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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
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What Does the Ending Mean?
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Chapters 1–4
Chapters 5–10
Chapters 11–16
Chapters 17–21
Chapters 22–25
Chapter 26
Chapters 27–28
Chapters 29–32
Chapters 33–35
Chapters 36–38
Characters
Character List
Jane Eyre
Edward Rochester
St. John Rivers
Helen Burns
Mrs. Reed
Main Ideas
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Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
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Genre
Style
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Why does Jane marry Rochester?
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Chapters 1-4
Chapters 5-10
Chapters 11-16
Chapters 17-21
Chapters 22-25
Chapter 26
Chapters 27-28
Chapters 29-32
Chapters 33-35
Chapters 36-38
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Jane Eyre
Edward Rochester
St. John Rivers
Helen Burns
Mrs. Reed
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Victorian Perceptions of Women
Jane Eyre and The Gothic Tradition
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Chapters 1-4
Chapters 5-10
Chapters 11-16
Chapters 17-21
Chapters 22-25
Chapter 26
Chapters 27-38
Chapters 29-32
Chapters 33-35
Chapters 36-38
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Analysis of Major Characters Quiz
Further Study
Analysis of Major Characters Quiz
1
of 5
Why won't Jane live with Rochester as his mistress?
She doesn't love Rochester.
Rochester doesn't respect her.
It means sacrificing her honor.
She doesn't want to leave Thornfield.
2
of 5
What does Rochester offer Jane that she has always been looking for?
Wealth and status
A meaningful job
A daughter
Kinship and a home
3
of 5
Why does Jane ultimately agree to marry Rochester?
They are finally equals.
She wants to be a housewife.
She has no other alternative.
She is pregnant.
4
of 5
Why doesn't Jane want to marry St. John?
She doesn't love him.
She doesn't want to be a missionary.
He does not make enough money.
She doesn't like his family.
5
of 5
How does Helen differ from Jane?
Helen is not an orphan.
Helen practices self-negation.
Helen is a Christian.
Helen rebels against her teachers.
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