Period 5
October 1, 2012
Chapters 10-12
Summary: In chapter 10, Jane Eyre puts an ad in the newspaper and gets a job as a governess to a little girl in Millcote. In chapter 11, She arrives and is warmly welcomed by the house manager, Mrs. Fairfax. She gets to know her pupil Adele, and loves the young girl. In chapter 12, Jane runs down to Hay to deliver a letter and assists Mr. Rochester who fell off his horse and received a sprained ankle because of it. After coming back from Hay, she realizes who the man was.
Quotation: "Women are supposed to be very calm generally: but women feel just as men feel; they need exercise for their faculties, and a field for their efforts as much as their brothers do..." (113).
Quotation Significance: Jane is saying that she is tired of women being subordinate and not having true feelings because even though a women doesn't show it as much as men, they have ambitions and dreams too. She thinks that women should have the same oppurtunities as men.
Reflection: Jane thought she would be happy and content as the Thornfield mansion, and she was at first. But now she is staring to feel restless. She wants to go out and see the world, and struggle to make ends meet, and make life an adventure. She loves Adele and wants the best for her, and wants to see to her end of schooling. Adele is glad to have someone she can confide in, because she isn't very fluent in English. Jane is her good mentor and also her companion. When Jane realizes Mr. Rochester is the man she rescues she isn't shocked, and seems to like the man very much. I think that next Jane will fall in love with Mr.Rochester but then realize there is a dark secret about him, but until it is too late. She realizes that this secret might even affect her pupil she loves, Adele.
Discussion Question: How do you think Jane feels toward Thornfield and Mr.Rochester?
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