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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
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Summary
Plot Overview
Key Questions and Answers
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
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
Themes
Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
Symbols
Genre
Style
Point of View
Tone
Foreshadowing
Key Facts
Why does Jane marry Rochester?
Quotes
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Love
Home
Social Class
Gender Roles
Gothic Elements
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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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Context
Victorian Perceptions of Women
Jane Eyre and The Gothic Tradition
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Analysis of Major Characters
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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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1
of 5
Why does Mrs. Reed resent Jane?
Because of her beauty
Because her husband favored Jane
Because Jane is mean to her children
Because Jane has a huge inheritance
2
of 5
What makes Bessie different than the other figures in Jane's early life?
Her independence
Her cruelty
Her spirituality
Her kindness
3
of 5
How does Jane's cousin John die?
He commits suicide.
He dies in a fire.
He drinks himself to death.
He dies in a fight.
4
of 5
Who is Adele's mother?
Bertha Mason
Celine Varens
Mrs. Fairfax
Grace Poole
5
of 5
Who is responsible for the fire at Thornfield?
Rochester
Grace Poole
Bertha
Mr. Mason
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