Jane Eyre Video Summary

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Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë, was published in 1847 during the Victorian era. Set in Northern England, the Bildungsroman, or coming-of-age novel, tells the story of the spirited and precocious Jane, who overcomes her traumatic childhood and falls in love with the wealthy Mr. Rochester. Originally published under the gender neutral pseudonym “Currer Bell,” the wildly popular novel eventually earned Brontë acclaim as one of the greatest writers of her time.
The book begins with 10-year-old Jane describing her abusive childhood at Gateshead Hall, the home of the affluent Reed family. Jane’s maternal uncle, the late Mr. Reed, adopted her when she was orphaned at a young age, but Mrs. Reed and her son, John, treat Jane like a servant. The only source of kindness in Jane’s life is Mrs. Reed’s maid, Bessie, who recognizes Jane as a bright child with a sharp sense of right and wrong.
One day when Jane defends herself against John’s abuse, Mrs. Reed has her locked in the room where Mr. Reed died. Mistaking a beam of light for Mr. Reed’s ghost, Jane faints. Mr. Lloyd, an apothecary summoned to treat Jane, sees her potential and encourages Mrs. Reed to send her to school. When Mr. Lloyd asks if Jane has any other relatives, she says she has heard of some poor relatives of hers but admits that she prefers Mrs. Reed’s cruelty to living in poverty.
Jane is soon sent to the forbidding Lowood Institution for girls, which is run by Mr. Brocklehurst, an austere clergyman. One afternoon, he humiliates Jane by calling her a liar in front of the whole school, and she worries that her classmates will shun her as a result. Instead, she befriends Helen Burns, a pious girl who challenges Jane’s worldview by preaching forgiveness instead of retribution. Helen suffers from consumption, or tuberculosis, and she eventually dies just after Jane comes to say her goodbyes.
Jane begins to excel at Lowood, and at the age of eighteen, she secures a position as governess at an estate called Thornfield Hall, where she reports to Mrs. Fairfax, a housekeeper for Mr. Rochester, the absent master of the house. Jane is touched by the kindness of her pupil, Adele, who is Mr. Rochester’s ward, and adapts easily at Thornfield. Still, she is disturbed by the maniacal laughter emanating from the attic, where Grace Poole, a seamstress employed at the house, resides. Jane also grows curious about Mr. Rochester’s mysterious absences.
While out riding one day, Jane comes upon a man who has fallen from his horse. At first, he refuses her help, but when he learns she works at Thornfield, he begins quizzing her about its master, Mr. Rochester. When she returns to Thornfield that night, Jane sees the man’s dog at the house and realizes the man she encountered was Mr. Rochester himself.
Initially, Mr. Rochester is cold to Jane, who in turn is suspicious of his frequent absences. Over time, however, their relationship deepens, and Jane begins to fall in love with him. One night, Jane rescues Mr. Rochester from a fire just in time for him to escape harm. He blames the blaze on Grace Poole, but Jane is confused when Grace remains employed at Thornfield.
Soon, Mr. Rochester journeys to a nearby estate to visit a lady he favors named Blanche Ingram. Jane is disappointed and feels foolish for believing he could ever fall in love with her. When Mr. Rochester returns to Thornfield with the snobbish Blanche, Jane sees that he is interested in the young woman solely because of their shared social status.
To Jane’s surprise, Bessie’s husband shows up at Thornfield to inform Jane that Mrs. Reed is near death and has been asking for her. Jane travels to the old woman’s deathbed, where Mrs. Reed confesses that she envied her late husband’s favoritism towards Jane and apologizes for how she treated her. She also gives Jane a letter from her uncle, John Eyre, who inquired about adopting Jane when she was a child. Mrs. Reed admits that she told him Jane was dead out of spite.
Mrs. Reed dies, and Jane returns to Thornfield to find that Mr. Rochester is set to marry Blanche. However, Mr. Rochester later confesses he feels a strong bond with Jane, who bravely admits she is in love with him too. Soon, the two are engaged. Weeks later, Jane awakes from a nightmare to find that a strange woman is in her room, tearing her bridal veil in half. Again, Mr. Rochester blames it on Grace.
Jane tries to forget the bizarre incident, but just as she is about to marry Mr. Rochester, a strange man stops the wedding to announce that Mr. Rochester is already married to the man’s sister, who lives in Thornfield’s attic and is cared for by Grace Poole.

[@poplel]

Thanks, I have a test on this in exactly 8 minutes

[@angelgray8899]

How did you do? 👀

[@denika6tha768]

U will be 4 sec late :)

[@dystar112]

So know how that feels 🤣

[@TKUA11]

Me too this is the dumbest story

[@512ent]

😂

[@heloisamariani]

So many key details are wrong.... Jane wasn't out riding when she first meets Mr. Rochester, she was walking. HE was riding. The Rivers' home wasn't near Thornfield at all, it was a journey of 36h and open moorland. Her uncle's role in the whole marriage is important, Mr. Mason's visit to Bertha... the drawings are really nice .

[@ahsanhaider6549]

This story is one hell of a ride, would do well as a Korean drama.

[@Day-tm2pb]

Great summary and illustrations. 👏👏👏 I can’t believe how a book about a young woman marrying an old dude who lied for so long is any modeling book, but I like that the story covers all her life. Jane basically was used to confusing abuse with love the poor thing.

[@indrrgill2742]

Its in our sylabus 😂😂😂

[@rain.b25]

Ft. Sugar Daddy,

[@AmaraIdemili]

Read the book well the only reason he lied was because he didn't want scare her away but his wife was crazy from the beginning the wife's family hid that from him until her first episode which was after the marriage. She is not only unstable but also harmful to other but he didn't cast out as he would have been allowed to he kept her family and her reputation intact so yh I get why it's a modeling book.

[@baileymadison9019]

She had a choice to leave and he never forced her. If you read the full book she chose to stay with him.

[@leochurchhill6894]

The complete ignorance of St John's existence lol

[@beautifullife9907]

Yes 😂

[@healthyfire]

I enjoy these very much ! Hats off to the illustrator/s as well

[@ameliabedela]

I like Jane Eyre

[@srilekhacptandsrikannan.y3037]

Wonderful story .Thank you for sharing 🙇‍♀️🙏

[@oddsandends3951]

Favorite book. Thank you for uploading.

[@ARUNTHAVARAJAHAKALYA]

The Jane Eyre video summary was engaging and informative. It provided a clear overview of the classic novel's plot and themes, making me eager to read the book.

[@beverlywaits7663]

I truly enjoyed this story, Even though some parts were sad ❤️❤️ Thankyou for sharing 👍🏾👍🏾

[@claudefrolltomstein8935]

While I may have a different perspective on the book and its reputation, I must commend you for providing an excellent summary.

[@ragnardeathhand4837]

Wait I’m pretty sure mr rochester was riding the horse and Jane was walking.

[@patrickgipson4461]

Yes, she was walking to deliver a letter in town and he was riding on his horse coming from the direction of town. The horse slipped on a patch of ice and threw him. She helped him back to the horse because he had sprained his ankle.

[@ragnardeathhand4837]

@@patrickgipson4461 yeah that’s what I thought, they had it flipped in the vid

[@cerebrumexcrement]

yes ur right.

[@pumpkinpieminecraft4396]

THANK YOU SO MUCH you really did save my grade

[@keysofheaven6383]

wonderful for learning English

[@dystar112]

I love Jean Rhys response to this - Wide Sargasso Sea 🌊 it's absolutely brilliant 💥

[@annie_boo2705]

same. we have it as in our syllabus this yr

[@senyawashere]

After reading Wide Sargasso Sea and Rebecca, it's definitely difficult to look at this text the same way again :((( Part 2 of WSS really got me

[@nancyhey1012]

@@senyawasherereading Rebecca, I really got the impression that the character of Miss Danvers was modeled after Antoinette.

[@8JustABox8]

Thanks have to write a report on this and debate it, have only read chapter one thanks 🙏

[@Glitz123]

I like these type of old fashioned Victorian names, they're really nice.

[@cristinapistol12]

A very good work! Thank You a lot for this video! There was a mistake - when you said that Mr Reid apologised to Jane. She didn’t do it.

[@AmaraIdemili]

Exactly she told her that she doesn't regret what she did

[@RachelG1979]

She wanted it to be known to clear her conscience, or however much she's capable of.

[@user-fw4vm1kg7r]

What app did you use for editing?

[@shimmonsd]

That's it? No space aliens, wizards or loose dogs? I dodged that bullet...lol

[@yiwoon_cr8s]

I remembered reading it during secondary school

[@user-uf3bq1ex7f]

This is so beautiful

[@shaanparwani]

Now summarize dream of the red chamber

[@ashtongrist]

Thats not a story. Its a real estate nightmare.

[@cameronmoxley8484]

Finals week 😍😍

[@TheKlutz31013]

Nice illustrations

[@teresamorreres7126]

Nice history of love. 🙂🙂🙂💓💓💓💖💖💖🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸

[@iyaadfaisal6897]

nice

[@hirujayakody5121]

Great

[@yahiashohoud438]

I am from Egypt and I am speak Arabic I understand the story🤍🤟

[@emanzayed1262]

انا أولي ألسن انجليزي والقصة مقرره علينا في ماده الادب ف شكرا علي شرحك الجميل دا❤

[@_graciebug_]

i forgot to write a paper and havent finished the book 😀

[@ImJustAPersonBro]

Studying for a dual credit final

[@user-ve7ym4ms6n]

Super🎉❤

[@jackbeebe2447]

Wish me luck on a Jane Eyre test. Yikes #notprepared

[@amberlon]

me too hahahahaaaa

[@Mev88]

Same

[@beverlywaits7663]

Good luck sweetie 😊👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾💯💯💯

[@Idk-vr2lp]

Lol do you remember any of the questions 😂😂😂

[@ameliamitchell-guzha2790]

Same it’s 11pm and I’m watching this video the night before the test in the morning

[@LunaMoon70]

cool cool maybe i wont fail my midterm now

[@nhalayac]

theres no way i have my gcse english tmr and idek the play like that

[@bloodypadeater]

that was lit

[@iskrenovasa9385]

I can go on and on...

[@kaiumeda3690]

Now summarize Huckleberry Finn

[@paytonsorensen7488]

pain

[@sanduniy]

❤❤❤

[@cecilyngoka9677]

His family

[@DomoZorroOorroZomoD]

12:34

[@drawingwithmadlin]

مانوع البرنامج

[@novideos408]

Tomorrow exam gang, ❤

[@lillmonix3]

My mom is forcing me to read this book which is 540 pages. I have already read 20 pages and its so boring... Our teacher Told us to read this in 10 days which i dont believe is possible, so i decided to watch this video. After telling my mom that i dont need to read it cuz i already know what it's about she started to yell at me and told me to finish it in 10 days. I just dont understand why my parents are so strict.

[@hindsight8522]

Read the book. Respect the parents

[@vmae5651]

It is a really REALLY long book 😭 I really tried but I only got halfway through and it took me such a long time, so I’m just going with summaries…it’s honestly not worth reading the whole thing unless you have a ton of time to do it Hope everything went okay!

[@starpunk2283]

Try to give it a chance. I know not everyone has a love for reading, like i, but you miss so much in a short recap.

[@Alskdoenfkemfnek]

Life is full of things you have to do and don’t want to do.

[@eowynmoonlight]

I think children should find their own way to these old books. Parents can encourage them and give them a guide but the rest is upon the child. The process is slow but when you find books you like and start reading it will slowly guide you towards other books. I though that I would never enjoy Shakespeare for example. Once when I was in library I grabbed just for fun Romeo and Juliet and started reading it in library without intention of borrowing it. After 10 minutes of reading I find myself enjoying it and had borrowed it. (I ended up reading more by Shakespeare afterwards) So when you want to enjoy the book give it a try and if you don't find it interesting try something else and give it a try few years later. For example if your teacher wants you to read books from 19 century try different ones first. I really enjoy Pride and prejudice for example. In these years Strange case of doctor Jekyll and mr hyde or Sherlock Holmes were written if you enjoy detective stories. It's really all about the way. Of course sometimes the book just doesn't fit its reader. Then the reader shouldn't forse himself into reading. Try different book from the same author. For example I'm not able to read any book from Jules Verne except The journey around the world in 80 days. It's all about the taste. I hope this will help you with your reading journey.

[@Brucewayne0303]

Kannur University, Poplawski🥲🥲🥲🥲

[@keunas5022]

wtf she still marry the dude???

[@iskrenovasa9385]

Grapes of wrath is better

[@user-il7lz7my1g]

Christ this book is dull

[@user-ip7fu8fc8u]

ik im reading it,its so boring so i'm watching a vid

[@iskrenovasa9385]

Is not worth a comm....

[@Nick-xm4vw]

This has got to be one of the most time wasting, boring, unbearable, useless book i have ever read

[@user-ip7fu8fc8u]

frr

[@ManuelCantrellCedilloJrZIV]

Can i change my C, into an B.@L.A.U.S.D?!.... CAMPCOCACOLA.ISLAVISTA&SANFERNANDOVALLEY# I WAS BORN IN NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL.😅😅😅😅😅😅.