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Jane Eyre Discussion Questions
Ch. 11-15
1. How does Jane feel about Mrs. Fairfax? (ch. 11) Page: ______
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2. How does Mrs. Fairfax characterize Rochester? (ch. 11) Page: ______
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3. How does Jane explain her own restlessness? (ch. 12) Page: _____
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4. How does Jane interpret her encounter with the man who falls from his
horse? (ch. 12) Page: _____
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5. Describe Rochester’s tone during his first conversation with Jane. Note at
least one quote that supports your response. (ch. 13) Page: _____________
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6. Rochester tells Jane, “I was your equal at eighteen – quite your equal.”
What do you think he means? (ch. 14) Page: _____
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7. Jane does not understand Mr. Rochester when he says, “I have received the
pilgrim – a disguised deity . . . Already it has done me good: my heart was a
sort of charnel; it will now be a shrine.” Explain what you think Mr.
Rochester means by this statement. (Ch. 14) Page: _____
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8. To what animal does Rochester compare Jane? Why might this be
significant? (ch. 14) Page: _____
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9. After confessing his painful past, Rochester tells Jane, “Strange that I should
choose you for the confidant of all this, young lady . . .” Explain why he
would confide in her. (ch. 15) Page: _____
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10.What pronoun does Rochester use as he refers to Adele? Why? (ch. 14)
Page: _____ Pronoun: _____ (last paragraph in ch. 14)
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11.How does Rochester’s treatment of Jane change after their conversation at
the beginning of Chapter 15?
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12.What gothic elements do we see in Chapter 15? Speculate their origins.
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13.At the end of Chapter 15, Jane uses sea imagery to describe her feelings: “I
was tossed on a buoyant but unquiet sea, where billows of trouble rolled
under surges of joy. I thought sometimes I saw beyond its wild waters a
shore, sweet as the hills of Beulah, and now and then a freshening gale,
wakened by hope, bore my spirits triumphantly towards the bourne: but I
could not reach it, even in fancy, a counteracting breeze blew off the land,
and continually drove me back. Sense would resist delirium; judgment
would warn passion.” Considering the events immediately preceding this
passage, explain the nature of the inner conflict that Jane is experiencing.
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