Category Archives: Charlotte Bronte

Discussion Questions Jane Eyre CHs 33 – 38

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Dr. Jessica Matthews

1. “One does not jump, and spring and shout hurrah! at hearing one has got a fortune; one begins to consider responsibilities and ponder business; on a base of steady satisfaction rise certain grave cares, and we contain ourselves, and brood … Continue reading →

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Discussion Questions Jane Eyre CHs 26 – 32

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Dr. Jessica Matthews

1. “In the deep shade, at the further end of the room, a figure ran backwards and forwards. What it was, whether beast or human being, one could not, at first sight, tell: it groveled, seemingly on all fours; it snatched … Continue reading →

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Discussion Questions for Jane Eyre CHs 16 – 20

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Dr. Jessica Matthews

1. In chapter 15, Mr. Rochester tells Jane the story of his dramatic past, and that he has a “wish to be a better man” (171). How does this story compare to Jane’s upbringing? How do these similarities reinforce the overarching … Continue reading →

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Discussion Questions for Jane Eyre CHs 11-15

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Dr. Jessica Matthews

1. Does Jane enjoy being a governess? Or did she use the occupation as a means to gain more freedom? Is there another reason she likes teaching? Is she willing to stay now that she knows Mrs. Fairfax is “a placid-tempered, … Continue reading →

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Discussion Questions for Rebecca CHs 1 – 6

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Dr. Jessica Matthews

1. Many critics claim that Jane Eyre created a new genre: the feminist fairytale (86), a genre that combines the Cinderella myth with a feminist tract, but romance novel scholar Pamela Regis argues that this is just a “backhanded naming of the romance … Continue reading →

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