People
Everyday Vocab
Places
Symbolism
Themes
100
Jane's pupil and Rochester's ward. She is also daughter of Rochester's former mistress
What is Adele Varens
100
like a minister; that is serving others
What is ministrant
100
Jane is locked away in this room and this is where her uncle died
What is The Red Room
100
this symbolizes a type of prison for Jane, but not a physical one.
What is The Red Room
100
The author uses the novel to express her critique of Victorian class differences
What is Social position
200
He is the owner of Thornfield Hall.
What is Edward Fairfax Rochester
200
The state of being lower in status
What is inferiority
200
St John goes to become a missionary here.
What is India
200
this symbolizes Rochester, but also Rochester and Jane together. Rochester can't be himself without her and he'll never be the same after their separation.
What is The Splintered Chestnut Tree.
200
The main quest in Jane Eyre is Jane's search for this, for a sense of belonging and love.
What is Family
300
Servant at Thornfield and is blamed for the mysterious happenings at the house.
What is Grace Poole
300
weeping or wailing
What is lamentation
300
Mrs. Reed lives here.
What is Gateshead Hall
300
this represents all the pain and rage experienced by Charlotte Bronte.
What is The Madwomen in the Attic
300
Jane receives 3 different models of this throughout the novel, all of which she rejects either partly or completely before finding her own.
What is Religion
400
The daughter of the wealthiest man in Morton, the town where St John's parish is. St John is attracted to her but will not marry her.
What is Rosamond Oliver
400
of or characteristic of nobility, upper class, or privileged persons.
What is aristocratic
400
Rochester goes here to live crippled and blind, after Thornfield Hall burns to the ground.
What is Ferndean Manor
400
This symbolizes the power of sexuality that Bertha uses to destroy Rochester's home.
What is Fire
400
Jane's imprisonment is symbolic of her lower social class, while Bertha's containment is symbolic to Victorian marriage: all women if they are married under unequal circumstances as Bertha did will be confined and oppressed by their husbands in some way
What is Gender inequality
500
Orphan left in the care of her Uncle Reed. Left to his wife after his passing.
What is Jane Eyre
500
improper action or behavior
What is impropriety
500
Moor House is located here
What is Morton
500
this symbolizes impending danger
What is The Torn Veil
500
Elements of gothic literature that include, romance, castles, the supernatural, unlikely hero, a villain, and isolation
What is Gothic Element