Group Post 1 - 12/1

Today’s Blogger:
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Important Events:
(List the important events from each chapter of the reading you did for chapters 1-10. Talk about the significance of these events.)

Important Passages:
(List at least two important passages from chapters 1-10. Talk about the significance of these passages.)

Focus Questions:
(Discuss the questions below. Record your discussion/answer for at least three prompts/questions.)

1. Readers learn about Jane through her interactions with other characters. Discuss each character and describe him or her in a phrase. What feelings does Jane have toward each person?
- Mrs. Reed, John Reed, Bessie, Mr. Brocklehurst, Helen Burns, Miss Temple

2. Discuss what happened in the red-room. Describe this traumatic experience and discuss the way Mrs. Reed treats Jane. What Cinderella-like aspects of Jane’s life are revealed? Is Mrs. Reed’s treatment of Jane justified or natural?

3. Discuss your feelings toward Lowood, Mr. Brocklehurst, and Miss Temple. What does Jane gain from her eight years at Lowood? What is her ambition?

4. Discuss Jane’s relationship with Helen. Do they need each other? How are they alike and different? What does Helen teach Jane about suffering? How could this reflect the belief’s of the author’s era?

5. Mr. Brocklehurst believes that hardship builds strong character. What is your opinion of this point of view?

6. Discuss the challenges/trials Jane faces at Gateshead and at Lowood. What do we learn about Jane from her responses to these trials? How does she grow or change from these experiences?

Extra Time – Discussion Notes:
(Record any additional discussion. What did you find most interesting? Did you disagree about anything? Was something important realized? What literary terms did you discuss? What do you think about the characters and their actions? ETC…)