The Journal of Jane Eyre: Chapter 32

People:

Jane Eyre's Students: All vary in intelligence, token few student dedicated to learning material
St. John Rivers: quiet , reserved, blunt and rational when needed to be
Jane: recognized artist in town now
Miss Oliver: heiress, very well mannered, vanity and an interest in St. John.

Which of these Characters that make up Jane's new life, has made her develop her identity?

St. john. Up to this point she has submitted to other's happiness. always always thinking of how to benefit others. By having St. John Testing jane's limits, Bronte is showing a newer trait emerging from Jane, Being absolutely reasonable and not being afraid to decline someone or something. I will say shenis, She is risk taking!

Places:

Describe the development of Jane in all the settings she has resided at so far in the book.

It has occurred to me that after every place Jane has gone to in the book, she is liked more. She began at the Reed's where she not liked at all to school where it got better and she was fairly liked then to Thornfield where she was liked by many and finally here at Morton where she is highly liked by many and her students. The reason for this is probably because she is maturing and getting better having good relationships with others.
In Gateshead she developed a sense of right and wrong through her opinions of her relatives. At Lowood, Helen taught her self-discipine. At Thornfield, she learned what love was. At the Moor House, she learned about devotion of faith. (Nicole)

2. Distinguish the place where Jane resides now to where she use to in Thornfield.

Jane has completely degraded from her previous houses. At the Reed's she at least lived in a mansion and in Thornfield she resided in a mansion as well but at Morton you can barely call it a house, the floor is made of sand. Jane has been brought down to reality again and must live without the luxurious and fine things she has been used to.
It is simpler that Thornfield. She lives simple. She does not live in a mansion. She has a focus on God at where she is. God was not dominant in her life at Thornfield. He was not brought up as much. Her thoughts were always on Rochester there. (Nicole)

Summary:

Although Jane is doing well as an instructor, she misses Mr Rochester. One day, Rosamond asks Jane to compose a sketch of her. When St John comes to visit, Jane shows him the sketch of Rosamond. She tells him that he should marry Rosamond. Even though St John has feelings for Rosamond, he says he is unwilling to accept Rosamond since he was a devout follower of God.
Professor interpretation: Jane refers walking in town to "sitting in sunshine." This is done in comparison with her viewing Mr. Rochester as sunshine. This goes to show how in Jane's present situation, her source of happiness comes from that of warm greetings from the townsfolk as opposed to Rochester's love. In response, she has reoccurring dreams about Rochester which reveals Jane's innermost desires. However, her dreams are always passionate and sometimes stormy which means that things are still not fully settled with Rochester.

Personal Reactions:

I think she will. it is stated that she thinks of him often. I do not believe he is out of her life yet. I think she will return to him.(Nicole)

I believe she made an accident in concealing her identity. I took art classes before. In my class I was told to sign my art by signing my last name. I think Jane wrote her last name on it. I think her disguise is ruined. (Nicole)

Vocabulary:

"...because, while it elevated them in their own eyes, it made them emulous to merit the deferential treatment they recieved".

"In spite of his Christian stoicism, when she went up and addressed him, and smiled gaily, encouragingly, even fondly in his face..."

stoicism: n. the endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint.

"...the rover, the aspirant, the poet, the priest--in the limites of a single passion".

aspirant: adj. (of a person) having ambitions to achieve something, typically to follow a particular career.

"...a tall, massive-featured, middle-aged, and grey-headed man, at whose side his lovely daughter looked like a bright flower near a hoary turret".

"...he expressed in strong terms his approbation of what I had done in Morton school..."

"Or would the sight of it bring recollections calculated to enervate and distress?"

"...human love rising like a freshly opened fountain in my mind and overflowing with sweet inundation all the field I ahve so carefully and with such labour prepared..."

Chapter 32

The Journal of Jane Eyre