Annotations for Jane Eyre

Pg. 11
A.
"With Bewich on my knee, I was then happy! Happy at least in my way!"
I.
When Jane says this it shows that she is reaching out and needs a companion. She also shows that she is lonely and needs a friend. When she does have a friend she is happy but only when they are with her. Since she doesn't have a friend she is constantly dreaming of her last encounter with someone that made her happy such as Bewich.

Pg. 17
A.
"All John Reed's violent tyrannies, all his sisters proud in-difference, all his mother's aversion, all the servants partiality, turned up in my disturbed mind like a dark deposit..."
I.
I see that Jane has suffered through a rough life and that she is always been apart of a Tyranny and it has effected her greatly. She is so scared of her brothers strong grasp and her "mother's aversion"all of this brings her pain and bad memories from remembering it.

Pg. 25
A.
"I saw Mr. Lloyd smile and frown at the same time! 'Ghost! What, you are a baby after all! You afraid of ghosts?"
I.
This quote of Mr. Lloyd saying it to Jane makes me mad and feels compassion for the girl. Her family life is rough and she always has had to deal with those put downs and mocking. As she gets older and away from her family she still is taunted by others outside of it. Showing her that the world is mean and it doesn't always get better so quickly that she eventually will find the compassion from others that she deserves

Pg. 36
A.
"'Had I sough all England over, I could scarcely have found a system more exactly fitting a child like Jane Eyre."
I.
Going back to the quote I had earlier talking about a place that will be fitting and a place that will truly appreciate Jane for the person she is has been found. Even though Jane has troubles and had a rough family life there is always a place for somebody and that place has been found for Jane in such a society.

Pg. 59
A.
"This afternoon, instead of dreaming of Deepden, I was wondering how a man who wished to do the right would act so unjustly and unwisely as Charles..."
I.
When I read this I thought about two things. First off she is always dreaming of a Utopian place that is in her book that she has read of Deepden. This is bringing out the fact that she doesn't like the place that she lives and feels it is necessary to dream about places that provide the perfect life for her. The second thing I thought about is the fact that she is still wondering why her family could mean so much and want to be so good and right, yet they act so unjust and horrible to her that it doesn't make sense to her.

Pg. 68
A.
"'Don't be afraid, Jane, I saw it was an accident you shall not be punished."
I.
Immediately I knew that this brought back those memories of home when she had done something wrong or blamed for something that she would be punished harshly and irrational punishments.

Pg. 83
A.
"...but I preferred speaking before I withdrew. I still recoiled at the dread of seeing a corpse."
I.
This is a very good example of Jane being terrified of death and shows that she must have been through so many experiences that she is very frightened of death. It also shows that horribles things happen and she has witnessed horrible things before and more to come.

Pg; 107-121
A. & I.
Words that struck me in this were
unimpeachable-showing that there are good people out there and blameless people.
"frequently noisy together"-brings out Jane's side of rumors and nosing into other people business.

When Jane proclaims to Mr. Rochester that she is the "governess" she makes herself seem as if she is at a high level in society and wants to make a new life for herself.

Pg; 122-135
A. & I.
"'Ah! that pricks pride...'"-That the higher class has a pride and they hold themselves higher than everyone else.

Philanthropist-someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being

Prominences- The quality or state of being prominent; a standing out from something; conspicuousness.

Pg; 136-150
A. & I.