! Hope she has made the right choice and will starta new life somewhere else.Chapter28Summary:Jane travels in a random direction away from Thornfield. Havingno money, she almost starves to death before being taken in by the Riversfamily, who live at Moor House near a town called Morton.Feelings:Jane is not that lucky, she never made it to live a happy life shewants. But she is lucky, too. She has got some warm-hearted people who arewilling to help when she is in danger. I don’tknow how to express that, butit ’ssad to know life isn’teasy at all.Chapter29Summary: The Rivers siblings — Diana, Mary, and St. John—are about Jane’ sage and well-educated, but somewhat poor. They take whole-heartedly toJane, who has taken the pseudonym "Jane Elliott" so that Mr. Rochester canfind her.Feelings: Jane has friends at her own age right now. They could get alongwith each other well.Chapter30Summary: Jane wants to earn her keep, so St. John arranges for her tobecome the teacher in a village girls St. John ’getschoolaletter. stating thatthe Rivers’ Uncle John is dead. Jane watches as all the members of the Riversfamily behave somewhat strangely about this—they’ re not exactly sad; she’ s not sure what they’ re feeling. St. John explains that their uncle had arguedwith their father long before, and that he had a fortune of twenty thousandpounds, but decided to leave all the money to another relative.Feelings: Well, Jane has an uncle whose name is John, and the Rivershappens to have an Uncle John too? That’sdefinitely not a coincidence. Thetruth is that the Rivers are actually Jane’scousin! She has her family right now!Chapter31Summary:Jane moves into her little cottage, which is simple but adequate. St.John tells her about his own experience—a year ago, he thought that hehated being a priest, but then he felt called by God to become a missionary.A young woman comes up and wishes St. John good evening. St. Johncompletely freaks out for a moment, but then calms himself down and turnsto talk to her. Jane notices how beautiful the woman is. It turns out that thisis Miss Rosamond Oliver, the daughter of the man who salary’.s paying Jane Miss Oliver says she’ ll come and helpt atJanethe ouschool sometimes. MissOliver tries to talk to St. John about normal things like a recent dance, but St.John is cold and disapproving.Feelings: I do think St. John is like that kind of crazy man who knows nothingbut hi work. He may do harm to Jane.Chapter32Summary:On a school holiday, Jane is sitting alone at home, finishing thepicture of Rosamond Oliver, when St. John drops by to bring her a new bookto read. When he sees the portrait, he becomes disturbed. Jane asks St. Johnabout the portrait for a bit, and eventually he admits that he knows itRosamond. She offers to make a copy for him—if he will admit that he wantsone. St. John admits that he wants a copy of the picture, but says that itwouldn’ t be good for him to have it.St. John pulls a piece of scrap paper overthe portrait so that he doesn’ t have to look at itandanymorethenhe sees—something on the paper that really surprises him. Jane can’ t figure o it is, but he tears off a piece and keeps it.Feelings: Clearly Rosamond Oliver and St. John love each other. So I think it’snot worthy of giving up their love and insisting on choosing a missionary’ swife.Chapter33Summary:St. John arrives, even though he had to struggle through the snow.He won ’ t tell her why he’ s there, and he’ s behaving really strangely. She st to worry that he might be a little bit insane. It comes out that Diana, Mary,and St. John are all Jane When’s cousins!Jane’ s Uncle Mr. Eyre diesnd aleaveshis fortune to Jane, she shares her inheritance with the other three.Feelings: Jane hadn ’thad the feeling of being with true families since she wassent to Gateshead Hall. I m’so happy for her that she finally finds a real homefor her.Chapter34Summary: St. John wants to be more than Jane’ s cousin. He admires Janework ethic and asks her to marry him, learn Hindustani, and go with him toIndia on a long-term missionary trip. Jane refuses because she knows shedoesn ’ t love St. JohnJane. offers to go to India with him, but just as his cousin......and co-worker, not as his wife. St. John won't give up and keeps pressuringJane to marry him.Feelings: I still can ’tunderstand St. John ’sinsane behavior. Things end up likenobody is happy.Chapter35Summary: Just as Jane’ abouts to give in, she supernaturally hears Mr.Rochester’ s voice calling her name from somewhere far away.Feelings: I know Jane is meant to be Mr. Rochester’swife. Even if they are so far away from each other, they can still hear the other’svoice through theirheart.Chapter36Summary:Jane arranges a journey back to Thornfield. Jane comes up towardThornfield walking along the wall of the orchard. She peeks out from arounda corner of the wall... and sees a complete ruin.It’burneds down, blackenedand collapsed. Shocked, Jane goes back to the inn and asks the host whathappened. From him she learns the whole story of what happened: Berthaburned down the house in the middle of the night by setting fire to whatused to be Jane s own’bed.Rochester saved the servants and then climbed up to a high wall where Bertha was standing to try to rescue her, but she jumped off and committed......suicide. Rochester was blinded and lost a hand when the wall collapsed. Janeasks where Rochester is now, and the innkeeper tells her that he’ s at his oth home, Ferndean. Jane arranges to go there in a chaise right away.Feelings: Oh! Mr. Rochester is disabled right now. I couldn’thelp thinking ifJane didn ’tleave Thornfield, Mr. Rochester won’tlose his sight and his hand,and they could have live a happy life right now. Is Jane’ s decision to leavewrong? It ’s not obviously. Maybe that ’s what life is like, full of strangecombinations of circumstances.Chapter37Summary:Jane goes to Ferndean to find Rochester. When she comes up tothe house, she sees him coming out and watches him for a long time withoutletting him know she ’theres. Jane offers to be Rochester’nurse or housekeeper, convinced that he will immediately ask her to marry him again,bu t he doesn ’Janet. insists that Rochester eat supper, which he usuallydoesn ’Int. the morning, Jane comes down to breakfast, and then takesRochester outside so they can stroll in the wood and meadows. They sit downin a dry place and Rochester asks Jane to tell him where she’ s been and what’happened to her. Rochester laments his blindness and lost hand, but asksJane to marry him anyway. She accepts gladly. Rochester also tells Jane that,four days before, between eleven and twelve at night, he called her namethree times frantically—and he heard her respond. He thinks that perhaps......they met in spirit.Jane doesn’ t tell Rochester that she heard him call hername and responded to him while she was sitting, miles away, with St. John. Feelings: Just like“ Nomatter the ending is perfect or not, you cannot disappear from my world.Even though” Mr. Rochester loses something, he gains love and that ’s the most important thing for him. The story finally comes down to this point and I just wish they can be happy together..Chapter38Summary: They have a quiet wedding, and after two years of marriage Rochester gradually gets his sight back. They also have a son.Feelings: What can I say right now? I m’just honored to see such a romanticlife experience of Jane Eyre, who is that kind of women I admire.Question1Mr. Rochester asked Jane Eyre twice to marry him. (In Chapter23 and Chapter37) Jane agreed to both but the first time they didn’tget married successfully because Jane knew about Mr. Rochester had already been married during their wedding. I think the reason why Jane chose to marry toMr. Rochester even if he lost one of his hands and got blind was when shewas away from Mr. Rochester at the Moor House, she realized she really caredabout and was deeply in love with him. This time she chose to follow her......heart instead of others’words or judgments. Where there is great love, thereare always miracles.Question2Turning point No.1: when Mrs. Reed sent her to LowoodTurning point No.2: when Jane met Helen and Temple at LowoodTurning point No.3: when she left Lowood and started to teach at Thornfield HallTurning point No.4: when she fall in love with Mr. RochesterTurning point No.5: when she knew Mr. Rochester had already been married and decided to leave Thornfield HallTurning point No.6: when she found the Moor House as a shelterTurning point No.7: when she noticed her friends was also her familyTurning point No.8: when she returned to find Mr. Rochester.专业 word 可编辑.。
