A summary of each chapter of Jane Eyre A brief summary of each chapter of Jane Eyre

1. Jane Eyre’s father was a poor priest. When she was young, her parents both fell ill and died one after another. Jane Eyre was sent to her aunt Mrs. Reed's house at Gateshead Manor to be raised. Her uncle Mr. Reed told his wife before his death to take good care of Jane Eyre. However, Jane Eyre's status in Mrs. Reed's family was not even as good as that of a maid. , suffered a lot of bullying from cousins.

2. One day her cousin beat her again, and she fought back. This scene happened to be seen by her aunt, so she was locked up in the red room, where her uncle Mr. Reed died. inside the house.

3. She was frightened and fainted by the ghost in her fantasy. After a serious illness, it took a long time to slowly recover. She no longer wanted to stay at Mrs. Reed's house, so Mrs. Reed sent her to Darrowward Orphanage. The director of the orphanage is a cruel hypocrite who uses various methods to destroy the orphans mentally and physically.

4. Jane Eyre became good friends with the orphan Helen, and the teacher Miss Temple also cared about her very much. Soon, a contagious typhoid fever in the orphanage claimed the lives of many orphans. Helen died of typhoid fever, which was a great blow to Jane Eyre.

5. Jane Eyre stayed in school as a teacher for two years after graduation. She couldn't stand the loneliness and indifference there, so she advertised and found a job as a tutor, so she came to Thornfield. manor.

6. When Jane Eyre came to Thornfield, everything was peaceful. One day, she went for a walk in the surrounding area and met Mr. Rochester who was on his way back. Rochester fell off his horse when he met Jane Eyre for the first time. When he got home, he felt very embarrassed.

7. There are only the owner of the manor, Rochester, and his illegitimate daughter Adele at Thornfield Manor. Rochester often travels abroad, so Jane Eyre has not seen her for several days at Thornfield. to Rochester.

8. Rochester is a gloomy and moody person. He and Jane Eyre often argue over certain ideas.

9. Strange things keep happening at Thornfield Manor. One night, Jane Eyre was awakened by a burst of strange laughter. She found that Rochester's door was open and his bed was on fire. She woke Rochester and put out the fire. Rochester tells Jane Eyre that there is a female seamstress Grace Poole living on the third floor. She is insane and often makes creepy laughter, and asks her to keep this matter a secret.

10. When Rochester's room caught fire, everyone was glad that Rochester (him) was not burned to death. Mr. Rochester was going on a long trip to Mr. Eshton's house.

11. Rochester wrote to Mrs. Fairfax, saying that he would bring many gentlemen and ladies with him when he came back. They came back and held a ball. Jane felt isolated and was about to go back to her room. Called back by Mr. Rochester.

12. One day, Rochester went out and a veiled fortune teller came to the house. At this time, Mason came.

13. When it was Jane Eyre's turn to tell her fortune, Jane Eyre discovered that this mysterious fortune teller was Rochester, and he wanted to use this to test Jane's feelings for him.

14. That night, the stranger named Mason was bitten by the mysterious woman on the third floor. Jane helped Rochester send him away secretly.

15. Soon, Mrs. Reed sent someone to find Jane, saying that she was critically ill and wanted to see Jane. Back at her aunt's house, Mrs. Reed gave her a letter. This letter was sent by Jane's uncle three years ago, asking her for news about her niece and handing her inheritance to Jane Eyre. Mrs. Reed lied that Jane died of illness in the orphanage, and it was not until her death that her conscience struck her and told Jane the truth.

16. Originally, Mr. Rochester only allowed Jane to leave for a week, but she stayed at Gateshead House for a month. Jane took a car from Gateshead House back to Thornfield Manor and met Mr. Rochester. Every nerve in her body was paralyzed, and in an instant she almost lost all self-control.

17. Mr. Rochester asked Jane what she had been doing during the month at Gateshead House, and Jane started talking to him. At last Mr. Rochester allowed Jane to go in and rest her weary little feet at a friend's house, and Jane obeyed him silently. Jane's return to Thornfield felt like returning home, happy and exciting.

18. Jane Eyre was walking in the garden. Rochester proposed to her. Jane Eyre agreed and happily prepared for the wedding.

19. After Jane Eyre got up, she saw Rochester waiting for him in the classroom, so she went over to chat with him.

20. On the eve of the wedding, Jane Eyre woke up from her dream and saw a tall, hateful-looking woman wearing her wedding dress, and then tore the veil of the wedding dress into pieces. Rochester told her that it was just a dream, and when Jane woke up the next day, she found that the veil of the wedding dress was really in pieces.

21. The next morning, Jane dressed up and went to church with Mr. Rochester. Jane didn't know whether the weather was good or bad, she was only thinking about Mr. Rochester. They entered the church, the wedding was held as scheduled, and the minister began to speak to them, but an uninvited guest broke into the church and stopped the wedding from proceeding. He said that Rochester had married Bertha Mason, Mr. Mason's sister, 15 years ago.

22. Rochester admitted this fact and showed people the mad woman imprisoned on the third floor, who was his legal wife.

Jane Eyre was among them. After knowing this, she felt very confused and didn't know what to do. Suddenly she remembered the inheritance left by her uncle, so she decided to leave Mr. Rochester.

23. Jane Eyre parted from Rochester and left Thornfield Manor in grief.

24. When Jane Eyre came to Whitcross, her only savings were spent, and she begged along the way. Finally, she fainted in front of the pastor St. John's house and was killed by St. John and his two children. A sister saved me.

25. Jane Eyre settled down, and St. John found a position as a country teacher for her.

26. In this way, a farmhouse in a mountain village became Jane's home. She had twenty students, only three of whom could read, and none who could write or count. A few can knit, and a very few can sew a little. Jane's responsibility is to nurture this sprout. At dusk, Jane looked at the sunset and comforted herself that she was happy. At this time, St. John Rivers came. He asked Jane what she thought of the first day of work. Will it be harder than expected?

27. They were talking about the past, and suddenly a young girl came out to chat with St. John. Jane saw the pain and sacrifice of others, which made Jane's thoughts no longer dwell on her own. Pain and sacrifice are on.

28. Jane Eyre did her job as a rural female teacher wholeheartedly and faithfully, and gradually became a person liked by the villagers in that area. During those days, Jane Eyre was very calm on the surface, but she often encountered in her dreams Mr. Robertson was restless.

29. Soon, St. John received a notice from the family lawyer that his uncle John Jane passed away and left Jane 20,000 pounds. St. John was asked to help find Jane Eyre. St. John discovers that Jane Eyre is his cousin, and Jane Eyre insists on sharing the inheritance with them. St. John was preparing to go to India as a missionary and proposed to Jane Eyre before leaving, but he told her frankly that he wanted to marry her not because he loved her, but because he needed a well-educated assistant.

30. Jane Eyre felt that she should repay his kindness, but she refused to agree to it. That night, St. John was waiting for Jane Eyre's reply on the wasteland. Just when Jane Eyre was about to make a decision, she seemed to hear Rochester calling her name in the distance, "Jane, come back! Jane, come back!" "She decided to return to Rochester.

31. When Jane returned to Thornfield Manor, the entire manor was in ruins. It turns out that a few months ago, on a stormy night, the mad woman Bertha set fire to the entire manor. In order to save her, Rochester burned one arm and became blind. He lived alone a few miles away. On a farm.

32. Jane Eyre asked everyone who knew Robert's whereabouts before, and finally found Robert's whereabouts.

33. Jane Eyre rushed to the farm and confided her love to him, and they finally got married.

34. Two years later, after one of Rochester's eyes was cured, he saw the first child Jane Eyre gave birth to.