BEING AN ORPHAN  p. 25  P.27

EXAMINING BEAUTY IN OUR SOCIETY AND THE VICTORIAN AGE Using magazines containing pictures of women our society believes are beautiful, create a mini-poster that answers the following questions: 1.How does our society define beauty? (find and explain two pictures/pages) 2.In what ways does society pressure women to be beautiful? (find and explain two pictures/pages) 3.Why does society pressure women to be beautiful? (explain your opinion) 4.How was beauty defined in the Victorian Age? How and why were women pressured to be beautiful in the Victorian Age? (explain your opinion; reference the novel)

APPEARANCE: BEAUTY VS. UGLINESS Jane  p. 14  p. 28  p  p. 122  p. 196  Jane vs. Blanche: p Rochester  p. 142  p  p. 184  p  p

IMPORTANT CHARACTERS: (FROM THORNFIELD HALL) For each of the following characters, explain his or her role at Thornfield Hall and provide a brief description of his or her appearance/personality.  Mrs. Fairfax  Adele (Adela)  Grace Poole  Edward Rochester  Blanche Ingram

JANE AND ROCHESTER Initial Meeting as Strangers (The Felled Horse Incident):  “Had he been a handsome, heroic-looking young gentleman, I should not have dared to stand thus questioning him against his will, and offering my services unasked” (142).  “If even this stranger had smiled and been good-humoured to me when I addressed him…I should have gone on my way…but the frown, the roughness of the traveler set me at my ease” (142).  Rochester: “now make haste with the letter to Hay, and return as fast as you can” (144).  “it marked with change one single hour of monotonous life…The new face…was like a new picture…and it was dissimilar to all the others…firstly, because it was masculine; and, secondly, because it was dark, strong, and stern. I had it sill before me when I entered Hay…I saw it as I walked fast downhill all the way home” ( ).

JANE AND ROCHESTER Initial Meeting at Thornfield Hall:  “there was something in the forced stiff bow, in the impatient yet formal tone, which seemed further to express, ‘What the deuce is it to me whether Miss Eyre be there or not?’… I sat down quite disembarrassed. A reception of finished politeness would probably have confused me…I felt interested to see how he would go on” (151).  Rochester: “‘I have examined Adele, and find you have taken great pains with her…in a short time she has made much improvement’” (152).  Rochester: “‘you have the look of another world…When you came on me in Hay Lane last night, I thought unaccountably of fairy tales, and had half a mind to demand whether you had bewitched my horse’” (153).  Rochester: “‘Enough!’…’You play a little, I see; like any other English schoolgirl; perhaps rather better than some, but not well’” (155).  Rochester: “I dare say you did exist in a kind of artist’s dreamland while you blend and arranged these strange tints” (158).  “he is very changeful and abrupt” (159).

MAJOR EVENTS Mr. Rochester’s Past:  p. 181 The Fire:  p

JANE THROUGH MR. ROCHESTER’S EYES  p. 169  p. 174  p. 189 What does Rochester want? What does Jane want? (p —especially 201)

LOCATIONS: GATESHEAD, LOWOOD, THORNFIELD  For each location, answer the five W’s and one H questions: …Who are the important characters at this location, and what are their roles? …What type of location is this? What important events occur at this location? …When is Jane at this location? Situate it in her life story by specifying her age and where she is before and after this location. …Where is this location? Fully explain the setting. …Why does Bronte choose to place Jane at this location? …How does this location influence Jane’s development (as a person and/or character)?

CH What doesn’t Jane know that the servants seem to know, concerning Grace Poole? (p ) 2.What feelings does Jane reveal to the reader? (p ) 3.Why isn’t Jane jealous of Blanche? (p ) 4.Why does Rochester trick Jane into thinking he’s a gypsy? Does he achieve his purpose? Why or why not? (p ) 5.How and why is Richard Mason injured? (p. 259, 268) 6.What is the purpose of Rochester’s questioning on p ?

WRITING OPTIONS  Write a letter … …from Jane to Mrs. Temple …from Jane to Rochester …from Jane to her diary …from Rochester to Jane …from Rochester to Blanche Ingram …from Rochester to Richard Mason  Write a new version of one of the dramatic events we’ve read so far… …Rochester’s past with Celine Varens …Fire in Rochester’s room …Charades performance …The gypsy’s visit …Attack on Richard Mason Directions: Choose one option, and write at least one page. Attempt to write in Bronte’s style. Give special attention to vocabulary and syntax (sentence structure).

 “Well did I remember Mrs. Reed’s face, and I eagerly sought the familiar image. It is a happy thing that time quells the longings of vengeance and hushes the promptings of rage and aversion. I had left this woman in bitterness and hate, and I came back to her now with no other emotion than a sort of ruth for her great sufferings, and a strong yearning to forget and forgive all injuries—to be reconciled and clasp hands in amity.” (291)

THE WEATHER IN CH. 23: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?  Positive: …p. 313  Negative: …p. 324

CH : BRONTE’S USE OF THE WEATHER/NATURE  For your assigned passage, answer the following questions: …What is the weather/nature like in the passage? Quote some specific diction used to depict the weather/nature. …Why is the weather/nature portrayed this way? Link the weather to some important events before, during, or after the passage. …Identify at least one weather/nature symbol. Interpret what it means/what it represents.  p. 326, , , 357, 365, , ,

EVALUATING THEMES IN THE NOVEL  Write a sentence containing each word. The sentence should be a main message or lesson (theme) conveyed through the novel.  Explain a few examples that prove/show that the theme exists in the novel.  Rank the themes from 1-5 five (most important in the novel to least important in the novel).