Jane Eyre: reading log
Chapter Main events Key characters Settings Themes Quotation(s) I 1-7 Jane hides away to read.John Reed attacks her She’s locked in the red-room
Jane Eyre, John Reed Aunt Reed, Bessie The Reeds’ home Childhood, Social class Entrapment, Family Repression versus freedom ‘you have no money; your father left you none; you ought to beg’
2 7-13 Bessie and Miss Abbot tell her off/warn her Jane thinks she saw Mr Reed’s ghost She gets locked back in the red-room
Jane Eyre Bessie Miss Abbot Mrs Reed The Reed’s home Childhood, Social class Entrapment, Family Repression versus freedom ‘O aunt! Have pity!’ 3 13-20 Jane is moved to her own bed Bessie fetches Jane a book, and sings to her Mr Lloyd asks jane questions to understand why she acts out/ was ill
Jane Eyre Bessie Mr Lloyd Miss Abbot The Reed’s home Childhood, entrapment ‘I should indeed like to go to school’ 4 20-32 The Reed family didn’t speak to Jane Mr Brocklehurst arrives to see Jane about starting in Lowood Jane stands up to Mrs Reed Bessie reassures Jane she likes her Mrs Reed Jane Eyre Mr Brocklehurst Bessie The Reed’s home Isolation, New beginning ‘I am not deceitful’ ‘No sight so sad as that of a naughty child’ 5 33-43 Jane leaves for Lowood with Bessie’s help She has breakfast there which was inedible so more food was ordered Jane tries to talk to a girl reading Rasselas
Mrs Miller Jane Eyre Miss Temple Helen Burns Reed’s home Lowood New Beginning, friendship ‘you ask rather too many questions’ 6 44-50 Miss Scatcherd tells Helen off and Jane wonders why Jane tells Helen about her aunt and helen explains that life is too short to be hating
Miss Scatcherd Jane Eyre Helen Burns Lowood ‘then I should love mrs Reed which I cannot do’
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