Chapter 22

People:
Mrs. Reed- brink of death
Georgiana- Worldly, enjoys the pleasures in life, still superficial
Eliza- becoming a nun
Mrs. Fairfax-
Mr.Rochester
Adele

The fact Mrs.Reed Wanted Jane there for her dieing hours showed what of her character?
       Upon first assumption we, the reader think that her aunt has had a metanoia, realizing she had treated Jane wrong all those years, But to our demise she not only remains angry and soiteful but continues to hurt Jane while Impaired. It shows how close minded she continued to be through these years and the effect the festering hate has had





Places:

1. Distinguish the settings of Thornfield and Gateshead for Jane.

• In Gateshead, there is not much want and need for the presence of Jane. She is not very liked or favored by anyone there other than Bessie. On the contrary, at Thornfield she is pretty much liked/loved by everyone. There is a purpose and a need for Jane's presence there. When Jane goes back to Gateshead to visit her dying aunt, there was not much of a welcoming and sense of hospitality, but when she returns to Thornfield, all greets her and is happy to see her.

     2. How are things different at Gateshead now from when she left as a little child?

• Upon leaving Gateshead, the Reed family appeared to be doing well still and was full of life and prosperity. When Jane comes to visit, it is the complete opposite. Gateshead was now lifeless, prosperity had been reduced and the people were not as healthy anymore.

Summary:

• Jane is still at Gatesfield as the details of Mrs. Reed death are being settled. After this, Georgiana left to stay with her other relatives, while Eliza stayed at Gateshead to make her arrangements. Jane stayed with Eliza to keep her company. At this time, she found out more of Eliza's true nature. Eliza is more comfortable in solitude whereas Georgiana likes being with a more lively crowd. Eliza is planning on joining a convent where the rest of her life while be quiet and routine. Eliza's love for order leads her to take a sort of liking to Jane as Jane does her own work and keeps up with her share of things. As Jane is returning back to Thornfield, she becomes aware that Mr. Rochester should soon be engaged as he left to London to purchase a new carriage for his future wife. Jane has no doubt that Rochester will marry Blanche and worries about whether she will remain at Thornfield or if she will have to find other employment. She is also concerned about whether she will be able to remain with Adele wherever she goes. When Jane reaches Thornfield, she finds Rochester sitting on the porch and he calls her over. He asks why she was gone from her home for so long which startles Jane as she thinks she will have to leave soon. What Jane finds surprising is that other than the carriage, Rochester seems to be making no progress in preparing for a an engagement or marriage. 
• Professor interpretation: The fact that Jane chose to walk the rest of the way to Thornfield shows that her journey has not yet come to an end. She is still walking on the path trying to reach her final goal and enlightenment. Also, the fact that Jane refers to Rochester as being a sunshine in her life shows how he has enlightened her and preludes to possible future enlightenments. He is her light and her home. 

Personal Reactions:

1. Do you think Mr. Rochester is going to marry Blanche even though he does not take the time to talk about her or visit her?

• I do not think he plans to marry her.  I think he would have put more emphasis on her if he was going to.  Based on my readings of Pride and Prejudice, I think Charlotte Bronte is going to put a twist on Mr Rochester’s romance. (Nicole)

1. Why is Mr. Rochester so kind and happy around Jane?

• I assume he is experiencing some excitement due to a possible engagement.  I think he is expecting a bright future ahead of him. (Nicole)

Vocabulary:

1. "...Mr. Gibson, who had come down to direct his sister's interment and settle the family affairs".
• interment: n. the burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb, typicaly with funeral rites.
2. "...I should insist, also, on your keeping some of those drawling, half-insincere complaints hushed in your own breast".
• drawling: v. speak in a slow, lazy way with prolonged vowel sounds.
3. "...and is at this day superior to the convent where she passed the period of her novitiate, and which she endowed with her fortune".
• novitate: n. the period or state of being a novice, esp. in a religious order.
4. "...I beheld one the cynosure of a ballroom, the other the inmate of a convent cell"
• cynosure: n. a person or thing that is the center of attention or admiration.
5. "I had heard from Mrs. Fairfax in the interim of my absence..."
• interim: n. the intervening time.
6. "...its blue--where blue was visible--was mild and settled, and its cloud strata high and thin".
• strata: plural form of stratum
• stratum: n. a thin layer within any substance.
7. "...it seemed as if there was a fire lit, an altar burning behind its screen of marbled vapour, and out of apertures, shone a golden redness.
• apertures: n. an opening, hole, or gap.
8. "I passed a tall briar, shooting leafy and flowery branches across the path"
• briar: n. any of a number of prickly scrambling shrubs, esp. the sweetbrier and other wild roses.
9. "I supposed I do come on; though in what fashion I know not; being scarcely cognisant of my movements..."
• cognisant: adj. having knowledge or being aware of
10. "...but to steal into the vicinage of your home along with twilight..."
• vicinage: n. another term for vicinity
• vicinity: n. the area near or surrounding a particular place.

Chapter 22

• People: Rebecca
• Places: Ryan
• Summary: Gloria
• Personal Reaction: Nicole
• Vocabulary: Monica