The Red Room
For what reason(s) does the red room have such a traumatic impression on Jane?
It is the place where her uncle passed away. Additionally she was locked in there for punishment as a child.
"...he searched my face with eyes that I saw were dark, irate, and piercing." In this quote, who's eyes is Jane describing that she describes many times throughout the book?
Rochester
What happens to the chestnut tree in the storm?
It is struck by lightning.
What kinds of birds and landscapes fascinate Jane as a child and as an adult?
Arctic birds and landscapes.
What feeling was brought forth in Jane by the moon after her first wedding? (Answers may vary).
Comfort
Confinement
What was Jane's task (figuratively) as an acquaintance due to Rochester's lack of eyesight?
She became his eyes.
At what point in the story is the chestnut tree struck by lightning?
The night before Jane and Rochester's wedding.
Between the two characters, Rochester and St. John, who has a fiery personality and whose personality is compared to ice?
Rochester: Fiery :: St. John: Ice
Due to a lack of a motherly figure, is it true or false to assume that Jane looks upon the moon for guidance and to give light for clarity?
True
What reoccurring feeling lead Jane to think of the Red Room? (Answers may vary).
Ridicule
At what positive milestone in the story does Rochester begin to regain eyesight?
In time to witness the birth of their first son.
What literary device is the chestnut tree being struck by lightning used as?
Foreshadowing
Bertha can be described as a pyromaniac (a person who enjoys setting fire to things). What two acts of arson committed by Bertha in the novel have a significant impact on Jane?
1. Rochester's clothes
2. The entirety of Thornfield after Bertha set fire to Jane's room.
The moon was always present through Jane’s life, where was Jane when she fell in love with Rochester as the moon was watching over her?
Thornfield Hall
After her experiences of being locked in the red room, when is the first time Jane brings it up again later?
When talking to Mr. Lloyd in chapter 8.
When Jane first meets a new character, it is common for her to describe their eyes. How does she describe Rochester's eyes when she is first met with him?
"large and black, as brilliant as her jewels" (Bronte 181).
What comparison does Rochester make on page 512 between himself and the chestnut tree.
"I am no better than the old lightning-struck chestnut-tree in Thornfield orchard" (Bronte 512)
Jane commonly associates fire with what throughout the narrative that acts as a consistent metaphor?
After the disastrous wedding that caused Jane to leave Rochester, the moon guides her to stumble upon the River sisters. How are the River sisters related to Jane?
They are her cousins.
The red room is described by Jane as entirely red with bits of white accents. What could these white accents symbolize if the red decor symbolizes anger, anxiety, and fear? (Answers may vary).
The small amounts of purity, innocence, and relief of childhood.
When Jane first meets a new character, it is common for her to describe their eyes. How does she describe St. John's eyes that can be compared to his personality?
"Clear enough in a literal sense, in a figurative one were difficult to fathom" (Bronte 387).
What kind of plant does does Rochester use to describe Jane in contrast to describing himself as the old and splintered chestnut tree (after it is struck by lightning)?
A budding woodbine.
Jane often talks about ice and cold when she is discusses barren locations. What feeling does this associate the cold with for Jane?
Loneliness and isolation.
When Rochester was in danger, how did the moon aid Jane in saving him?
It woke her up before the incident occurred inherently saving him.