Discussion Questions
Describe the setting of Ferndean Manor. How does this setting affect the mood?
Ferndean Manor is described as isolate, unhealthy, unsuitable, and dark. When Jane comes up to the house she can barely see it, it is so covered in bushes and the walls are decaying. This makes it adds a sad, mysterious, and eerie mood to the book.
What was the school that Jane Eyre went to as a kid?
Lowood
How did St. John know that Jane was talking about Mr. Rochester when she said she couldn’t leave to go to India before she knows she “cannot be of greater use by remaining in it than by leaving by it.” (Page 450 for context)
St. John knew that Jane was talking about Mr. Rochester because she said, “I have had long endured painful doubt, and I can go nowhere till by some means that doubt is removed.” Since St. John now knows Jane's whole story, he knows that she didn’t want to stay with Mr. Rochester but still thinks about him constantly and deep down wants to know he is ok
What was the name of the woman that St. John liked but wouldn't admit to?
Rosamond Oliver
What is the reason(s) that Jane makes Mr. Rochester jealous of St John?
Jane uses this jealousy, jokingly, to mess with Mr. Rochester, and to distract him from his other current troubles. She also uses this to show Mr. Rochester that even though other men have come, she only loves Mr. Rochester, and she is devoted to him.
Name the 5 main people Jane Eyre lived with at Gateshead (aunt, three cousins, and the maid)
Mrs. Reed, John Reed, Eliza Reed, Georgiana Reed, and Bessie Lee
What is Mrs. Reed's first name?
Sarah
What did Miss Scatcherd teach at Lowood? She was the teacher who was mean to Helen Burns. (She teaches two things)
History and grammar