Choose an episode in 'Jane Eyre', which captures your attention. What did you particularly enjoy?

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Choose an episode in ‘Jane Eyre’, which captures your attention. What did you particularly enjoy? You could write about the way in which characters behave and are described, descriptions of place and atmosphere and the way Charlotte Brontë keeps you in suspense.

My favourite part in the book is chapter 23. In this chapter Mr Rochester proposes to Jane. I like it because it is probably the most descriptive and varying chapter in the book. A lot happens and the beginning is not explained, and the language that is used is most captivating. A lot of the loose ends in the previous chapters are tied up and things start to be explained.

At this point in the book summer is at its fullest. Most of the story so far has been written in the winter but because the day is so beautiful it starts to set the scene as a pleasant one. It makes you feel happy and starts to set the atmosphere of the chapter to one with good endings and ideas.

At the beginning Jane tries to avoid Rochester. She tries to avoid being watched by Mr Rochester. This builds up suspense and tension because you are not sure why she is hiding from Mr Rochester and makes you wonder what will happen if they do encounter each other. There are lots of reasons she could be hiding from Mr Rochester. It is obvious that she wants to be on her own to think and enjoy the garden. “And this antique garden as attractive.” She sees the garden as a place to react and a space in which to finally enjoy Thornfeild Hall.

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 She describes the garden as “Eden-like”. In fact all through this chapter the idea of Eden is portrayed through out the chapter. The sweet smells, the feelings of content, and the ideas that they are joined under the rib.

She was trying to avoid confrontation with Rochester because she was confused about her feelings for him and worried that if she did see him she would break into tears because of the sheer desperation on the fact she cannot have him. In fact when they do talk she does start to “sob convulsively”. She knows that he wishes ...

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