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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Summarizing Chapters 18-20
The person chosen by Eligio (I don't remember who it was.. sorry! ) must write the summary for the next 3 chapters, 18-20.
First Part! Sometime in the afternoon Jane recovered a little, feeling faint as she hadn’t eaten anything all day. So she opened her door and found Mr. Rochester sitting in a chair just outside. He asked her for forgiveness, and she forgave him in her heart, but said nothing. She requested some water, so he carried her downstairs to the library and gave her a glass of wine. She was feeling better when Mr. Rochester tried to kiss her, but she refused because he was Bertha Mason’s husband. And that is why Mr. Rochester knew she would be ice-cold to him. He was attempting to convince her to leave Thornfield together, but Jane told him to bring Adèle as his companion. Mr. Rochester became angry, Jane was not afraid, but started to cry as she was saying that even though she loves him, she must leave him. Then he made a last effort, telling her he was forced to marry Bertha Mason for her fortune and the ambition of his father. Now his father is dead, and he is rich, but considering himself poor for being married to a mad woman until death. He told her about his journeys around Europe, looking for a woman to love, but found nobody. And then one night, he ran into a magical little figure, who was, obviously, Jane Eyre. She knew he was not a bad man, that he loved her and she loved him. Yet she had no choice, but leaving him. She bent over him, kissed his cheek, and saying goodbye, she finally left him in desperation. Jane arranged to travel on a coach as far as her money would pay for. She was leaving Thornfield. After travelling for two days, she was put down at Whitcross. The coach rolled away, as she realized she lost her parcel inside of it. She was alone and with no money, on the open moor! So she walked across the moor, until she found a dry place to sleep. The next day she decided to take one of the white roads, because she was hungry and thirsty. Then she found a small village, and knocking on some of the doors, she asked if there was any paid work she could do, but none of the village people could help her. Weak and faint, she offered her leather gloves, but they thought she might have been a thief. All she ate that day was a small piece of bread she begged from a farmer. She spent another night on the moor. Next day she walked from house to house, looking in vain for work. It was getting dark again, when she saw a light coming from a house. After arriving at the house, she knocked at the door, a woman opened it, but she thought Jane was a thief and closed the door. Some minutes later, a young man found her lying on the wet doorstep, and brought her into the house. They gave her bread and milk, and she told them her name was Jane Elliot. That night she slept on a warm, dry bed. As she was recovering, after three days lying in bed; Hannah, the housekeeper, came to see her, and told her all about the family. The parents were dead, the girls, Diana and Mary Rivers, had to work as governesses, as their father had lost lots of money in business. Their brother, St. John, was the vicar of a village called Morton. The girls have been looking after her kindly; on the other hand, St. John was stern and cold. They were curious about her past, and despite their efforts, she did not say more than necessary. She offered to do any kind of work, and St. John promised her to find some employment.
Second Part! A month has gone by, and Jane was spending her days and evenings in an atmosphere of warm friendship. However, St. John was often away from home, visiting the poor and the sick in Morton. Though his hard work, Jane could see he was not satisfied with his life. The holiday was coming to an end, and soon Diana and Mary would return to the wealthy houses where they were governesses, and St. John would go back to Morton, with his housekeeper, so she had to ask him whether he had found any employment for her. He had found a job, which was about teaching poor and uneducated village girls. She accepted the job, even though there would not be as much action as there were working for a Rochester! The moment for leaving home came closer, and the girls lost their usual cheerfulness. Diana explained her that St. John was planning to become a missionary very soon, to spread the Christian religion over unexplored places. So they would not see their brother for years or perhaps never again, and saying that, Diana broke down in tears. Then St. John entered the room, reading a letter and announcing the death of their uncle John. After giving the letter to the girls, and reading it, they realized they have inherited no money. The girls told me they did not show any sadness because they have never met him, and that their uncle John and their father have quarrelled years ago about a business deal, that was when their father lost most of his money, but their uncle made a fortune of thousands of pounds. He never married and had no relations apart from them and one other person, so they think that person must have inherited all of his fortune. Although they know they would not have expected anything, Mary and Diana would have felt rich with only a thousand pounds each other, and their brother would have been able to help many more poor people. They said no more, and none of them referred to the subject again. The next day the Rivers family returned to their separate places of work, and she moved to Morton.
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ReplyDeleteSometime in the afternoon Jane recovered a little, feeling faint as she hadn’t eaten anything all day. So she opened her door and found Mr. Rochester sitting in a chair just outside. He asked her for forgiveness, and she forgave him in her heart, but said nothing. She requested some water, so he carried her downstairs to the library and gave her a glass of wine. She was feeling better when Mr. Rochester tried to kiss her, but she refused because he was Bertha Mason’s husband. And that is why Mr. Rochester knew she would be ice-cold to him.
He was attempting to convince her to leave Thornfield together, but Jane told him to bring Adèle as his companion. Mr. Rochester became angry, Jane was not afraid, but started to cry as she was saying that even though she loves him, she must leave him. Then he made a last effort, telling her he was forced to marry Bertha Mason for her fortune and the ambition of his father. Now his father is dead, and he is rich, but considering himself poor for being married to a mad woman until death. He told her about his journeys around Europe, looking for a woman to love, but found nobody. And then one night, he ran into a magical little figure, who was, obviously, Jane Eyre.
She knew he was not a bad man, that he loved her and she loved him. Yet she had no choice, but leaving him. She bent over him, kissed his cheek, and saying goodbye, she finally left him in desperation. Jane arranged to travel on a coach as far as her money would pay for. She was leaving Thornfield.
After travelling for two days, she was put down at Whitcross. The coach rolled away, as she realized she lost her parcel inside of it. She was alone and with no money, on the open moor! So she walked across the moor, until she found a dry place to sleep. The next day she decided to take one of the white roads, because she was hungry and thirsty. Then she found a small village, and knocking on some of the doors, she asked if there was any paid work she could do, but none of the village people could help her. Weak and faint, she offered her leather gloves, but they thought she might have been a thief. All she ate that day was a small piece of bread she begged from a farmer. She spent another night on the moor. Next day she walked from house to house, looking in vain for work.
It was getting dark again, when she saw a light coming from a house. After arriving at the house, she knocked at the door, a woman opened it, but she thought Jane was a thief and closed the door. Some minutes later, a young man found her lying on the wet doorstep, and brought her into the house. They gave her bread and milk, and she told them her name was Jane Elliot. That night she slept on a warm, dry bed. As she was recovering, after three days lying in bed; Hannah, the housekeeper, came to see her, and told her all about the family. The parents were dead, the girls, Diana and Mary Rivers, had to work as governesses, as their father had lost lots of money in business. Their brother, St. John, was the vicar of a village called Morton.
The girls have been looking after her kindly; on the other hand, St. John was stern and cold. They were curious about her past, and despite their efforts, she did not say more than necessary. She offered to do any kind of work, and St. John promised her to find some employment.
Second Part!
ReplyDeleteA month has gone by, and Jane was spending her days and evenings in an atmosphere of warm friendship. However, St. John was often away from home, visiting the poor and the sick in Morton. Though his hard work, Jane could see he was not satisfied with his life. The holiday was coming to an end, and soon Diana and Mary would return to the wealthy houses where they were governesses, and St. John would go back to Morton, with his housekeeper, so she had to ask him whether he had found any employment for her. He had found a job, which was about teaching poor and uneducated village girls. She accepted the job, even though there would not be as much action as there were working for a Rochester!
The moment for leaving home came closer, and the girls lost their usual cheerfulness. Diana explained her that St. John was planning to become a missionary very soon, to spread the Christian religion over unexplored places. So they would not see their brother for years or perhaps never again, and saying that, Diana broke down in tears. Then St. John entered the room, reading a letter and announcing the death of their uncle John. After giving the letter to the girls, and reading it, they realized they have inherited no money. The girls told me they did not show any sadness because they have never met him, and that their uncle John and their father have quarrelled years ago about a business deal, that was when their father lost most of his money, but their uncle made a fortune of thousands of pounds. He never married and had no relations apart from them and one other person, so they think that person must have inherited all of his fortune. Although they know they would not have expected anything, Mary and Diana would have felt rich with only a thousand pounds each other, and their brother would have been able to help many more poor people. They said no more, and none of them referred to the subject again. The next day the Rivers family returned to their separate places of work, and she moved to Morton.
Wow, very detailed! Excellent understanding of the story Pablo!
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