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Jane Eyre Sparknotes

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Jane Eyre is an orphan who lives with Mrs. Reed, the wife of her deceased uncle, and her cousins, Johnny, Eliza, and Georgiana.
Jane is said to be a bad child, but she is actually tormented by Johnny and reprimanded by Mrs. Reed for it
One day she bursts with anger and fights back so is punished and taken to the red room where she becomes hysterical, believes she saw the ghost of her uncle who died in the room, and passes out
While she recovers in the care of Bessie and was tended by Mr. Lloyd, he discovers how miserable her life was and helps her by recommending to Mrs. Reed that she should send Jane to school
Jane is ignored by the family for months and works with Bessie, who she admires now, until one day Mrs. Reed calls for her and she meets Mr. …show more content…

Mason, arrives and Jane dislikes him for his mannerisms as he is a very strange man
A gypsy woman comes to read the fortunes of the guests and relieves Jane of her skepticism and reveals Blanche was disappointed to hear Rochester isn’t as rich as he presumes to be and while Jane is being told her own fortune, she finds the gypsy is actually Mr. Rochester in disguise
Jane believed Grace to be the gypsy and Rochester is troubled to find out Mr. Mason is there
Later that night, Jane’s awoken by a sudden cry and while Rochester reassures everyone it is nothing, Jane is taken to Mr. Mason’s room to staunch the wound while Rochester retrieves a surgeon
After Mason has left, Rochester and Jane have a hypothetical conversation where Jane advises him to look for redemption from God not some other

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