Central Colleges of The Philippines High School Department Senior High School Division

CENTRAL COLLEGES OF THE PHILIPPINES
HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION 1
Jane Eyre
by: Charlotte Bronte
A Book Review
Presented to the
Faculty of Senior High School
Central Colleges of the Philippines
In partial fulfillment of
the requirements in Eng11- III
Reading and Writing
Submitted by:
Mary Rose D. Roxas
Submitted to:
Ms. Reynaline Ann S. Corcuera
March 23, 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Background of the Author ………………………………………... 3

II. Vocabulary Words ……………………………………………….. 4
III. Setting ……………………………………………………………. 5
IV. Character List ……………………………………………………. 6
V. Plot ………………………………………………………………. 8
A. Introduction …………………………………………………. 8
B. Rising Action ……………………………………………….. 8
C. Climax ……………………………………………………… 9
D. Falling Action ………………………………………………. 10
E. Denouement ………………………………………………… 11
VI. Theme …………………………………………………………… 12
VII. Motif ……………………………………………………………. 13
VIII. Symbols …………………………………………………………. 14
IX. Remarkable Lines ……………………………………………….. 15
X. Conclusion ………………………………………………………. 16
XI. References ………………………………………………………. 18
I. Background of the Author
Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855) was born in Yorkshire, England, on, an e of six

children born to Patrick Bronte and his n impoverished country clergyman, and his wife, Maria
who died when Charlotte was young. Charlotte and his sisters were sent to Cowan Bridge School
for Clergyman’s Daughters, where she endured the harsh conditions that killed her two eldest
sisters. Charlotte and her younger sister, Emily, returned home just in time to save their lives.
Isolated on the edge of the Yorkshire moors, Charlotte and her three surviving siblings
transformed Reverend Bronte’s parsonage into their own private literary community.
Charlotte was later sent to a far more humane school than Cowan Bridge and was
eventually recruited to the teaching staff. She later served in a series of dreary governess before
she was able to study at finishing school in Brussels. When she returned to England, recovering
from an unrequited passion for her professor, she “discovered” her sister Emily poems. She
arranged a joint publication in 1846 of poems by Currer, Ellis and action Bell (the pseudonyms of
Charlotte and sisters Emily and Anne ). Though this sold a disappointing two copies, the
publication of Jane Eyre in 1847 achieved immediate success, and stirred much speculation about
the identity of “Currer Bell.” Though she eventually revealed her identity, Charlotte was not able
to enjoy her new found fame. Her brother, Branwell, and sisters, Emily and Anne, all died in
quick succession, leaving Charlotte and her father as the only survivors of the Bronte clan. She
persevered by writing Shirley (1849 and Villette (1853). In 1854 she married her father’s curate
Arthur Bell Nichols, but died just a few months later.
II. Vocabulary Words
1. Infamy - [n]
1. Total lack of honor or reputation.
2. Dreary - [adj.]
1. Causing or manifesting sadness, loneliness, or gloom.
2. Causing or showing weariness, monotonous; lifeless; dull.
3. Countenance - [n]
1. The face or features.
2. Expression; Appearance.
4. Tumult - [n]
1. The commotion, disturbance, or agitation of a multitude; an uproar;
turbulence; hubbub.
2. Any violent commotion or agitation, as of the mind.
5. Queer - [adj.]
1. Being out of the usual course of events in minor respects; singular; odd.
6. Thimble – [n.]
1. A cuplike cover with a pitted surface, worn in sewing to protect the end of
the finger that pushes the needle.
7. Dread - [adj.]
1. Causing great fear; terrible.
2. Exciting awe or reverential fear.
8. Venturesome - [adj.]
1. Bold; daring
2. Involving hazard; risk.
9. Obnoxious – [adj.]
1. Of a character to give offense or excite aversion; odious; objectionable.
10. Quivered - [n]
1. A portable case or sheath for arrow.
III. Setting (Time and Place)
Lowood School (Five o’ clock, morning of January 19)

This is where Jane Eyre stay when she left in her aunt’s house .These is a place where
Jane Eyre started to learn and know how to be independent and also to face the problems and
resolve it by her own. At this place she meet different people that will help her and have a biggest
part of her life. This is where Jane Eyre innocent mind becomes mature and bolder.
Gateshead Hall (Saturday morning)

This is where Jane Eyre lives and stays when her parents died because of car accident,
a place where her life started to become glum and miserable. She lived here because she has a no
place to go.
Thornfield Hall (Monday Morning)

This is where Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester meet with each other. This is where Jane Eyre
lived when she left Lowood School.
Red-Room (Sunday morning)

This is where Jane Eyre left alone because, she scolded by her aunt and cousin John
Reed. This is also the place where her uncle Mr. Reed died.
Moor House (Afternoon two o’ clock)

This place is where Jane and her cousin St. John met. She stays here when she left
Thornfield. This is Jane’s favorite place.
IV. Character List
A. Major Characters
1. Jane Eyre
She is the main character of this novel. She faced and experienced a various kind
of problems at her young age. She also experience to live, survive and be
independent at her innocent age.
2. Mrs. Reed
Mrs. Reed is Jane Eyre’s aunt. She made Jane Eyre’s life miserable. She has a
cruel attitude towards to Jane. She sends her to Lowood School. She is one of the
antagonists in this novel.
3. John Reed
John Reed is Jane Eyre’s cousin. He has a cruel attributes towards to her cousin’s
Jane Eyre. He also made life of Jane Eyre miserable. He is also an antagonist in this
novel.
4. Mr. Brocklehurst
Mr. Brocklehurst is the one who manage Lowood School.. He is one of the
owner of Brocklehurst Hall. He is also very strict person in Lowood School.
5. Mr. Rochester
He fell in love with Jane Eyre. He is also the one who take away Jane Eyre from
the nursery.
6. St John Eyre Rivers
He is cousin of Jane Eyre. He met Jane at the Moor House .He also help Jane
Eyre to get and give a job to Jane Eyre.
B. Minor Characters
1. Mr. Lloyd
He also the one who interview Jane Eyre and notice her bad experienced with her
cousin John Reed. He also decided to take away Jane from the house of Jane’s aunt.
2. Mary and Diana Rivers
They are also cousin of Jane Eyre. They are also siblings of St John Eyre Rivers.
3. Mrs. Fairfax
Mrs. Fairfax is second mother of Mr. Rochester. She is also the one who take
Jane Eyre from the Lowood School.
4. Helen Burns
Helen Burns is the best friend and classmate of Jane Eyre in Lowood School .She
is protagonist in this novel.
5. Miss Miller
Miss Miller is very cruel and strict teacher in Lowood School. She scolded
students who commit sin or has a bad manner inside Lowood School.
6. Bessie
Bessie is Jane Eyre’s maid. She always scolded Jane but she is has a good
attributes towards Jane even though she always scolded Jane but still she is one of
Jane’s best friend.
7. Ms. Temple
Ms. Temple is one of Jane Eyre’s favorite teacher in Lowood. She has a good
personalities when comes to her student Jane.
V. Plot
a. Exposition:
There is a girl name Jane Eyre. She is an orphan. Her parents died because of car
accident. At her young age she experiences a lot of struggles in her life. When her parents
died she decided to stay and live under the hand of her cruel aunt named Mrs. Reed
together with her cousins named Georgina, Elisa and John. John is the great enemy of
Jane. He always scolds Jane even at a small sin or thing. Bessie is Jane Eyre best friend in
Gateshead hall she is very strict but at her back she has an affection and care for Jane.
Her life with her aunt and cousins is not easy and happy.
One Saturday morning after their breakfast the three siblings are playing near fire
side. Jane was left alone so she decided to pick one of John’s books in the shelves and
read it. After playing of John he saw Jane holding one of his books so he is started to get
wrathful towards Jane. He quickly get his book on the hand of Jane and started shouting,
when her mother notice his loud voice Mrs. Reed gets mad and decided to scold Jane
Eyre, as her punishment she left Jane inside the red-room where her uncle found lifeless.
She left there overnight and alone.
b. Rising Action:
On the next day John and Jane are fighting again but this time John hits Jane and
that’s the reason Jane fell down on the floor but when Mrs. Reed came instead of getting
angry to John she scolded Jane. After that day one man went to Gateshead and looking
for Mrs. Reed .He ask Mrs. Reed about the girl named Jane, after that he looks for Jane
and ask for a couple of minutes to talk to Jane personally. He asks Jane about what
happened to her face and then Jane answers Mr. Lloyd question automatically she says
the truth about it. After a couple of minute of talk Mr. Lloyd and Mrs. Reed decided to
send Jane Eyre in Lowood School.
Her life in Lowood School is not an easy thing. She experiences a lot of struggles
as well as failures. This time is the start of new chapter in life of Jane Eyre.. She met
different people with different personalities towards to her. She also met Miss Temple her
favorite teacher in Lowood School. Another man went to the school and that is Mr.
Brocklehurst he is one of the owner of Lowood School. After their breakfast all students
are gathered and lined up near the honorable people who made the success of Lowood
School, all the teachers in Lowood School and especially Mr. Brocklehurst Miss Temple
commanded Jane to get a cup of water for Mr. Rochester, while she is walking across the
way to Mr. Rochester another girl block the feet of Jane and that’s the reason that made
Jane fell down and fell also a cup of water to Mr. Brocklehurst. Mr. Brocklehurst gets
mad and very angry. He asks Jane to go to his office to get her punishment. The
punishment that Mr. Brocklehurst gives is not easy thing to do and that is the beginning
of hardships of Jane inside the Lowood School. She left Lowood School and decided to
go to another place where she met a guy who changes her love life. A guy that Jane really
loves.
c. Climax
After the hardships that Jane suffer and sacrifices, Jane decided to left Lowood
School and go to another place far away from Lowood School. She left in Lowood
School and find another place to stay and live. She met a lady named Mrs. Fairfax this
lady who takes Jane Eyre to Thornfield Hall. Thornfield Hall is a place where Jane Eyre
stays and lives over a long period of time. There are so many happenings in life of Jane
when she stays and live in Thornfield Hall. She met different people who have a different
personality towards to her. Inside the Thornfield Hall there are so many happenings in
life of Jane Eyre especially in her love life. She met a guy named Mr. Rochester. Mr.
Rochester is a guy who so in love with the beauty and good attributes of Jane. Mr.
Rochester is the second cousin of Mrs. Fairfax. He knows Jane because of her cousin
Mrs. Fairfax. When Jane and Mrs. Fairfax arrived to Thornfield Hall, she quickly
introduced Jane to Mr. Rochester. At first he never felt any affection towards Jane but, as
time goes by, he felt in love with Jane because, he found out that Jane has an attributes
that he likes. One of attributes that Jane has that he admires the most is being independent
woman and strong because, after Mr. Rochester have a minute of talk with Jane he notice
all the bad experiences of Jane as well as the hardships of Jane. Jane is working under
Mr. Rochester because of this they felt in love with each other.
As time goes by Jane was tired of loving Mr. Rochester. All the love is gone and it is
too late for Mr. Rochester to take back all the love that Jane given to him. Mr. Rochester
tried to capture again the attention of Jane but it is hard for him to do it again. He
becomes obsessed to Jane, but Jane still hard-hearted to Mr. Rochester. Jane decided to
leave Mr. Rochester even though it is very hard for her because the reason is she has a
little love affection for Mr. Rochester. She really loves Mr. Rochester but Mr. Rochester
doesn’t give importance and care for the love of Jane for him. Mr. Rochester did
everything in order to stay Jane but it is not enough for Mr. Rochester to stay Jane in his
arms again. Jane made her final decision and that is to leave Thornfield to stay away from
Mr. Rochester. After she left Thornfield, she thinks it is the answer to his problems.
d. Falling Action
After living Thornfield and Mr. Rochester, she decided to go in a place that is far
away from Thornfield, a place that is far away from the side of Mr. Rochester, a place
where she cannot see again the face of Mr. Rochester. The place where she goes is called
Moor House. This place is the place where good happenings in her life begins and started
to happen. In this place she met a guy who has a greatest and biggest part of her life as an
Eyre. This guy named is St. John Eyre Rivers one of her relatives in the clan of Eyre, this
guy who will help Jane to find work in Moor House. St. John Eyre Rivers has two
siblings named are Mary and Diana Eyre Rivers; they are also cousin of Jane Eyre. They
also help Jane to find again herself after all the struggles she experienced. They also help
Jane to stand up and feel her worth in the society. St. John knows about Mrs. Reed and all
Jane experiences in the hand of her aunt. St. John notice all the struggles and sacrifices of
Jane at her young age, he also knows what happen to the parents of Jane.
When she decided to leave Thornfield and started to live and stay in Moor House
there are so many good happenings in life of Jane. Living and staying at Moor House will
help Jane to find her freedom and happiness in her life. People who met her in Moor
House will be her reason to become happy in her life inside the Moor House. She met a
persons that will truly made her happy and contented in her life. After all the hardships
there’s a reason to be happy and one of that is finding Moor House to be her perfect place
to stay and live, but like other story Mr. Rochester follow her in Moor House but she
ignores Mr. Rochester and decided to go forward in her pathway in Moor House.
e. Denouement
Staying and living in a place where she find her happiness and freedom in her life
will be a perfect place to live for the rest of her life, but having a happy and almost
perfect life she receive a message coming from her cousin St. John that her aunt Mrs.
Reed died. She realized that after all her bad experienced from her cruel aunt behind her
hatred feelings to her aunt there’s a love and concern towards to her aunt. After this she
forgives her aunt that’s how Jane love and kindness seen in this novel. She reminisces
and ponders the good memories with her aunt. Back to Jane and Mr. Rochester because
of the obsession of Mr. Rochester to Jane he wants to find Jane.Jane decided to go back
to Thornfield where she found a guy who really loves. Mr. Rochester finds her in
Thornfield. He proves to Jane that he is sincerely regrets for what he has done because of
Jane little love for Mr. Rochester she forgave Mr. Rochester and started their new chapter
of their love story. To make the story short Mr. Rochester made a wedding proposal to
Jane. She married Mr. Rochester and become wife to him.
Being a wife to a blind man is not easy but because of love for Mr. Rochester she
sacrifice all of those, that’s the essence of love you don’t need to look to appearance or
what you have seen by your judgemental eyes but, to look inside and beyond the heart.
Life’s Jane is now more happier than before because, of marrying the man that she loves,
the man of her life. Mr Rochester is the first love of Jane and first love never dies. After
all the struggles and hardships that Jane faced in her life there’s always a happy ending
for her.
VI. Theme
The theme of the entire story entitled Jane Eyre authored by Charlotte Bronte was all
about an unconventional love story that revolutionized the scope of romantic kind of fictional
story. This novel has also a theme of woman who try to fight her woman’s right and self-respect
in the society because, if you are trying to read critical and analysed the whole novel you will
notice that the main character is trying to escape and find a freedom and true respect in the
society where she belongs.
It also reflects in the story the woman independent. The main character in the story
shows her independent in her life because, at her young age her parents already died and she
needs to live and survive by her own capabilities.
VII. Motif
The example of motif that was used by the author and seen in this novel entitled Jane
Eyre was Jane Eyre parents are both deceased because of car accident. These words are appeared
thrice in this novel first in chapter 1 and next in chapter 5 and lastly in chapter 29.Another motif
seen in the entire novel is Jane is poor and orphan, these words seen in the entire story four times
first in chapter 3 then in chapter 5 then in chapter 10 and lastly in chapter 29.That was the motifs
that was seen and use by the author in her novel entitled Jane Eyre.
VIII. Symbols
1. Red-room
It is not literally red-room because it has a red background or design but it means
color red that symbolizes bloody or blood because, these is the place where Mr. Reed the
uncle of Jane Eyre found lifeless.( Chapter 2 )
IX. Remarkable Lines
1. “Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeded out of the mouth of
God to his divine consolations.” – Mr. Brocklehurst ( chapter 7)
2. “Love your enemies; bless them that curse you; do good to them that hate you and
despitefully use you.” - Jane Eyre ( chapter 6)
3. “I am glad you are no relation of mine: I will never call you aunt again as long as I live. I
will never come to see you when I am grown up.” – Jane Eyre ( chapter 3)
4. “Don’t trouble yourself to give her a character.” – Mr. Rochester ( chapter 13)
5. "And you ought not to think yourself on equality with the Misses Reed and Master Reed,
because Misses Reed kindly allows you to be brought up with them. They will have great
deal of money, and you will have none; it is your place to be humble, and try to make
yourself agreeable to them.” - Bessie ( chapter 4)
6. “God will punish her: he might strike her dead in the midst of her tantrums.”
- Miss Abbot ( chapter4 )
7. “I do love you, more than ever; but I must not show or indulge the feeling; and this is the
last time I must express it.” – Jane Eyre ( chapter 28)
8. “Oh Jane! My hope – my love – my life.”- Mr. Rochester ( chapter 29)
X. Conclusion
After I read the entire novel I can say that this novel has a great story because, of the
connection of the story from a real life situation. For instance the hardship of every orphan in the
hand of their aunt, because there are some orphan who experience unkindness in the hand or
of their aunt. This novel has also big impact to my beliefs and perceptions in my life because,
when I read this novel my perceptions change like before, I never mind the hardship and feeling
of some orphan that are living with their cruel relatives because, I don’t experience it but, after I
read it I realized that there are some orphan who experiencing unkindness and unluckiness in the
hand of their relatives. I also admire the attributes that the main character has in this novel
because, that’s the best attitude that every woman must have, like being strong and mature
enough to face all the struggles in life. The main character portrays her role great and .
I also admire the author’s creativeness in writing this kind of novel. Her novel is very
inventive because, of the script that was used and seen in the entire novel. The author gives and
narrates a meaningful story that gives and implies messages to the readers. The author did a great
job and I give complements for the success of this wonderful novel. This novel is not easy to sort
out and finish but the author is very enthusiastic to write and finish this novel. I valued his
dedication in order to finish this novel.
I am proudly recommending to all people especially to all bookworms to read this kind of
novel because of great messages that the author wants to imply. The novel also makes the readers
have a self-realization after their read this. I am proudly saying that this novel has a high rating
quality for me.
I really appreciate the essence of this story. Every line of the character specifically the
main character in this novel gives a justice for what she portrays or role in the novel. The accent
and words that she used make her fit to the character not only Jane but I must say that all the
character in this novel.
I have few suggestions and comments particularly to the author, I have noticed that there
are some words that is much difficult to understand compare to other novels but then,I understand
because this novel is an example of old English novel but maybe some author can revise or what I
am trying to say is to translate it to more easier to understand the meaning of each words so that
there are so many people will encourage to read this novel, that only my suggestions.
XI. Reference
Webster Comprehensive Dictionary (International Edition)

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CENTRAL COLLEGES OF THE PHILIPPINES

HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

March 23, 2018

I. Background of the Author ………………………………………... 3

I. Background of the Author

Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855) was born in Yorkshire, England, on, an e of six

II. Vocabulary Words

III. Setting (Time and Place)

Lowood School (Five o’ clock, morning of January 19)

Gateshead Hall (Saturday morning)

Thornfield Hall (Monday Morning)

Red-Room (Sunday morning)

Moor House (Afternoon two o’ clock)

IV. Character List

IX. Remarkable Lines

Webster Comprehensive Dictionary (International Edition)

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