Chapter Questions:You should familiarize yourself with these questions.They may help you sort out difficulties with the text. You should try to answer the questions in a figurative sense, not just in a literal sense. In other words, look forthe deeper meaning ehind each question y asking yourself if there is any symolism involved.

Preface !nalyze the quote "#onventionality is not morality. $elf%righteousness is not religion." &vii' In light of what critics of the time had to say aout (ane )yre, what is the thrust of *ront+,s response-Chapter 1 .hat purpose do the descriptive passages from *erwick,s /istory of *ritish *irds serve at this stage of the text- .hat are your impressions of (ohn 0eed- .hat do you make of the ause that (ane suffers- Is it realistic-Chapter 2 1n page 23, note (ane,s thoughts of suicide. (ane )yre was a watershed novel at the time it was written ecause it lended two styles of novels4 the romantic novel and the gothic novel. !ccording to .ester,s )ncyclopedic 5ictionary of the )nglish 6anguage, romanticism emphasized content rather than form7 encouraged "freedom of treatment," "introspection," and celerated "nature, the common man, and freedom of the spirit." The same source definesthe gothic novel as a type of fiction "characterized y picturesque settings7 an atmosphere of mystery, gloom, and terror7 supernatural or fantastic occurrences7 and violent and macare events." .here do you see oth elements in the novel so far- (ane,s fears of the ghost are consistent with her vivid imagination7 yet the ghost never appears, and (ane is returned to cruel reality.Chapter 3 8ost readers of today are familiar with the signs of child ause, emotional ause, and neglect. .hile these terms were argualy unknown to *ront+ in the mid 29th century, how does her treatment of (ane reflect what we know aout them-Chapter 4 1n page :;, what is unexpected in (ane2s answer to how she plans to avoid going to /ell- /ow does the anecdote of the "little psalm angel" &:;' heighten our contempt for *rocklehurst- .hy does *essie egin to treat (ane with kindness at this point in the text- .hat lesson does (ane learn on how to deal with people she fears- /ow is this unusual when compared with the depiction of the other children of this time period, such as the "little psalm angel" and the "girls of the school" &::' are likely to have caused a stir among non%romantics of the period. .hy- E.hy does (ane egin this chapter in the present tense- (ane )yre is running from an unattainale love. .ho else is running as well, and what are the details-Chapter 32 ! good minister is an example to his congregation7 followers will learn "truth" y simply oserving the daily actions of their pastor. 5oes $t. (ames 0ivers impart any "truths" to (ane-Chapter 33 In this chapter, the final pieces of the puzzle slip into place. Is this resolution too coincidental or is it satisfactory-Chapter 34 #haracterize the similarities and differences etween $t. (ohn,s offer of marriage and 0ochester,s. .hy does (ane refuse $t. (ohn when she is willing to accept a life with him in India- #ouldn2t she grow to love him- /ow does her response fit in with what we know aout (ane as a character- /ot climates seem to have a special symolic meaning in the text &note 0ochester,s discussion of the .est Indies'. .hat do you make of it-Chapter 35 (ane,s conversation with 5iana &E9;=', although acceptale and unexceptional to us, would have ordered on the scandalous in *ront+,s day. .hat is it aout (ane,s viewpoint that would have drawn so much anger- 5oes (ane,s near surrender to $t. (ohn 0ivers, stopped only y "the voiceKof )dward Bairfax 0ochester" speaks to her "in pain and woe" &>32' diminish her strength of character- .hy would *ront+ have slipped again into the realm of the supernatural if (ane had enough strength in her own convictions-Chapter 36 In this chapter we learn the fate of 0ochester, *ertha 8ason, and Thornfield /all. /ow do these revelations sit with you, the reader- 5id *ront+ do a good jo of tying up loose ends-Chapter 37 Aotice that *ront+ makes a direct jump from the inn at 8illcote to 0ochester,s house at Berndean. .hy does she do this- .hat effect might she wish to achieve- 1n page >29, (ane has her own ideas of how to shake 0ochester from his gloom. .hat are they- "To make a love story work you gotta have heart. 8ore important4 The audience must elieve it,s real." This quote y @at /. *roeske in his article "$ave Yourself Brom Troule" from the (anuary 299C issue of .riter,s 5igest was his thesis for why some /ollywood love stories work and some don,t. 5oes (ane )yre work as a love story- 5o (ane and 0ochester have "heart"- !re we glad to see them ack together- .hat makes their relationship ring true for the reader-Chapter 38 *ront+ ends the novel on a religious note. In fact, she has een uilding the religious closure since 0ochester,sadmission of prayer in chapter E