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Jane Eyre is locked in the Red Room
Poor Jane has been locked in the haunted 'red-room' where her uncle died. She passes out from panic, and wakes up to find herself in bed. We picked this because it shows the hatred that Mrs. Reed has toward Jane. -
Jane goes to school
Jane is sent to Lowood Institution because her aunt no longer wants to "deal with her." This was an important step in Janes's life because it got her away from her aunt and cousins. -
Helen Burns died
After Lowood was overrun by typhus fever, Jane's friend Helen burns contracts the disease and they are separated with Helen being taken to Mrs. Temple's room. After finding this out, Jane sneaks out one night and goes to Mrs. Temple's and lays alongside Helen to comfort her. Helen later dies and is buried in a grave with a headstone. We picked this because it represents the death of the one person that was truly a friend to Jane. -
Jane gets a job
After 8 years at Lowood, Jane gets a letter asking if she would be gouverness for thriving and enthusiastic Adele of Thornfield Hall. She accepts happily! Jane is leaving Lowood and getting a job now that she is older and possibly begin to have a family. -
Meets Mr. Rochester
Jane meets Mr. Rochester and he appears to seem really grumpy and rude. We chose this because it signifies the first time Jane and Rochester meet and it shows how Rochester initially treats Jane. -
Rochester almost dies
Jane wakes up because she thought she heard something. She tiptoed to Mr. Rochester's room. She enters to find him sleeping and his entire room is in flames. She wakes him by pouring water over him and put out the fire. I picked this event because this is where it begins to show that Jane really cares about Rochester. -
Jane feels threatened
Jane feels threatened by one of Rochester's friends that come to visit, Blanche Ingram. She becomes jealous because she thinks Blanche is prettier and she has more money. Jane thinks Rochester will like Blanche over her. We picked this because it shows that Jane is a little jealous of Blanche, and that she is starting to have feelings for Rochester. -
Jane returns to Gateshead
Jane is requested to return to Gateshead because Mrs. Reed has fallen ill and requests to talk to Jane. Jane told Rochester that she would be gone for about a week, but she actually stayed for alms a month. She was trying to let go of the last and forgive Mrs. Reed and move on with her life. -
Mrs. Reed dies
Mrs. Reed, the lady that strongly disliked Jane, dies while Jane was at Gateshead to speak to her. After holding a long conversation with her aunt, Jane finds out that her Uncle John had sent her a letter three years ago. Jane is upset with her aunt for not telling her about the letter when it arrived. After talking a little while longer, and after refusing to kiss Jane, Mrs. Reed passes away. We picked this because it signifies the death of the one person that truly hated Jane. -
True Love revealed
Jane reveals her feelings to Rochester and he turns out to feel the same way about her. This is an important event because the two of them eventually get married. -
The wedding is stopped!
Mr. Mason stops the wedding claiming that they can't get married because Edward's wife is still alive. Rochester doesn't deny that Mr. Mason is wrong. We choose this because it shows that Rochester was hiding the fact that he was married before and never got divorced. -
Jane Flees!
Jane is completely heartbroken to hear the fact that her soon to be husband is already married to a mad woman. At this point you do not think Jane is going to go back to Rochester because he lied to her and is already married. -
Jane pleads for help
Jane has been wandering the streets since she has left Thornfield. She is freezing and starving so she stops at the Moor House begging for help. St. John Rivers lets her in and helps her. I picked this because it is important because if she never begged for help Jane could have possibly died of starvation or anything. -
Jane returns?
Jane takes a coach to Thornfield, only to find blackened ruins laying where the manorhouse once stood. An innkeeper tells Jane that Rochester's mad wife set the place on fire and then committed suicide by jumping from the roof. Rochester rescued the servants from the burning mansion but lost a hand and his eyesight in the process. Jane realized that she just wants Rochester and that she really does love him. -
Happy Ending
He now lives in an isolated manor house called Ferndean. Going to Ferndean, Jane reunites with Rochester. At first, he fears that she will refuse to marry a blind cripple, but Jane accepts him without hesitation. Rochester eventually recovers sight in one eye, and can see their first-born son when the baby is born. This is important because throughout the whole novel you can see that the two of them truly love each other.
