Jane eyre ch. 28-38

St. John Rivers

-clergyman in the town Morton

-wants to become a missionary in India

Moor House

-At marsh end

-home of the Rivers family

-around for 200 years

Rosamond Oliver

-Benefactress of the Morton school

-perfect beauty

-love interest of St. John

-heiress

Diana Rivers

-sister to St. John and Mary Rivers

-marries a navy captain named captain fitzjames

-was going to be a governess

Mary Rivers

-sister to St. John and Diana Rivers

-marries a clergyman who was a college friend of St. John named Mr. Wharton

-was going to become a governess

Where Diana and Mary going to become governesses at the same place?

No

What happens to Jane when she leaves Thornfield in the middle of the night?

-the taxi driver takes Jane as far as she can go with the twenty pounds she left with

-the driver drops her off at crossroad called whitcross

What does Jane do once she arrives at Whitcross?

-Jane finds a place to sleep on the moor

-the place is dry and warm and luckily Jane finds some berries

-she eventually starts praying for Rochester

What does Jane do once she hears the church bell?

-Jane walks in the direction toward the bell to find a village

-she sees people on farms with cows

-Jane then sees a bakery with cakes and bread and enters because she needs food

What happens when Jane enters the bakery in chapter 28?

-She asks the lady if she could sit down because she was tired from walking

-Jane then asks her if there are any jobs available and she says there are none

What happens when Jane leaves the bakery in chapter 28?

-it is now a little before dark and Jane passes a farm house to see a farmer eating some bread

-she walks up to the farmer and asks for a peice of bread and he gives it to her without saying anything

What does Jane see and do when notices Moor house for the first time?

-Jane sees Diana and Mary talking to each other and notices Hannah as well

-Jane then walks up to the door to knock and Hannah answers

What is Hannah's attitude toward Jane when she first knocks on the door?

-Hannah is very suspicious of Jane because she thinks that Jane is going to try and rob moor house

-so Hannah is very cold to Jane and tells her that they have men and gins in the house to get Jane to go away

What does Jane tell Hannah when she opens the door?

-Jane says that she is a stranger and she asks if she can stay there to sleep and asks for a piece of bread

-when Hannah denies, Jane asks to speak to diana and Mary

Who is the man that comes up to Moor house once Jane was turned away?

-it was St. John and he tells Hannah that Jane can come in because it is raining

How do St. John, Mary, and Diana treat Jane once she enters Moor House?

-they treat Jane like family

-they give her food and make sure she is warm

-Jane doesn't feel like an outsider anymore when she is with them

What name does Jane give to the River siblings?

Jane Elliott

What does Hannah reveal about the history of Moor house?

-she reveals that Moor house has been in the river family generation for years

-Hannah tells Jane that mary, diana, and St. John are all siblings and that their father had died of a stroke three weeks ago and that their mother had been dead for about a year

How long has hannah been at Moor House for?

-Hannah says she has been there for 30 years; since the river children were babies

How does Jane describe St. John in chapter 29?

-young about the age of 28 to 30

-tall and slender

-face is very interesting; nice to look at

-greek shaped face with a straight classic nose and an Athenian nose and chin

-but his personality is very cold and harsh

-blue eyes with locks of hair

What does Jane want from the River siblings in chapter 29?

-Jane wants to be taught how to work and to find it

-she would like to stay here until she finds a job and then she will leave because she does not want to keep using their money or take advantage of their charity

Describe Jane, Mary, and Diana's relationship

-they all have a mutual affection and are very comfortable with each other

-Jane liked to read what they liked to read and she thought diana and mary had perfect sentimentals, tastes, and principles

-Diana was the leader of the trio and was very vigorous

-Mary offered to teach Jane german and Jane likes learning from her

Describe Jane and St. John relationship

-St. John is not around very much so their relationship has not grown because he is devoted to his work

-St. John has a brooding nature and does not seem to enjoy many things

After a month as passed at Moor House, where are Diana and mary going and how does Jane feel about it?

-Diana and mary are going to be governesses in seperate families south of England

-Jane feels they will not be appreciated for their special skills and is sad they are leaving

What job does St. John find for Jane?

-St. John finds Jane a job as a teacher at a school in which she will be paid 30 pounds a year

-and she will have a little house beside the school

How does Jane like her new job?

-she feels she is doing God's Work

-but she still loves Rochester and wants to be with him

What is Jane's attitude toward the students?

-Jane recognizes that some students are not as mart or well behaved as others.

-but she will still do her very best to teach them

What does St. John tell Jane about his real passion?

-St. John reveals that a year ago he was miserable being a clergyman and that he wanted to be something else

-St. John then says he heard a call from heaven to become a missionary in the east which is India

-St. John's father disapproved but now that he has died, there are no obstacles

How does Jane describe Rosamond Oliver?

-perfect beauty

-smooth face and nice forehead

-beautiful creature

What are the reasons St. John gives for not marrying is love Rosamond Oliver?

-he feels Rosamond will not make a good missionary's wife because she lives a wealthy lifestyle and she will not adapt to the labor lifestyle she will have to endure in India

-he may love Rosamond be he will not give up his vocation to be with her

How does St. John react to the blank paper in chapter 33?

-St. John snaps the paper and looks Jame up and down and sees that the paper says "JANE EYRE"

-but he knows a Jane elliott and he figures out Jane's real name

What does the letter Mr. Briggs wrote to Jane about say?

-it says that Jane's uncle. John Eyre has passed away in Madeira and that he has left Jane his fortune of 20,000 pounds

What does St. john reveal about his family?

-he reveals that his mother had two brothers; one who was a clergyman who married a Jane Reed of Gateshead and another brother who was a merchant in Madeira

-St. John reveals that Mr. Briggs wrote to them in late August to inform the river siblings of their uncle's death

-and that he had left his property to his brother's orphan daughter who is Jane

-he said that Jane was lost and Mr. briggs wrote her name on the paper to see if ST. John could help find her

-so this means Jane, St. John, Diana, and Mary are all cousins

How does Jane react when she learns she niw has cousins?

-she is full with joy and is very exicted

WHat does Jane decide to do with the money?

-she decides to split it up with her cousins because she wants to reunite them and give back to them

-they all get 4,000 pounds each

What does Jane consider this money to be?

Wealth of the heart!

Why is St. John's temptation to marry Rosamond is gone?

-Rosamond has found a man who is an heir as well; Sir Frederick Granby

-St. John is okay with this because he can give Rosamond the life she deserves which is the wealthy lifestyle

-Granby is going to give Rosamond the life she wants and will take care of her

What does St. John propose to Jane and how does she repsond?

-St. John asks Jane to marry him and go with him to India; he says that God intended her to be a missionary's wife.

-Jane says no and says that she will go to India with St. John but not as his wife

-St. John denies and says that she can only come to India if she agrees to be his wife

What is the difference between St. John's proposal and Rochester's?

St. John: wants Jane to be his wife out of fake love because he believes she will make a good missionary's wife but does not love her; he says if Jane denies it will be like disobeying God

Rochester: wants Jane to be his wife out of love but is already married and wants Jane to be his mistress

How does Jane feel about St. John after his proposal?

-says he is no longer flesh and his eyes were cold and marble and she did not care what he said anymore

What voice does Jane hear in chapter 35?

-she hears Rochester's voice in distress calling for her three times

-Jane then locks herself in her room to pray for direction and says that she is coming to him now

-this prevents Jane from saying yes to St. John

What does Jane see when she arrives at Thornfield?

-she sees it in ruins from a fire

what does the man at the inn tell Jane about the fire at Thornfield?

-he says bertha had started a fire from lighting Jane's bed on fire

-Rochester gets all the servants out of the thornfield and goes back in to try and save his wife

-he then makes the discovery to see Bertha on the roof about to jump

-he calls to her but she jumps anyway commiting suicide

-the man also tells Jane that Rochester is blind because a beam fell on him causing an eye to fall out and a hand that became crushed and was amputated

-Rochester also lost his other eye because it was inflamed

Who amputates Rochester's hand?

Dr. Carter

Where is Rochester now?

-at Ferndean; Rochester's manor-house ona farm

-its about 30 miles from Thornfield

How is Rochester when Jane goes to visit him?

-Rochester is desperate and brooding and has let himself go

-he now only prays short and sincere prayers

-he experiences remorse and repentance and reconciliation with god

Why is Rochester skeptical of Jane when he heard she came back?

-Rochester thinks she might be a spirit or a hallucination because he can not tell if she is real or not since he is blind

What happens when Jane tells Rochester about Moor house?

-Rochester becomes convinced Jane is in love with St. John Rivers

-but when Jane assures him that she is not, Rochester becomes ecstatic and asks Jane to marry him and she accepts gladly

How does Jane feel about Rochester's needs?

-Jane feels that she can be more of help to Rochester and that she can be of use

What does Rochester reveal to Jane about the night Jane heard Rochetser's voice?

-he reveals that he was calling for Jane three times at midnight and he heard a soft voice responding saying, "I am coming wait for me."

-which is what Jane said to the voice that was calling out to her

How has Jane found happiness?

-Jane is now married to Rochester with a firstborn son

-two years into her marriage Rochester can now see again and the first thing he sees is Jane with a pale blue dress and a gold watch chain

-and when he looks at his son, he could see the boy looked just like him

What happens to Adele at the end of the book?

-When Jane comes back to Rochester, she cannot take care of adele and rochester

-so Jane puts her in a boarding school. but when Jane finds out about the strict rules and how they are not feeding Adele, jane puts her in a better one

What happens to St. John at the end of the book?

-St. John continues his work in India as a missionary but never gets married

-we can assumed he has died there but we are not sure