Jane Eyre: Chapters 5-6-7-8

1. Imagine that you are falsely accused of stealing someone’s wallet at school. Your accuser is a credible witness, believed by your peers. Do you insist on your innocence and try to prove it? Do you confront your accuser? How do you live with the disapproval of your peers? Is the knowledge of your innocence enough to sustain you? Write a reflection statement referring to these questions.

2.What is your opinion of Mr Brocklehurst’s philosophy of education?

3. Compare Jane Eyre to other mistreated heroines from children’s stories (Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow White). Knowing that Jane Eyre is the novel that broke many rules about how a mistreated heroine should act, compare and contrast them to Jane.

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ANSWERS

1. All the effort I've done to be accepted in my circle would be in vain. In all my years at the school lots of effort had been placed into making friends and kind relationships. I would confront my accuser, I would prove my innocence one way or another, meaning taking this to the law if necessary.  

2. Now, this is considered a barbarity, but for that time, he was no other than a normal teacher. I think that if he learn that way too, it's normal to treat people the same way. I don't support it, but I understand it.

3. These heroins had something Jane does not have: a fairy or magical creature that help her succeed in the world. In this case Jane needs to make the magic in order to fight her way out of injustice.

Jane Eyre: Chapters 3-4-5

1. How would you describe the relationship between Jane and Mr Lloyd? How do you think this affects her?

2. How did Jane’s character changed in her confrontation with both Mr Brocklehurst and Mrs Reed?

3. What is your first perception of Lowood School? What do you predict for Jane’s future at Lowood?

ANSWERS:

1. Jane was surprised that Lloyd was so kind to her. When Lloyd says "well well who knows what would happen" it's the first time Jane hears a kind joke towards her.

2. Jane gets consumed by rage. She develops the feeling of vengance and hate being still very young. What she says to mrs Reed is an example.

3. Lowood School seems like a dark place to me. The way Brocklehurst believed Mrs Reed about Jane being a liar makes me believe that the treatment to her at the school won't be better than at home