Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë: Jane Eyre

Read the following extract from Chapter 2 of Jane Eyre and then answer the question that follows.

In this extract, Jane has just been taken to the red-room as punishment for her behaviour.

Starting with this extract, explore how far Brontë presents Jane Eyre as a vulnerable character.

Write about:

• how Brontë presents Jane in this extract

• how far Brontë presents Jane as a vulnerable character in the novel as a whole.

Charlotte Brontë: Jane Eyre

Read the following extract from Chapter 33 of Jane Eyre and then answer the question that follows.

In this extract, Jane has just been told by St John Rivers that she is related to him and his sisters and is to inherit her uncle’s fortune.

Starting with this extract, explore how far Brontë presents Jane Eyre as a young woman searching for somewhere to belong.

Write about:

• how Brontë presents Jane in this extract

• how far Brontë presents Jane as a young woman searching for somewhere to belong in the novel as a whole.

Charlotte Brontë: Jane Eyre

Read the following extract from Chapter 38 of Jane Eyre and then answer the question that follows.

In this extract, Jane reflects on her married life with Rochester.

‘ Jane Eyre is a novel about Jane’s search for happiness.’

Starting with this extract, explore how far you agree with this view.

Write about:

• how Brontë presents Jane in this extract

• how far Brontë presents Jane’s search for happiness in the novel as a whole.

Charlotte Brontë: Jane Eyre

Read the following extract from Chapter 27 of Jane Eyre and then answer the question that follows.

In this extract, Jane rejects Rochester’s marriage proposal after discovering he is already married to Bertha Mason.

Starting with this extract, explore how far Brontë presents Jane as an independent female character.

Write about:

• how Brontë presents Jane in this extract

• how far Brontë presents Jane as an independent female character in the novel as a whole.

Starting with this extract, explore how Brontë presents the ways male characters treat Jane Eyre.

Write about:

• how Brontë presents John Reed’s treatment of Jane in this extract

• how Brontë presents the ways one or more other male character(s) treat Jane in the novel as a whole.

Starting with this extract, explore how Brontë presents some of the distressing experiences that Jane deals with in the novel.

Write about:

• how Brontë presents Jane’s distressing experiences at Thornfield Hall in this extract

• how Brontë presents some of the distressing experiences Jane deals with in the novel as a whole.

Starting with this extract, explore how far Brontë presents Jane as a victim of the cruelty of others.

Write about:

how Brontë presents Jane as a victim in this extract

how far Brontë presents Jane as a victim of cruelty in the novel as a whole.