Chapter 1

Eliziana, John and Georgianna Reed

Mrs. Reed does not like Jane
John calls Jane a bad animal, he doesn’t treat her well when he discovers Jane (who was hiding and
reading)
Jane fears John, Mrs. Reed does not do anything to protect Jane
Jane’s father died, he did not bequeath her any money or property
John hits Jane hard, her head starts bleeding
Mrs. Reed orders to lock Jane into the red-room

Chapter 2

Jane resists for the first time while she is taken to the room, Bessie and Mrs. Abbot (servants) are
surprised
Bessie advises Jane to be obedient
The room is cold and quiet
Mr. Reed died in the red-room
Jane does not understand why she has to suffer, John behaves much worse and is seldom punished
The other two girls, Lizie and Georgianna are treated better because of their looks
She recalls Mr. Reed being her own uncle
Jane sees a light and thinks that the ghost of Mr. Reed is coming, she is terrified and wants out of the
red-room, Mrs. Reed comes and orders that Jane will be locked an additional hour

Chapter 3

Jane wakes up in her bed, Bessie and a gentleman (Mr. Lloyd) are standing near her
The mansion of Mrs. Reed is called Gateshead
Bessie is the only person who treats Jane kindly
Since the shock happens, Jane starts perceiving things differently, more sadly (her favourite book
Gulliver’s travels)
Mr. Lloyd, an apothecary, comes to visit Jane, Jane says that she is not happy at Gateshead
He persuades her that she would do much worse anywhere else
Jane would not like to belong to the poor people because they are uneducated and because she
would have to adopt herself to their manners
Mr. Lloyd asks whether Jane would like to go to school, she agrees
Jane learns that her mother and father died almost at the same time

Chapter 4

Mrs. Reed wants her children not to talk to Jane at all

Jane is asked to come to Mrs.’ Reed dining room, she encounters Mr. Brocklehurst
They agree that Jane will be sent into Lowood school after Brocklehurst’s investigation (Christian
propaganda  evil children go to hell)
Jane tells Mrs. Reed that she hates her because she will never see her again
Jane feels the sense of triumphant when she finishes her scolding
Right after it, Jane feels powerful. Some time afterwards, she casts a doubt on it
“Even for me, life had it’s gleams of sunshine”
Chapter 5

Jane is to leave Gateshead

Jane leaves Gateshead alone, Bessie and she say a farewell
Jane travels to her school, she reaches it a while after
She meets Miss Miller in the school
In the school, the Bible is read often
Miss Temple = the superintendent of Lowood
There was a breakfast for the girls, it was a burnt porridge, Miss Temple (on her responsibility) orders
cheese and bread to be served
Jane feels isolated among the other girls, yet she is accustomed to the feeling
She starts talking to a girl, the girl explain to Jane that Lowood is a charity organization
She learns that Mr. Brocklehurst is the one to be in charge of the school
The girl describes Miss Temple as the best of all the teachers
“Are you happy here?” “You ask rather so many questions. I have given you answers enough for the
present”
Jane sees the girl she talked to being punished
The girl takes the punishment calmly, which surprises Jane

Chapter 6

The portions of food the girls get are small

Jane observes another girl (Burns) being beaten by Mrs. Scatcherd
Burns is the girl Jane talked to in the previous chapter, she learns that her name is Helen
Helen doesn’t perceive Mrs. Scatcherd as cruel but severe
Helen says she deserves to be punished because her mind drifts off throughout a lecture, she also
says that one must bear the punishment (Jane says she wouldn’t bear it)
Jane represents a contrast to Helen (She would strike against the punisher when the punishment is
unreasonable)
“I must dislike those who, whatever I do to please them, persists in disliking me”
Helen follows Christian traditions (hatred cannot be overcame with violence)
“Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you and despitefully use
you”

Chapter 7

It is winter, the girls do not have sufficient clothes to be protected

The portions of food are not sufficient either
Mr. Brocklehurst arrives at Lowood
He doesn’t like the fact that the girls were given extra food by Miss Temple
Mr. Brocklehurst disapproves of curly hair or “fancy” clothing of the girls
Mrs. And Mrs. Brocklehurst appear at Lowood, they are fancily dressed (Mr. Brocklehurst doesn’t say
anything against it  hypocrisy)
Jane accidentally drops her slate, it breaks, Mr. Brocklehurst scolds her
He advises the other girls to exclude Jane from their company for what she did
He then talks about Miss Read and the troubles Jane caused to her
Jane is left standing on a stool as her punishment
Chapter 8

Everybody except Helen believes that Jane is a liar because Mr. Brocklehurst said so
The only thing Jane wants is to be loved by the schoolmates and teachers
Helen calms Jane using Christianity, death is certain entrance to happiness
Miss Temple want Jane to defend herself against the accusation
Miss Temple believes Jane, she invites her and Helen over to have some tea and food
Miss Temple writes to Mr. Lloyd concerning Jane’s defense, she wants to know whether it is right or
not
When Mr. Lloyd confirms it, Jane is publicly cleared from the accusations
Jane starts thriving, she would not exchange Lowood for Gateshead

Chapter 9

It’s a typhus epidemy, many girls are sick or even die

The life of the healthy girls improves
Helen is ill, she suffers from consumption (tuberculosis)
Jane learns that Helen is in bad shape, she wants to see her
Helen reassures Jane that she is not suffering
Helen dies after she falls asleep, Jane lies next to her

Chapter 10

The epidemy sheds negative light at the school, it is the subject of criticism because of the poor living
conditions of the children
Jane spends 8 more years at Lowood (2 as a teacher)
Miss Temple marries and departs from Lowood and Jane
Jane is tired of the isolation from the world outside the school
All she wants is servitude, servitude somewhere else
She puts an advertisement into the newspaper
There is one answer to the advertisement, by Mrs. Fairfax
Bessie pays Jane a visit, Jane asks her about Mrs. Reed, John and Georgianna
Bessie talks about the visit of Mr. Eyre visiting Gateshead, she believes that he is a brother of Jane’s
father
Jane travels to Thornfield

Chapter 11

Jane reaches Thornfield

She meets Mrs. Fairfax, Mrs. Fairfax is kind to Jane
Miss Fairfax tells Jane that she will tutor miss Adela Varens, Mrs. Rochester’s ward
Jane feels safe in her bedroom
Jane learns that Mr. Rochester is the one to own Thornfield
Although Mrs. Fairfax is a direct relative of Mr. Rochester, she considers herself only a housekeeper
Jane is glad because of her equality with Mrs. Fairfax
Adela meets Jane, the little girl is talkative and friendly
Mr. Rochester took Adela to England from France
Jane is impressed by the beauty of the rooms at Thornfield
Mr. Rochester visits Thornfield only occasionally, he is generally liked
Mrs. Fairfax describes him as peculiar

Chapter 12

Jane says that women are the same as men, even though they are not perceived in that way
Jane volunteers to carry a letter for Mrs. Fairfax to the post
She enjoys and describes nature on her way
A man driving horse passes Jane, the horse slips on ice and falls down
Jane wants to help the man, he is in pain when he tries to move
He asks Jane where she lives, she answers that she is a governess at Thornfield
“Necessity compels me to make you useful” – M to Jane
Jane is pleased to have been useful
“I did not like re-entering Thornfield. To pass its threshold was to return to stagnation”
Jane doesn’t like the stereotype of her life and work
She learns that the man is Mr. Rochester

Chapter 13

Jane like Mr. Rochester’s presence because it isn’t so mundane at Thornfield, many people visit him
because of business
Mr. Rochester wants Jane to drink tea with him and his companions
He is indifferent towards Jane
Mr. Rochester thinks that Jane bewitched his horse and that she is the one to blame for his twisted
ankle
He then wants Jane to play the piano, he doesn’t like the way Jane plays
Then he examines Jane’s paintings and questions her
The paintings are rather sad (there’s a dead corpse in it), they show sublime
He calls the paintings elfish
Jane perceives Mr. Rochester as changeful and abrupt
Jane learns that Mr. Edward Rochester lost his brother and inherited Thornfield
His father left all the wealth to his oldest son and set up Mr. Rochester to be wealthy too, some
scheme was set up but was unsuccessful  it is painful for Mr. Rochester

Chapter 14

Mr. Rochester changes, there is a smile on his lip

Mr. Rochester notices Jane examining him, he asks her whether she considers him handsome, Jane
says no
He wants to know what is wrong with him
He wants Jane to speak, Jane doesn’t want to speak for the sake of speaking
Then, he calls her dumb and stubborn
He believes that he has the right to be abrupt towards Jane because of the age difference and
experience
Jane presents some good points, he is astounded but doesn’t praise Jane, he praises nature instead
because it created Jane
He envies Jane her clear conscience
“Remorse is the poison of life” – R
He wants to get pleasure of life at any cost, Jane disagrees with him
Jane suggests that if he began to correct his thoughts, he would approve of himself in the future
He thinks she is afraid of him, she disagrees
He perceives Jane as not acting natural with him, he believes this will change
He then promises to Jane to tell her how Adele became his ward

Chapter 15

He gave everything (in terms of money) to Céline Varens, Adele’s mother

He sees Céline in a carriage with a different man, he became jealous
He considers Jane inexperienced because she has never experienced love and jealousy
He continues with the recollection
He wanted to ambush the pair as they enter the room, he then recognized the man – a young officer
He decided that if Céline decided to betray him for such a man, she deserves only scorn
He then entered the room and schedules a meeting with the young man, he shoots him into arm
during the meeting
Adele was born and Céline leaves to Italy, abandoning the infant, so he took it
Jane perceives a change of Rochester’s behaviour towards her (+)
She likes talking to him, he offers new ideas and new pictures to portray
She doesn’t perceive him as ugly anymore
Jane believes that the source of Rochester’s harshness is a cruel cross of fate
Jane cannot sleep at night, she is paranoid that someone wants to enter her room
She goes outside and smells burning coming from Rochester’s room
Jane manages to extinguish the fire
Rochester accuses Jane of witchcraft and of the attempt to burn him down
They talk about Grace Poole, a peculiar solitary woman whom Jane heard laughing at night
He thanks her for saving his life

Chapter 16

Jane observes Grace Poole, no signs of committing the crime are visible in her face
They start talking about the fire, Jane suspects Grace of cross-questioning her
Jane wonders why Grace has not been punished by Rochester
Mr. Rochester leaves Thornfield to visit his friends
Jane learns that Blanche Ingram, a very beautiful lady, will be there too
She starts asking Mrs. Fairfax questions about Blanche’s and Mr. Rochester’s relationship
Jane draws two pictures, of herself and of Blanche
She reminds herself of the different social position herself and Blanche
By means of looking at the pictures, she cures herself from expecting Rochester’s love

Chapter 17

Jane persuades herself that her relationship with Rochester is only as an employer and employee
Mr. Rochester will return soon, he will not be alone
Jane notices Grace Poole to be lonely and voluntarily isolated from others
Leah and a woman talk about Grace, when they see Jane, they stop, there is a mystery at Thornfield
(Jane is excluded from it)
Mr. Rochester and the company arrive at Thornfield, Mrs. Ingram drives alongside him
Mr. Rochester wants Adele and Jane to meet his companions
Jane and Adele are in the room, the ladies and gentlemen come
Jane observes Mr. Rochester and recalls the last moment (him holding her hand and thanking her)
they spent together
Jane considers Rochester’s facial features beauty because they are full of an interest
Jane believes that Rochester and she are soulmates (X social status, wealth)
“I must love him”
Jane hopes that Rochester would glance at her
Mrs. Ingram (Blanche’s mother) is against governesses, she claims to see all the faults of Jane’s class
Blanche considers governesses a nuisance
Jane decides to leave the room, Mr. Rochester encounters her on her way out
He recognizes that Jane is depressed
He wants her to join the company every night

Chapter 18

Mr. Rochester wants Jane to join the company playing charades, she refuses
Jane perceives the closeness of Rochester and Blanche
“I had learnt to love Mr. Rochester, I cannot unlove him now”
Jane perceives Balance as not good, not original (she repeats phrases learnt by reading books)
She could not charm him, yet Rochester is perceived as wanting to marry Blanche (for political
reasons)
“I was forgetting all his faults, for which I had once kept a sharp lookout” – J
Blanche is rude to Adele
A man arrives at Thornfield looking for Rochester who is not present
The man (Mr. Mason) waits for his friend, Mr. Rochester, they had business in the West Indies
An old gypsy appears to tell fortunes
Blanche goes first to hear her fortune, she looks dissatisfied when she returns
Jane is invited to hear her fortune too, she goes as she is interested

Chapter 19

The gypsy call Jane silly, cold (because she’s alone) and sick (because love keeps away from her)
Jane mentions that she wants to start her own school some day
They talk about Rochester’s marriage to Blanche
The gypsy examines Jane’s face, Jane’s judgement shall always have the last word
The gypsy is Rochester in disguise
Jane tells him about Mr. Mason, he seems shocked
“I wish I were in a quiet island with only you” R to J
Rochester asks Jane what she would do if his companions rejected him, she told him that she would
stay with him
Jane takes Mason to Rochester, they talk, when Rochester is going back into his room, he sounds
happy to Jane

Chapter 20

Jane is awakened by a strange cry for help

Mr. Rochester soothes the scared people that the cry was only a servant having a nightmare
Mr. Rochester wants Jane to follow him to a strange room, he asks if she is afraid of blood
Mr. Mason lays in the room, wounded (bleeding), Jane believes that Grace Poole is to blame
(Manson mentions that he went around Poole’s room)
Rochester wants Jane to stay with Mason, he forbids them from talking to each other
Carter, a surgeon, examines Mason, he sees not only knife wounds but also teeth bites
Carter stitches Mason up
Carter drives away with Mason, Rochester takes a walk with Jane
Jane asks about Grace, Mr. Rochester says that she will continue living at Thornfield
Rochester tells Jane a story (autobiographical) about a young man getting himself into trouble, to
escape them, the man started to live a sinful life
He then asks whether he should marry a woman of a different class and defy society
He then says that he will marry Balance for the purpose of redemption

Chapter 21

There is a man waiting for Jane to tell her that John from Gateshead is dead
He lived a miserable life full of crime
Mrs. Reed is in a bad shape because of John, she wants to talk to Jane
Jane is going to ask for a leave, Blanche is treating her as unequal
Jane talks to Mr. Rochester about Adele, she should go to school when Rochester marries
Rochester does not want Jane to advertise when she is not needed, he wants to find her a job himself
Jane departs
When she reaches Gateshead, she visits Bessie first
She encounters Eliza and Georgianna, they treat her with respect
Jane recalls the terrors she experienced at Gateshead
Jane meets Mrs. Reed, Reed tells her that she wants to say something to her
Mrs. Reed expresses hatred towards Jane, she wished her death during the Lowood epidemy
Eliza and Georgianna are impressed by Jane’s drawings
Georgianna and Jane talk often (only about Georgianna’s past)
Eliza speaks a little, she mentions that she wants to live in isolation after Mrs. Reed dies
Georgianna is spoilt and does nothing, Eliza is diligent and spends her day working in sections
The two sisters have a row
Mrs. Reed regrets her actions of past concerning Jane
She shows her a letter from Mr. Reed asking for the custody of Jane three years ago, Mrs. Reed said
to him that Jane died at Lowood
Jane forgives her and Mrs. Reed dies

Chapter 22

Georgianna travels to London, she marries to a wealthy man there

Eliza sets out for the continent
Jane returns to Thornfield, she encounters Mr. Rochester
Jane is moved, she is shivering when looking at him
He talks with her about the future Mrs. Rochester (Blanche)
“Wherever you are is my home, my only home” – J to R
Jane expresses her love for Rochester (only to the reader), she hopes that his engagement breaks off

Chapter 23
Jane and Rochester walk in an orchard at night, even though Jane doesn’t want to, she cannot find an
excuse
He says that Jane must leave Thornfield because of his marriage (Adele will be sent to school and
Jane will be no more needed)
Mr. Rochester talks about a potential job for her in Ireland, she says she will be far from him and
starts sobbing
They sit together and talk, Rochester talks about their similarity
“Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain and little that I am soulless and heartless?” – J
Jane talks to Rochester angrily because of her sudden future departure because of his marriage, she
talks to him as an equal (she defies the class society)
They kiss, Rochester asks Jane to marry him, he considers her equal to him
Blanche doesn’t want to marry him because he spreads a rumour that he is poor
Jane accepts the proposal
The tree under which they sat was destroyed by lighting

Chapter 24

Jane feels great to be caressed by Rochester

He calls her Jane Rochester, she feels strange
He talks about jewelry for Jane, she does not want it because she would feel like a showoff
She doesn’t want Rochester to buy clothes for her nor travelling with him
She is afraid that he will change in the future, that he will not treat her as his equal
“I had rather be a thing than an angel” – J
He confesses to Jane that he pretended to be engaged to Blanche only to make Jane jealous
Mrs. Fairfax warns Jane that the future will be different from her expectations because of the class-
inequal marriage
They travel to Millcote, Jane should choose half a dozen clothes there, she dislikes it
The more he buys to her, the more she feels degraded, objectified
Jane wants to continue to be Adele’s governess even in the marriage
Jane doesn’t behave as a typical wife
Mr. Rochester’s love for Jane changes, he doesn’t call her darling anymore based on her behaviour
because she teases him, the love becomes natural, not exaggerated
Jane decides to answer John Eyre’s letter Miss Reed gave her, she hopes that he would adopt her,
she will be Rochester’s equal in terms of class

Chapter 25

Jane is about to become Mrs. Rochester, she is restless

She impatiently waits for Rochester who is on a business trip
Rochester returns, he sees that something bothers Jane
She tells him about scary dreams she had in his absence
She then goes on talking about a strange woman whom he encountered at night, she describes her
savage face, Jane becomes insensible from terror
Mr. Rochester explains to Jane that the woman must have been Grace Poole and that he will tell her
why he keeps such a woman in his house when they are married for a year and a day

Chapter 26
Jane and Rochester are travelling to the church, it’s their wedding day
They are in the church, the clergyman asks whether anyone knows a reason for the marriage not to
take place, a voice is heard that there is a reason
The reason is thar Mr. Rochester is in an existing marriage
The man’s name is Briggs, he claims that Rochester has been married to a woman, Bertha Antonietta
Mason
Briggs is a lawyer, he summons Mason to confirm his claim
Mason says that his sister is at The Thornfield Hall, Rochester confirms it
Rochester claims that Berta is mad, he invites the clergyman, Mason and the lawyer to see for
themselves
Berta resembles an animal, Grace Poole takes care of her
She was the one to bite and stab Mason, she also appeared in Jane’s room (she told Rochester about
it)
Mason knows Mr. Eyre, he did not make it to the wedding because Mason told him about the
situation, Mr. Eyre got sick and asks Mason to protect Jane
Jane is not sad about the declined wedding
Later, she starts thinking, her hopes of yesterday’s are dead
She knows that she will have to depart from Thornfield, she thinks he will never want to see her
again

Chapter 27

Jane wonders whether to leave Thornfield or not

Rochester wants her to forgive him, he pities himself
Jane forgives him
Rochester plans to abandon Thornfield with Jane, then he says that Jane should leave to spare her
troubles
Jane still loves him but has to leave him, she doesn’t want to be only his mistress
Rochester tells Jane about his past, his father didn’t want to split his property (the older brother
Rowland got it all), Rochester had to be married to a wealthy woman
His father found him a wealthy bride, Berta, yet Rochester didn’t know about the money, he was told
that Berta is very pretty
He marries her, when their honeymoon is over, he discovers her madness, but it is too late
He discovers that Berta’s mother was mad
Rochester even planned to shoot himself as she was driving him crazy
He planned to travel to Europe and wanted to hide his wife in some safe place, so he does
He locks his wife at Thornfield and hires Grace Poole to take care of her
Berta was the person who tried to burn Rochester, who stabbed Mason, and scared Jane
He travelled to France but couldn’t be alone, he had several mistresses
He then returned to England and met Jane, he liked her and couldn’t live without seeing her, first-
sight love
Jane’s character seemed interesting to him
She was his first true love
She cannot stay with him, he will be hopeless without her
Jane’s mother appears in her dream advising to flee temptation
Jane leaves him, no one notices her flight
Chapter 28
Jane ends up in Whitcross, penniless, she accidentally leaves her belongings in a coach
She is scared of everything because she is alone
She has almost nothing to eat
She wants to exchange her clothes for bread, no one accepts the offer
She asks locals if there is work for her, no one tells her anything useful, no one wants to help her
Jane doesn’t blame the people for refusing to help, she understands that for them, she is a stranger
“Give it to her if she is a beggar. The pig doesn’t want it”
She sees a flash of light in the forest and decides to follow it until she reaches a house
Jane observes two ladies (Mary and Diana) and the housekeeper (Hannah)
Jane knocks on their door asking for help, Hannah refuses to let her speak with the two ladies
Jane is devastated, lays down on stairs belonging to the house expecting death
She encounters St. John (the brother of Diana and Mary)
John takes Jane in and feeds her and asks her about her family and origin
Jane introduces herself as Jane Elliot as she doesn’t want to be discovered
After a discussion, the siblings take Jane in

Chapter 29

Jane recovers quickly

Jane speaks with Hannah assuring her that she is no beggar, they talk about the family
The siblings (The Rivers) have no parents, John is a parson
Jane forgives her the initial behaviour, they befriend
The house is called Marsh End or Moor house
The girls treat Jane nicely
John starts questioning Jane about her past, she doesn’t want to share
Then Jane tells them everything except her relationship with Rochester, she even admits that Elliot is
not her real name
Jane wants to depart from them as soon as she finds a job
John promises to help Jane find a job

Chapter 30

Jane and the girls spend time together, Dianna teaches her German, Jane teaches them how to draw
John found an occupation for Jane but wants her to stay with the sisters until their departure (they’ll
become governesses)
John is poor because he had to pay his father’s debts
He offers her a job running a school for poor children of his parish, Jane accepts
Johns’ and the girls’ uncle dies, they are not moved because they had never met him, it was also him
that persuaded their father to put his money at stake, he doesn’t leave them anything
They depart from Marsh End, each in their own way of life

Chapter 31

The school opens

Jane knows that she cannot expect much enjoyment but also that the job will be sufficient in order to
survive
While Jane believes that personal potential is not limited to social class, she cannot help feeling a
little degraded in becoming a small-town teacher and fears her life is going nowhere.
She also knows that the not-joyful job is better than being Rochester’s mistress
John advises her to pursue her career for at least a few months
John leaves Europe for the east
There is a beautiful lady, Jane thinks it’s miss Oliver
Miss Oliver invites John to visit her and her father in the evening, John refuses

Chapter 32

The girls in the school progress, Jane likes teaching them

Jane is liked in the neighbourhood, people smile at her and greet her
During nights, Jane dream about Rochester
Miss Oliver and John appear to be in love, in Jane’s eyes
Miss Oliver (Rosamond) starts liking Jane after she draws her
John gives Jane a book of poetry as a gift, he starts examining the picture, Jane wants to make a copy
of it for him
Jane wants the two (J + R) to be together, Mr. Oliver had not objectified to their relationship earlier
John knows that he loves Rosamond, he also knows that she would not make him a good wife, he
also considers his mission more important
Jane talks to him as if they were equals
He spots something on the edge of a paper, he tears off a corner of it and takes it with himself

Chapter 33

John visits Jane

He tells Jane a story about an orphaned child raised by Mrs. Reed, who studied at Lowood and was a
governess of Rochester’s, Rochester wanted to marry her but there was a lunatic wife discovered and
the orphaned girl departed (she was looked for, it was mentioned in the newspaper several times)
Jane is moved that Rochester most likely left England
It is the piece of paper John torn off in the previous chapter that identifies Jane as it contained her
signature
Mr. Briggs seeks Jane Eyre to let her know that her uncle (John Eyre) is dead and bequeathed to her
all his property (20,000 pounds), Jane is rich now
Jane does not seem happy, there are more thrilling and rapture-giving chances in life
On the other hand, she is independent now, that pleases her
Jane wants to know why Briggs asked specifically John for help
John introduces himself as St. John Eyre Rivers, him, Diana, and Mary are Jane’s cousins
“This was a blessing, bright, vivid and exhilarating – not like the ponderous gift of gold”
Jane wants to split the bequeath into four pieces, 5,000 for each
Jane wants to continue running the school until John finds a substitute for her

Chapter 34

Jane wants to polish the Moor house because Diana and Mary are expected to arrive soon
John wants her not to cling to ties of flesh, not to focus on transient objects
He is not impressed by the changes of the polished house
Jane feels the distance between her and John even more when she is his relative
Jane starts studying Hindustani because John asked her to do so, she feels unhappy under his
freezing influence
Jane wants to please him, she has to give up on her nature in order to do so
Jane writes to Mrs. Fairfax asking about Rochester but never gets an answer
John asks Jane to go with him to India
He also proposes to Jane
“He will never love me but he shall approve me” – J about John
Jane decides that she might accompany him only as his sister, not wife
John says that a brother-sister tie is a loose one to fulfil the vision of God, they have to get married
because they will be together amidst Indian tribes
“Do not forget that if you reject it, it is not me you deny, but God”

Chapter 35

Jane feels that John banished her from his presence, he is much kinder to his sisters than to her
Jane still thinks about Rochester, when John says so, she doesn’t disagree
Diana notices the influence John had on Jane (she did everything he asked her to)
“I am formed for labour, not for love”
John talks about his trip to Cambridge, he gives Jane a chance to change her decision
Jane hears Rochester’s voice in distance, Jane rushes out and promises to go to him

Chapter 36

Jane travels to Thornfield, when she reaches the Thornfield Hall, she sees a ruin
She goes to a local inn to ask about the ruin
A man there tells her about Thornfield Hall, she learns that the house was burnt down
Rochester’s wife is said to have started the fire
A man says to Jane that Rochester was savage after her departure
Rochester saved his servants from being burnt to death
His wife jumps off the roof and smashes dead on the pavement
Rochester lost his sight and one of his hands
He now lives at Ferndean
Jane urges to visit him

Chapter 37

Jane first only observes Rochester, then knocks on the front door of Ferndean
They reunite
Rochester thinks it only a dream
Jane says she will stay with him, she is an independent woman now
Jane refuses to be married to anyone, she would rather stay with Rochester (only as a nurse) if
necessary
Rochester is afraid that Jane will leave him again
When Jane speaks about John, Rochester gets jealous
Rochester thinks that Jane is in love with John, he wants Jane to go away, to return to John whom
she allegedly loves
“All my heart is your, sir”
He proposes to Jane, she agrees to marry him
Rochester believes that Jane sacrifices herself to marry him, she strictly refuses
She loves being useful to him

Chapter 38

Jane is married to him

She writes to Moor hose about the course of events
She visits Adele who is unhappy with her school (too strict rules)
Jane makes sure Adele starts attending another school
They have been married for 10 years, both happy
Rochester’s eye recovers, they have a child
Mary and Diana are married too, John is in India being a missionary there
John feels that he is about to die any day now, he is not unhappy as he served well, he begs Jesus to
take him soon