Transcript Jane Eyre - Amundsen High School

Jane Eyre
Chapters 11-14
Notable Characters
• Miss. Fairfax: Alice Fairfax is the housekeeper at
Thornfield Hall.
• Adele Varens: Mr. Rochester’s ward, the little girl
who for whom Jane is hired to be a governess.
She was described as a “lively child, who had been
spoilt and indulged,” but she became a good
student who was “obedient and teachable”
• Mr. Rochester: Jane’s brooding employer and
the owner of Thornfield with whom she
ultimately falls in love.
Answer in your journal
• Jane’s appearance is alluded to in this section. How
important do you think Jane feels that physical beauty
is? While Jane may lack in physical beauty, what other
qualities are emerging as her strengths?
• How does Charlotte Bronte characterize Rochester in
these chapters?
• How does Rochester treat Jane during their initial
encounter? What might this foretell about how their
relationship will develop?
• Why might the events of Rochester’s life (143) have
seemed shocking to Victorian readers?
Chapters 15-19
• Chapter 15: Why does Jane become more
affectionate and tolerant of Adèle, both
literally and figuratively?
• We see that something odd is going on at
Thornfield with Rochester's demand that he
"like it if he can”, the strange laughter, and the
attempt on his life.
• Note at the end of the chapter the change in
the relationship between Jane and Rochester.
• Chapter 16
• What do you make of Jane creating a harsh
piece of artwork for herself and a lovely piece
of artwork depicting Miss Ingram?
• What makes a woman accomplished?
• Chapter 17
• How does Brontë transmit the characters of
the Ingram ladies successfully to the reader?
• Chapter 18
• Comment on the sudden appearance of both
Mr. Mason and the old gypsy woman. How
does the narrator describe them and how she
feels about them.
• Chapter 19
• This chapter shows another change in the
relationship between Rochester and Jane.
Analyze this new stage.