Robby Treadwell
Chapter 10-12
October 1st, 2012
Period 4
Summary: They find out that Mr. Brocklehurst's cruelty causes typhus and he is fired. Jane finishes six years there and then after teaches for two years there, but later accepts a job as a manor at Thornfield. Bessie comes and talks to Jane about what has been going on at home at Gateshead. As Jane waits and the train station, Mrs. Fairfax an elderly lady comes to pick her up and take her to Thornfield where she will be tutoring an eight year old girl. Jane enjoys living there and in the last chapter she sees a horse approaching her while watching the stars. Than she finds out that the dog is Mr. Rochester's and he sprained his ankle while he fell off a horse.
Quotation: Feeling . . . clamoured wildly. “Oh, comply!” it said. “. . . soothe him; save him; love him; tell him you love him and will be his. Who in the world cares for you? or who will be injured by what you do?” Still indomitable was the reply: “I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself. I will keep the law given by God; sanctioned by man. I will hold to the principles received by me when I was sane, and not mad—as I am now. Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation. . . . They have a worth—so I have always believed; and if I cannot believe it now, it is because I am insane—quite insane: with my veins running fire, and my heart beating faster than I can count its throbs.”
Quotation Significance: In this quote Jane is talking about how she lives by laws and she will never break them. Rochester is persuading Jane to move in with him but Jane does not want to considering Rochester is married. Jane looks at religion to help with decisions if she cant come up with them on her own.
Reflection: These chapters were fairly easy for me to read except for chapter ten. There seemed to be a lot of things happening in chapter ten and it was quite overwhelming. I am happy that Mr. Brockelhurst is fired because of the fact that him being mean contributed to kids getting typhus. There is a big time consumption in these chapters as well. Jane spends six years at Lowood and then becomes a teacher there but sadly leaves because Miss Temple leaves due to the fact that she is getting married. We are also introduced to Mrs. Fairfax who is an elderly lady that is kind enough to pick up Jane from the train station and take her Thornfield. The last chapter was hard for me to understand because of the whole horse and dog thing that happened with Jane. I tried to take out the important bits and pieces to figure out what was going on.
Discussion Question: How long will Jane be in Thornfield for and what is happening with her family back home?
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