Chapter 38

People:

• Jane
• As the narrator, Jane explains that her and Rochester had been married for ten years(:
• She has a son with Rochester.
• Rochester
• He can see after him and Jane were married for two years.
• Adele
• She is sent to boarding school.
• Diana
• She is now married
• Mary
• Like her sister, she is married as well.
• St. John
• He decides to go to India alone and ultimately dies there.

NO REAL SETTING CAUSE SHE IS REMINISING!


Summary: 

• Jane and Rochester are finally happily married and she writes to Rivers to tell him what she has done. The Jane gives us a summary of how everyone else life turned out, with both Mary and Diana getting married, Adele growing up to be a good natured woman, and Rivers fulfilling his life under God. After two years of their marriage, Rochester was still blind but then regains one vision. Jane and Rochester has their first born son who has the eyes of his father. 
• Professor Interpretation: This interpretation deals with Rochester's blindness. When Rochester still had his vision he did not see and perceive everything the right way, he was too caught up with his luxurious lifestyle but after he was blinded he came to realize things and even put God in his life more; this is ironic. His blindness symbolizes his failure to see reality, love, and truth. After he regains his vision, he sees everything differently in a positive way.

Personal Reaction: 

1. What do you think was the significance of Mr. Rochester losing and then regaining part of his sight?
• I think his loss of sight allowed him to have a clearer outlook on his life and what was truly important. Once he was able to fully grasp this, that is when he was able to literally see again.  (Gloria)
• I think it significant.  I think the loss made him dependent on Jane.  Jane was already dedicated to him because he was her master.  Now he has reason to be dependent on her.  When he regains his sight he is already deeply and comfortably in love with Jane. It shows that despite his lost he will always he dependent of her love.  Therefore, he has no need for the lost of sight. (Nicole)
2. Do you think St. John was happy even though he never married?
• Yes I think he lived a happy life to his standards. I think if he would have married, he would not have been content as he would not have been able to entirely devote himself to his true love, God.  (Gloria)
• I think he was not happy.  I think he would have been happier with Rosamond as his wife because he would experience love.  I think he was somewhat hurt that Jane refused to marry him. (Nicole)

Vocabulary:

“the parson and clerk”(575)

• parson:priest

“pierced by some shrill ejaculation”(575)

• ejaculation:shout

“phlegmatic order of people”(575)

• phlegmatic:controlled

“docile, good-tempered, and well-principled”(577)

• docile:compliant

“perfect concord is the result”(577)

• concord:aggreement

“letter to his dictation”(578)

• dictation: utterance

“he is the exaction of the apostle”(579)

• exaction:obtaining

“his faith steadfast”(580)

• steadfast:firm

“though not frequent correspondence”(576)

• correspondence:communication

“Diana and Mary approved of the step unreservedly”(576)

• unreservedly:unconditionally

Chapter 38

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