"retaliates" - 1 õppematerjal

Jane Eyre

Brontë dedicated the novel's second edition to William Makepeace Thackeray. [edit] Plot summary [edit] Chapters 1-4: Jane's childhood at Gateshead Young Jane argues with her guardian Mrs. Reed of Gateshead. Illustration by F. H. Townsend. A ten-year-old orphan named Jane Eyre lives with her uncle's family, the Reeds. Jane's aunt, Sarah Reed, dislikes her intensely. When her uncle dies, her aunt and the three Reed children become abusive. When bullied by her cousin John, Jane retaliates but is punished for the ensuing fight and is locked in the room where Mr. Reed died. As night falls, Jane's panicked screams rouse the house, but Mrs. Reed won't let her out. Jane faints and Mr. Lloyd, an apothecary is summoned. He talks with Jane and sympathetically suggests that she should go away to school. [edit] Chapters 5-10: Jane's education at Lowood School Mrs. Reed sends Jane to Lowood Institution, a charity school, and warns them that Jane is deceitful