Streszczenie książki Jane Eyre: An Autobiography

The story in 12 parts

1. Key idea 1 · free to read

   A child with no place at Gateshead

   On a freezing November afternoon, ten-year-old Jane Eyre curls up behind a red curtain with a book of birds. She is an orphan living on the charity of her aunt, Mrs. Reed, who shuts her out of the family circle.

   Her cousin John Reed finds her at once. He tells her the books and the house are his, and he throws the heavy volume at her head. For the first time, Jane fights back, and she calls him wicked and cruel. The servants see only a wild girl attacking the young master.

   Mrs. Reed orders Jane locked in the red room, where her husband died. Jane sits alone as the light fades, sees a strange moving light on the wall, screams, and faints. A girl taught that she is worthless does not become meek, she becomes a rebel.

   Jane's rebellion begins as a child's cry for fairness.

2. 2

   Jane refuses to bow to Mr. Brocklehurst

   After her collapse, a kind apothecary, Mr. Lloyd, suggests that Jane be sent away to school.

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3. 3

   Lowood teaches hunger, cold, and discipline

   Jane arrives at Lowood, a charity school for orphan girls run by Mr. Brocklehurst.

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4. 4

   Helen Burns offers another way to bear pain

   At Lowood, Jane meets a thin, quiet girl named Helen Burns.

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5. 5

   Jane advertises for a new servitude

   Jane thrives at Lowood.

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6. 6

   A strange master falls from his horse

   Thornfield Hall is a grey, old house with a long cold gallery and a welcoming housekeeper, Mrs. Fairfax.

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7. 7

   Talk at the fireside becomes something deeper

   In the weeks that follow, Mr. Rochester sends for Jane most evenings.

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8. 8

   Thornfield holds a mystery in the dark

   Not everything at Thornfield is peaceful.

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9. 9

   Blanche Ingram and a party of fine guests

   Mr. Rochester returns with a crowd of grand guests, among them the beautiful, proud Blanche Ingram.

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10. 10

    Under the chestnut tree, Jane speaks as an equal

    Jane returns to Thornfield in June after a summons from her dying aunt.

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11. 11

    Love and self-respect pull against each other

    The central question of Jane Eyre is how to love without losing yourself.

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12. 12

    A voice that speaks straight to the reader

    The book is told by Jane herself, looking back from later in life.

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