1、盖茨黑德的悲惨遭遇
简爱从小父母双亡，被寄养到舅舅里德先生家，舅舅死后将她托付给他妻子，但舅妈十分讨厌她，她还常受到表哥表姐的欺辱，但她仍有着强烈的自尊。一次她反抗表哥约翰的毒打被关在里的舅舅死去的红房子里，简爱在里面看到移动的光以为是鬼魂，她受尽精神折磨昏死过去，后来在善良的劳埃德医生的帮助下她到洛伍德学校上学，她对未来又充满新憧憬。
2、洛伍德的学习生涯
因为简的反抗，里德舅妈把简送到洛伍德学校，那里教规严厉、生活艰苦，教师大多冷漠无情，校长是个伪君子，简在物质精神受到双重折磨，但她也结交了好朋友——宽容的海伦，还有她崇拜的老师谭波儿，她学习也很上进。一场瘟疫随着春天的到来把疾病带到了学校里，海伦不幸患病最终离世，后学校在各界的帮助下有了改善，简在学校学了钢琴绘画等技能，简毕业后又在校任教了两年，由于谭波尔结婚离开了，她也厌倦了这种生活，便登报求职，获得了一份在桑菲尔德任教的职业，便离开了学校。
3、初见罗切斯特
简只身来到桑菲尔德庄园，受到善良的管家费尔法克斯太太的热情款待，并见到了她的学生阿黛尔，桑菲尔德庄园非常美丽，简过着平静的生活，她很喜欢这里，只是经常听到奇怪的笑声。一日她主动帮费尔法克斯太太送信到干草村，半路在台阶上休息，一人策马奔来，不幸滑倒，简上前帮忙被拒绝，由于马不听简的使唤，只好让简帮忙扶上马。简送完信回到桑菲尔德，发现仆人都忙着收拾屋子，才知道主人回来了，正是路上见到的那个人。
4、突发大火
桑菲尔德庄园不断发生奇怪的事情。一天简在睡时忽然听到一阵奇怪的笑声，停下来后简出去一看，发现罗切斯特房门是开着的，里面冒出许多黑烟。简进去发现蜡烛点燃了床幔，她忙扑灭了大火叫醒罗切斯特并将他扶出房间。后罗切斯特告诉简三楼住着一个女裁缝格雷丝·普尔，常发出诡异的狂笑，他要简保守这个秘密。
5、奇妙的感觉
罗切斯特和简第一次见面，简向他展示了钢琴绘画等技能，自尊善良的简给罗切斯特留下了深刻的印象，傲慢的罗切斯特却让简觉得从容自然，后来罗切斯特寻找了许多机会和简倾心交谈，从中了解了简的身世经历，简也了解了罗切斯特的经历和性情变化的原因，慢慢地罗切斯特对简充满信任和依赖，而简也对罗切斯特产生了朦胧的爱意。
6盛大的晚宴
大火之后，罗切斯特外出使简思念万分，两周后，罗切斯特带回一群高贵的客人，举行了盛大的晚宴。宴会上充斥着雍容华贵使简觉得自卑，英格拉姆小姐的出现更让她觉得自己的地位与罗切斯特相差甚远，其实罗切斯特早已爱上简，一天他扮作吉卜赛人给女人们算命，轮到简时意图试探简对自己的感情，简也发现这是罗切斯特。来自西印度群岛的梅森的到来打破了桑菲尔德的宁静，夜里简被打斗和尖叫声吵醒，罗切斯特安顿好客人后找简寻求帮助，他们给梅森擦拭伤口并叫来医生，第二天清早把他送走了，而罗切斯特的信任使简觉得倍加温暖。
7、重回盖茨黑德府
一天，盖茨黑德府的车夫利文来到桑菲尔德找简，告诉简里德太太家的现状，简得知自己的表哥约翰里德玩世不恭挥霍完家产就自杀了，里德太太受到打击中风病倒，她要见简最后一面，简请假后便和车夫利文回到盖茨黑德。病重的里德太太向简坦承了自己的过错，并告诉简一个秘密——她有个叔叔曾要收留简，可她却谎称简已在洛伍德学校病死，里德太太依然不能接受简，便在烦恼中死去了，而善良的简决定原谅自己的舅妈。
8、准备婚礼
简从盖茨黑德回到桑菲尔德，他误以为罗切斯特和英格拉姆准备结婚，很伤心想离开，罗切斯特告诉她这是为了试探她的爱并向她求婚，简答应了。罗切斯特到镇上为简买了两段绸子和大量首饰，但简注重的是彼此的尊重和独立的人格，这打消了管家费尔法克斯太太的疑虑，赢得了罗切斯特的尊重。简在婚礼前夕噩梦连连，被惊醒后她发现有个面目狰狞的女人在试戴她的头纱并将其撕破，简被吓昏过去。后罗切斯特解释这是一场梦，但简认为婚纱的确撕破了，后罗切斯特承诺结婚后为她揭开谜底。
9、婚礼噩梦（后）
结婚前的一个月很快过去了，一切都准备好了，简怀着对新生活的向往走进教堂，然而一个律师带来的消息却使婚礼中断，梅森作证：“罗切斯特十五年前已和梅森的姐姐结婚了。”愤怒的罗切斯特把大家带回庄园并告诉牧师和简家里的那个疯女人就是他活着的妻子，简陷入了巨大的痛苦，尽管罗切斯特和他妻子的婚姻名存实亡，尽管她渴望能和罗切斯特在一起，但她凭着道德信仰和尊严仍作出了理智的决定——离开桑菲尔德。
10、婚礼噩梦（前后）
简回到桑菲尔德答应了罗切斯特的求婚，她用冷静的态度对待炙热的爱，婚礼前夕，简朦胧地看到一个高大的女人撕毁了她的面纱，虽然罗切斯特坚称是一场梦，但面纱的确被撕毁了，婚礼照常举行，一个律师前来阻止了婚礼，梅森作证：“罗切斯特几年前已和梅森的姐姐伯莎梅森结了婚，”愤怒的罗切斯特带大家到三楼密室，那儿关着他的疯妻，恐怖的笑声、纵火、梅森被咬伤都是她干的，尽管简很爱罗切斯特，但她凭道德信仰和尊严仍作出理智决定——离开桑菲尔德。
10、出走流浪
简得知罗切斯特已有妻子，他陷入巨大的痛苦，尽管她很爱罗切斯特，尽管她知道罗切斯特和他妻子的婚姻名存实亡，但她的理智战胜了情感，于是她离开了桑菲尔德。她一路颠簸来到惠特劳克斯，由于匆忙竟忘了带包裹下车，且身无分文，她风餐露宿，四处流浪，历尽艰辛，终于昏倒在牧师圣·约翰家门口，圣·约翰忙和他两个妹妹把简救进屋去。
11、意外之财
简在沼泽山庄在圣·约翰的帮助下在一所学校任教，可是平静的日子还是没持续多久，简的叔叔约翰爱临终前给简留下一笔两万英镑的遗产，这消息由圣约翰的偶然发现捎带给她，此时简也得知圣约翰是她表哥，善良的简便将遗产和圣·约翰三兄妹平分了。
12、圣约翰的求婚
简爱辞去了教学工作接受了叔叔的遗产，经历了诸多磨难的简幸福地享受来之不易的平静安宁日子，她对这一切感到非常满足，圣·约翰表哥的照顾和关怀也让她感动，她甚至答
应圣·约翰表哥学习印度斯坦语，而对传教事业极为狂热的圣·约翰打算去印度传教，他请求简嫁给他，因为他认为简的优秀品质十分适合做一个传教士的妻子和助手，冷静下来的简拒绝了他的要求，决意用自己的方式追求幸福。
13、久别重逢
面对圣约翰的求婚，简有些动摇，但来自心底的呼唤使简要去找他，怀揣着美好憧憬的简最终回到了桑菲尔德庄园，那座宅子已成废墟，她从旅店老板那得知疯女人放火后坠楼身亡，罗切斯特双目失明，失去一只手，简赶到芬丁庄园和他重逢，互诉爱意，而后结婚，在他们的孩子出世时罗切斯特的一只眼睛也复原了，他们过上了自己理想的幸福生活。
《简爱》每一章节内容概括
第一章至第十章：简·爱的父亲是个穷牧师，当她还在幼年时，父母就染病双双去世。简·爱被送到盖茨海德庄园的舅母里德太太家抚养。舅父里德先生在红房子中去世后，简爱过了10年受尽歧视和虐待的生活。一次，由于反抗表哥的殴打，简被关进了红房子。肉体上的痛苦和心灵上的屈辱和恐惧，使她大病了一场。舅母把她视作眼中钉，并把她和自己的孩子隔离开来，并决定把她送进达罗沃德孤儿院。由于她与舅母的对抗更加公开和坚决，里德太太加快了送简爱去孤儿院的脚步，为了赶走简爱，她在勃洛克赫斯特先生面前处处中伤简爱，毁坏简爱的名誉。孤儿院教规严厉，生活艰苦，院长是个冷酷的伪君子。他用种种办法从精神和肉体上摧残孤儿。简爱吃不饱、穿不暖，继续受尽非人的折磨。简·爱与孤儿海伦结成好友，教师潭尔小姐也很关心她。简爱失手打碎了石板，被惩罚站在凳子上，当众受到羞辱，是海伦的微笑给了简爱力量。伤心的简爱到学校下课时才从凳子上下来，悲愤不已，海伦给她端来咖啡喝面包，并不断开导她。谭波小姐也来看望她，并与海伦谈古论今，使简爱佩服不已。在孤儿院里一场传染性的斑疹伤寒，夺走了许多孤儿的生命，海伦就在这场伤寒中死去，这对简·爱 打击很大。斑疹伤寒使孤儿院有了大规模的改善。简在新的环境下接受了六年的教育，并在这所学校任教两年。由于谭波尔儿小姐的离开，简厌倦了孤儿院里的生活，登广告谋求家庭教师的职业。
第十一章至第二十章：桑菲尔德庄园的女管家聘用了她。偌大的宅第只有一个不到10岁的女孩阿黛拉·瓦朗，罗切斯特先生是她的保护人，她是简爱的学生。简爱来到了桑费尔德庄园，那里的一切很庄严和气派。一天黄昏，简·爱外出散步，邂逅刚从国外归来的主人，这是他们第一次见面。罗切斯特从受惊的马上摔了下来，简急忙上前去扶他，回到家后简才知道他便是庄园主罗切斯特。阿黛尔很不容易教，不专心，处处找借口去寻找罗伯斯特先生。罗伯斯特先生与简爱面对面交流，了解简爱的过去，并对简爱的画做出评价。她发现她的主人是个性格忧郁、喜怒无常的人，对她的态度时好时坏。整幢房子沉郁空旷。夜里，简·爱简被一阵奇怪的笑声惊醒，发现罗切斯特的房门开着，床上着了火，她叫醒罗切斯特并扑灭火。罗切斯特告诉简·爱三楼住着一个女栽缝格雷斯·普尔，她神经错乱，时常发出令人毛骨悚然的狂笑声，并要她对此事严守秘密。简爱苦思冥想理不清头绪，胡乱猜测缘由，想见到罗伯斯特先生又盼不到他。第十七章：罗切斯特回来后经常举行家宴，桑费尔德庄园上上下下开始忙碌起来。在一次家宴上他向一位名叫英格拉姆的漂亮小姐大献殷勤，简被召进客厅，却受到布兰奇母女的冷遇，她忍受屈辱，离开客厅。在宴会上罗切斯特坚持要简·爱也到客厅里去，客人们对简·爱的态度十分傲慢，而罗切斯特却邀请简·爱跳舞，此时罗切斯特已爱上简，而简也感觉到自己对罗切斯特产生感情。罗切斯特外出，家里来了一个蒙着盖头的吉卜赛人。当轮到给简·爱算命时，简·爱发现这个神秘的吉卜赛人就是罗切斯特，他想借此试探简对他的感情。庄园里又来了个名梅森的陌生人，当晚他被三楼的神秘女人咬伤了，简帮罗切斯特把他秘密送走。第二十一章至第三十章：不久，里德太太派人来找简，说她病危要见简一面。回到舅母家中，里德太太给她一封信，这封信是三年前简的叔父寄来的，向她打听侄女的消息，并把自己的遗产交给简·爱。里德太太谎称简在孤儿院病死了，直到临终前才良心发现把真相告诉简。简爱又回到桑费尔德庄园感觉像回到家一样。人们都在猜测罗切斯特会向布兰奇小姐求婚。罗切斯特向简爱求爱，简爱答应了，心里充满了幸福感。罗切斯特与简爱筹备婚礼。罗伯斯特很宠简爱，简爱视罗贝斯特为她的整个世界，他是简爱的偶像。婚礼前夜，简·爱从梦中惊醒，看到一个身材高大、面目可憎的女人正在戴她的婚纱，然后把婚纱的面罩撕成碎片。罗切斯特告诉她那不过是一个梦，第二天当简醒来时发现婚纱的面罩真的成了碎片。婚礼如期举行，一位不速之客闯进了教堂，声称婚礼不能进行，他说罗切斯特15年前娶梅森先生的妹妹伯莎·梅森为妻。罗切斯特承认了这一事实，并领人们看被关在三楼的疯女人，那就是他的合法妻子。她有遗传性精神病史，就是她在罗彻斯特的房间放火，也是她撕碎简婚纱的面罩。简爱经历一场严峻的考验，法律阻碍了他们的爱情，使两人陷入深深的痛苦之中。在一个凄风苦雨之夜，简·爱悲痛欲绝地离开了桑费尔德庄园。她仅有的积蓄花光后风餐露宿，沿途乞讨，历尽磨难，最后晕倒在牧师圣约翰家门前，被圣约翰和他的两个妹妹救了。简爱睡了三天三夜，终于清醒了过来，在圣约翰家人的照料下，渐渐恢复体力。简·爱被圣约翰收留并为她谋了一个乡村教师的职位。简爱渐渐熟悉了这里的一切。不久，简得知叔父去世并给她留下一笔遗产，同时还发现圣·约翰是她的表兄，简决定将财产平分。
三十一章至三十八章：一座山村农舍成了简的家，她有二十名学生，其中能识字的只有三个，能写和算的一个也没有。简的责任就是要培育这种萌芽。黄昏时，简边望着日落的景象，一边自我安慰，这时候，圣约翰·里弗斯来了，询问简对第一天工作的感觉。简爱全心全意忠实地做乡村女教师的工作，渐渐成了那一带乡亲们喜欢的人，那段日子，简爱表面上很平静，但常常在梦中遇到罗伯斯特先生，心里焦躁不安。圣约翰是个狂热的教徒，准备去印度传教，临行前向简·爱求婚，但他坦率地告诉她，他要娶她并不是因为爱她，而是他需要一个很有教养的助手。简·爱觉得应该报答他的恩情，但迟迟不肯答应他。当夜，圣约翰在荒原上等待简·爱的答复，就在简·爱要作出决定的时候，她仿佛听到罗彻斯特在遥远的地方呼喊她的名字......圣约翰非常自信简爱会追随他，并不断地做出各种努力帮助简爱尽快下定决心与他结婚。简爱在圣师的感召下差点失去了抗争的勇气，在那一刻，简爱又感受到内心有一种声音在不断地呼唤她，使简爱无法抗拒，简爱明白自己应该如何选择了。心灵有所感应的简爱赶回到桑菲尔德庄园，那座宅子已成废墟，得知疯女人放火后坠楼身亡，罗切斯特也受伤致残，孤独地生活在几英里外的一个农场里。简·爱终于找到了罗伯斯特先生并大受震动，和他结了婚，得到了自己理想的幸福生活。两年之后，罗切斯特治好了一只眼睛，他看到了简·爱为他生的第一个孩子。
Chapter1 Summary: Jane Eyre was always ill-treated at Gateshead Hall where her aunt, Mrs.Reed and her cousins-Eliza, John and Georgiana lived.Once, she was reading on the window-seat behind a curtain.John came and drove her away.To her anger, she defended herself, but her aunt came and commanded to lock her in the red-room.Feelings: I feel really bad for Jane as a child at her age.Imagine if I were her at that time, I may give myself up and die early.Even if facing such bad situation, she still loved reading.I admire her very much.Chapter2 Summary: Jane was dragged away by two servants, Bessie and Miss Abbot, and locked in the red-room.It was the place where her Uncle Reed died.Thus, the whole atmosphere reminded her of ghosts.She couldn’t stand it anymore and passed out.Feelings: I can’t help feeling that Jane was suffering some kind of mental disease because her aunt and cousins’ attitude towards her.Poor little child!I hope some time in the future it can be healed.Chapter3 Summary: The doctor Mr.Lloyd came to see if Jane was OK.He asked her whether she would like to go to school or not and that was all.Meanwhile, Miss Abbot told Bessie about Jane.Her mother was Mr.Reed’s sister.She married a nearly penniless clergyman, and her father was furious and had nothing more to do with her.They went away to work among poor people, caught typhoid, and died when Miss Jane was a baby, so she was sent to Gateshead Hall.Bessie felt sorry after hearing these.Feelings: Jane was sure unfortunate, but to some extent, she was really lucky.She had someone like Bessie who cared about her.I think Jane will start a new life at school.Chapter4 Summary: Jane was introduced to a school’s headmaster Mr.Brocklehurst.Her aunt talked bad about her to that tall, grim man, which means her school life didn’t have a good beginning.Feelings: I just feel sick for Mrs.Reed’s behavior.One cannot judge others no matter what, let alone she was Jane’s aunt.What she had done could probably destroy Jane’s whole life!
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Chapter5 Summary: Jane arrived at a school at Lowood.The living condition there was really poor.Girls there only had a little food to eat and some of it couldn’t be called as “food”.But there was a teacher called Miss Miller who cared about the girls, ordering extra bread and cheese for them.Feelings: I wonder why on earth there was a school like that in the past.What kind of parents would send their children to hell on earth? I am worried about Jane right now.Chapter6 Summary: Helen was a friend of Jane when she was at school.There was a teacher called Miss Scatcherd who was always directed against Helen.She scolded Helen whenever she had a chance.But Helen was pretty positive towards these.She believed that since life was short, we should be happy.Feelings: Helen had a strong character as a kid.I think that must due to her early experience as an orphan.She could face anything peacefully.Many adults can’t do that in my opinion.Chapter7 Summary: Mr.Brocklehurst announced to all the girls in the school that Jane was a liar and he warned them against her.But Helen trusted her and gave her courage.Feelings: It’s rude to say bad things about others no matter in front of them or behind their backs.Mr.Brocklehurst’s behavior can be really hurtful.Chapter8 Summary: Miss Temple was another person who chose to believe Jane.She asked Mr.Lloyd whether Jane’s side of story was true.As Mr.Lloyd convinced Jane’s word, Miss Temple announced to the school that Jane was innocent of Mr.Brocklehurst’s charges against her.Feelings: Miss Temple is that kind of person who gives you a light of hope when you are truly down.It’s a great luck to have such a person be your side and support you.I think Miss Temple will influence Jane throughout her lifetime.Chapter9 Summary: Typhoid fever struck Lowood when spring came.Thus, many of the students were kept apart.Helen was also ill, not typhoid but with consumption.Knowing Helen might die soon, Jane couldn’t help tiptoeing to the room Helen
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stayed in to be with her as her last company.They spent a night together and Helen died in Jane’s arm during her dream.Feelings: Helen’s death was a great loss for Jane in my opinion.But anyhow, Helen’s spirit leaves a deep impression on me, and I believe, on everyone who has ever read this book.Chapter10 Summary: Soon after the typhoid, there was an inquiry, which brought to light the truth about Lowood with its wretched clothing, poor food, and bad conditions.Lowood was put into the care of kind and sensible trustees, and both diet and clothing improved.After six years of study there, Jane became a teacher.After her tutor both in study and in life, Miss Temple, get married and left, Jane decided to leave as well.On her last night at Lowood, Bessie visited her with her son Bobby.She brought the news about Gateshead to Jane.Feelings: It’s time for Jane to find a new place to go.She had been at Lowood for so many years and she should search for some new opportunity and start a new life at Thornfield Hall.Chapter11 Summary: On arriving at Thornfield Hall, Jane met the house keeper Mrs.Fairfax and her student Adele whose guardian was Mr.Edward Fairfax Rochester, who was also the owner of the house.She also met a solidly built servant called Grace Poole.Feelings: I guess Jane can live an at least comfortable life here at Thornfield Hall since nobody is after her.Jane’s bright new life starts right now.Chapter12 Summary: Jane met Mr.Rochester on her way to post a letter.Mr.Rochester sprained his ankle in the lane.Feelings: It’s a pretty strange way to meet your employer the first time like that.I bet there would be interesting stories between them.Chapter13 Summary: Adele was having a lot of trouble concentrating when she knows Mr.Rochester was downstairs—she kept trying to sneak downstairs to see him or to guess what presented he might have brought her.Mr.Rochester and Jane talked about Jane’s early experiences and Mr.Rochester called Jane as elf.Thus, Jane considered Mr.Rochester changeful and abrupt.Feelings: I kind of feel the same as Jane did.How could an almost stranger say such rude thing during our first chat? If I were Jane, I might be really angry.3 / 11
Chapter14 Summary: One evening, Rochester sent for Jane and Adele after dinner.Suddenly, because she was staring at him, Rochester asked Jane if she thought he’s handsome.Without thinking, she gave an honest answer: no.Rochester told her that he’s feeling chatty tonight, and ordered Jane to chat with him about something.While Jane and Rochester had been talking, Adele had run out to try on one of the dresses that were among her new presents from Rochester.When she comes back and frolics around in the dress, she looks just like her mother.Feelings: I don’t know why but I just feel that the whole conversation between them is super intense and kind of awkward to me...Chapter15 Summary: One day when Mr.Rochester and Jane were wandering in the garden, Mr.Rochester talked about Adele’s mother, Celine Varens.That evening, Jane finds Rochester asleep in his bed with the curtains and his bedclothes on fire, and she puts out the flames and rescues him.Feelings: I feel like the relationship between Jane and Mr.Rochester is changing-I see something about love.Chapter16 Summary: Mrs.Fairfax told Jane that Mr.Rochester was taking a trip to Mr.Eshton’s house which was filled with girls who were fond of Mr.Rochester, especially Blanche Ingram, Lord Ingram’s daughter.After hearing this, Jane was pretty sure that Mr.Rochester would not be with her no matter what, so she became really sad.Feelings: I don’t think Mr.Rochester is that kind of guy who only cares about money and beauty to be honest.And if he has feelings for Jane, he may marry her.Chapter17 Summary: Everyone spends the three days making frantic preparations for all the guests.When they rode up, some in carriages and some on horses, a beautiful woman in a purple dress was riding beside Rochester.It’s Blanche Ingram!The visitors enter, and Jane sat with Adele, half-listening to their noise and trying to keep Adele from running down and bothering them.Blanche and Rochester sang a song, and Jane wanted to leave, but she’s mesmerized by Rochester’s voice.As soon as he finished, she slipped out into the hallway.Rochester came out after Jane and asked why she didn’t come and talk to him in the drawing room.He wanted her to come back, but he could tell she’s about to cry, so he let her go.Feelings: Now I am more than sure that Jane was in love with Mr.Rochester
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completely.It’s obvious that Miss Blanche’s heart is not as beautiful as her appearance, so basically Mr.Rochester won’t choose her over Jane.Chapter18 Summary: With Rochester absent, a stranger arrived at Thornfield.The stranger, whose name was Mason, claimed to be an old friend of Mr.Rochester’s.Later that day, a strange gypsy woman arrived, offering to tell their fortunes.Blanche Ingram went first.Everyone waited excitedly for her to come back and tell them what the woman said, but when she did come back she said the woman was obviously a fraud.The servant, Sam, told Jane that the gypsy woman said she knew there’s another single woman in the group, and that she thought that must mean her.Jane’s curious about the woman, so she went to see her and had her own fortune told.Feelings: Though I wonder who Mason was, I’m more excited about the story between Jane and that “gypsy woman”.It could be really interesting!
Chapter19 Summary: Jane entered the library and saw the old gypsy woman reading a prayer-book by the fire.Her hat and handkerchief threw shadows over her face.The gypsy asked Jane about Mr.Rochester, and when she didn’t say much in response, the gypsy suggested that Mr.Rochester was in love with Blanche Ingram.Jane admitted that the rumor was that Rochester and Blanche were engaged, but corrected the woman on one thing—they were not in love.In a moment, the woman’s voice changed—the old gypsy woman was Mr.Rochester in disguise, and he’s just been messing with everyone.She told him about Mason’s arrival, and he’s so horrified that he couldn’t even stand up anymore.Then, Jane called Mason to meet Mr.Rochester in the room.Feelings: From this chapter, I’m happy to see that Mr.Rochester loved Jane too and he wanted to see if Jane had the same feelings as he did.From our point of view, they both love each other more than anything.However, Mr.Rochester’s behavior shows that Mason’s presence means something terrible has happened, or will happen.Chapter20 Summary: Everyone in the house is woken up by all the noise.The guests stumble around in the corridor in their robes, but nobody seems to know what’s going on.Jane gets dressed, then sits by the window waiting.Mr.Rochester knocks on her door and asks her to come with him.He sends Jane back to get a sponge and some salts.Rochester tells Jane to stay with Mason and to make sure he stays awake, but not to talk to him at all for any reason.He gives her the sponge, which is bloody now, so that she can tend to the wound a little, too.For a
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long time, Jane stays there, wiping blood, trying to keep him conscious.Rochester says that he warned Mason, and Mason should have listened.Mason says he thought he could have done something to make things better.While Mason is sent away, Rochester and Jane are left alone together outside the house, and he asks her to walk with him in the woods as the sun is rising before they go back to Thornfield Hall.Feelings: Mason is bitten by somebody!Who on earth he is? Why he comes to Thornfield? Who is the person that bites Mason? What’s their relationship with Mr.Rochester? There are still lots of answers to be found.Chapter21 Summary: One afternoon, Jane is visited by Mr.Reed’s coachman.He tells Jane that John Reed is dead and that Mrs.Reed had a stroke when she heard.Jane goes in to see Mrs.Reed, who is lying ill in bed.Mrs.Reed is still harsh and bad-tempered, but she does want Jane to stay so that they can talk things over.As she’s dying, Mrs.Reed apologizes to Jane for concealing a letter from Jane’s uncle, John Eyre, which came three years ago.Mrs.Reed lets Jane read the letter, in which John asked where Jane was so that he could write a will making her the heir of his fortune when he died.Then Mrs.Reed admits something else: she wrote to John Eyre and told him Jane died of typhoid at Lowood.Feelings: Mrs.Reed’s behavior crossed the line.No matter what she has no right to conceal Jane’s letter from her uncle.She could treat Jane badly, but when somebody else wants to treat her like his own child, she just robbed her chance away? That’s not what elder people should do to her child.Chapter22 Summary: Jane goes back to Thornfield.During the next two weeks, it’s pretty quiet and seems like Mr.Rochester is busy preparing his wedding with Blanche Ingram.Feelings: Sometimes things are not like what it seems to be.I’m sure it is Jane who Mr.Rochester really loves and the bride is going to be Jane instead of Blanche Ingram.Chapter23 Summary: Rochester asks Jane to walk with him.Jane and Rochester sit on the bench under the chestnut tree.Rochester asks her to marry him.And of course, Jane agrees.Feelings: Looks like what I guess finally comes true.But everything is just way too perfect…
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Summary: The next morning, Jane is blissfully happy and wonders if this is all a dream.Rochester starts telling Jane about all the fancy jewelry and clothes he’s going to give her.She looks him in the eye, and tells him that, if he keeps decking her out in expensive clothes and jewelry and behaving so badly about it, she’ll never wear anything he buys her.Feelings: The dialogues between them are cute and full of sweetness.They could have a successful marriage.Chapter25 Summary: The previous evening, Jane went to bed, but couldn’t sleep.She thought she could hear a weird howling sound in the wind.When Jane woke up, there was a burning candle on the table in her room.Then Jane noticed that her closet door was open and someone was messing with her wedding dress and veil.Jane sat up in bed, shocked: the woman wasn’t anyone she knew at Thornfield, but someone else, a stranger.The stranger was a tall woman with long, dark hair dressed in white;her face was disturbing, with bloodshot red eyes, swollen, dark lips, and thick black eyebrows.The strange woman was wearing Jane’s wedding veil, and, as Jane watched, the woman pulled it off, tore it in half, and trampled on it.Jane asks Mr.Rochester who the woman is.Rochester says that she imagined this nightmarish creature.Jane’s not really satisfied with this explanation, but she pretends to be to make Rochester feel better.Feelings: It could be a nightmare even if in dreams, let alone it real happens.That strange woman might be somebody who has a special and interesting identity.Chapter26 Summary: It's the day of Jane and Rochester's wedding.It should be the happiest day of Jane's life, but during the church ceremony two men show up claiming that Rochester is already married.Mrs.Rochester is Bertha Mason, the “madwoman in the attic” who tried to burn Rochester to death in his bed, stabbed and bit her own brother, and who’s been doing other creepy things at night.Rochester was tricked into marrying Bertha fifteen years ago in Jamaica.Rochester claims that he’s not really married because his relationship with Bertha isn’t a real marriage.He wants Jane to go and live with him in France, where they can pretend to be a married couple and act like husband and wife.Jane refuses to be his next mistress and runs away before she’s tempted to agree.Feelings: What a mess!I bet that’s not what Mr.Rochester wants and also not what Jane wants.Actually, none of them did anything wrong, but life is life.Chapter27 Summary: Jane stays in her room for most of the day with a debate raging in her
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head: does she really have to leave Thornfield? Rochester wants Jane to go with him to France and live with him in a villa there as his “virtual” wife.He claims that he’s not really married and that Jane would basically be his wife, not his mistress.Jane realizes that what matters most is her own respect for herself, and that it’s even more important for her to cling to her principles at this difficult moment.Jane wakes up early and packs a few small things, leaving all the presents Rochester bought her.Feelings: God bless Jane!Hope she has made the right choice and will start a new life somewhere else.Chapter28 Summary: Jane travels in a random direction away from Thornfield.Having no money, she almost starves to death before being taken in by the Rivers family, who live at Moor House near a town called Morton.Feelings: Jane is not that lucky, she never made it to live a happy life she wants.But she is lucky, too.She has got some warm-hearted people who are willing to help when she is in danger.I don’t know how to express that, but it’s sad to know life isn’t easy at all.Chapter29 Summary: The Rivers siblings—Diana, Mary, and St.John—are about Jane’s age and well-educated, but somewhat poor.They take whole-heartedly to Jane, who has taken the pseudonym “Jane Elliott” so that Mr.Rochester can’t find her.Feelings: Jane has friends at her own age right now.They could get along with each other well.Chapter30 Summary: Jane wants to earn her keep, so St.John arranges for her to become the teacher in a village girls’ school.St.John gets a letter stating that the Rivers’ Uncle John is dead.Jane watches as all the members of the Rivers family behave somewhat strangely about this—they’re not exactly sad;she’s not sure what they’re feeling.St.John explains that their uncle had argued with their father long before, and that he had a fortune of twenty thousand pounds, but decided to leave all the money to another relative.Feelings: Well, Jane has an uncle whose name is John, and the Rivers happens to have an Uncle John too? That’s definitely not a coincidence.The truth is that the Rivers are actually Jane’s cousin!She has her family right now!
Chapter31 Summary: Jane moves into her little cottage, which is simple but adequate.St.8 / 11
John tells her about his own experience—a year ago, he thought that he hated being a priest, but then he felt called by God to become a missionary.A young woman comes up and wishes St.John good evening.St.John completely freaks out for a moment, but then calms himself down and turns to talk to her.Jane notices how beautiful the woman is.It turns out that this is Miss Rosamond Oliver, the daughter of the man who’s paying Jane’s salary.Miss Oliver says she’ll come and help Jane out at the school sometimes.Miss Oliver tries to talk to St.John about normal things like a recent dance, but St.John is cold and disapproving.Feelings: I do think St.John is like that kind of crazy man who knows nothing but hi work.He may do harm to Jane.Chapter32 Summary: On a school holiday, Jane is sitting alone at home, finishing the picture of Rosamond Oliver, when St.John drops by to bring her a new book to read.When he sees the portrait, he becomes disturbed.Jane asks St.John about the portrait for a bit, and eventually he admits that he knows it’s of Rosamond.She offers to make a copy for him—if he will admit that he wants one.St.John admits that he wants a copy of the picture, but says that it wouldn’t be good for him to have it.St.John pulls a piece of scrap paper over the portrait so that he doesn’t have to look at it anymore—and then he sees something on the paper that really surprises him.Jane can’t figure out what it is, but he tears off a piece and keeps it.Feelings: Clearly Rosamond Oliver and St.John love each other.So I think it’s not worthy of giving up their love and insisting on choosing a missionary’s wife.Chapter33 Summary: St.John arrives, even though he had to struggle through the snow.He won’t tell her why he’s there, and he’s behaving really strangely.She starts to worry that he might be a little bit insane.It comes out that Diana, Mary, and St.John are all Jane’s cousins!When Jane’s Uncle Mr.Eyre dies and leaves his fortune to Jane, she shares her inheritance with the other three.Feelings: Jane hadn’t had the feeling of being with true families since she was sent to Gateshead Hall.I’m so happy for her that she finally finds a real home for her.Chapter34 Summary: St.John wants to be more than Jane’s cousin.He admires Jane’s work ethic and asks her to marry him, learn Hindustani, and go with him to India on a long-term missionary trip.Jane refuses because she knows she doesn’t love St.John.Jane offers to go to India with him, but just as his cousin and co-worker, not as his wife.St.John won't give up and keeps pressuring Jane to marry him.9 / 11
Feelings: I still can’t understand St.John’s insane behavior.Things end up like nobody is happy.Chapter35 Summary: Just as Jane’s about to give in, she supernaturally hears Mr.Rochester’s voice calling her name from somewhere far away.Feelings: I know Jane is meant to be Mr.Rochester’s wife.Even if they are so far away from each other, they can still hear the other’s voice through their heart.Chapter36 Summary: Jane arranges a journey back to Thornfield.Jane comes up toward Thornfield walking along the wall of the orchard.She peeks out from around a corner of the wall...and sees a complete ruin.It’s burned down, blackened and collapsed.Shocked, Jane goes back to the inn and asks the host what happened.From him she learns the whole story of what happened: Bertha burned down the house in the middle of the night by setting fire to what used to be Jane’s own bed.Rochester saved the servants and then climbed up to a high wall where Bertha was standing to try to rescue her, but she jumped off and committed suicide.Rochester was blinded and lost a hand when the wall collapsed.Jane asks where Rochester is now, and the innkeeper tells her that he’s at his other home, Ferndean.Jane arranges to go there in a chaise right away.Feelings: Oh!Mr.Rochester is disabled right now.I couldn’t help thinking if Jane didn’t leave Thornfield, Mr.Rochester won’t lose his sight and his hand, and they could have live a happy life right now.Is Jane’s decision to leave wrong? It’s not obviously.Maybe that’s what life is like, full of strange combinations of circumstances.Chapter37 Summary: Jane goes to Ferndean to find Rochester.When she comes up to the house, she sees him coming out and watches him for a long time without letting him know she’s there.Jane offers to be Rochester’s nurse or housekeeper, convinced that he will immediately ask her to marry him again, but he doesn’t.Jane insists that Rochester eat supper, which he usually doesn’t.In the morning, Jane comes down to breakfast, and then takes Rochester outside so they can stroll in the wood and meadows.They sit down in a dry place and Rochester asks Jane to tell him where she’s been and what’s happened to her.Rochester laments his blindness and lost hand, but asks Jane to marry him anyway.She accepts gladly.Rochester also tells Jane that, four days before, between eleven and twelve at night, he called her name three times frantically—and he heard her respond.He thinks that perhaps they met in spirit.Jane doesn’t tell Rochester that she heard him call her name and responded to him while she was sitting, miles away，10 / 11
with St.John.Feelings: Just like “No matter the ending is perfect or not, you cannot disappear from my world.” Even though Mr.Rochester loses something, he gains love and that’s the most important thing for him.The story finally comes down to this point and I just wish they can be happy together..Chapter38 Summary: They have a quiet wedding, and after two years of marriage Rochester gradually gets his sight back.They also have a son.Feelings: What can I say right now? I’m just honored to see such a romantic life experience of Jane Eyre, who is that kind of women I admire.Question1 Mr.Rochester asked Jane Eyre twice to marry him.(In Chapter23 and Chapter37)Jane agreed to both but the first time they didn’t get married successfully because Jane knew about Mr.Rochester had already been married during their wedding.I think the reason why Jane chose to marry to Mr.Rochester even if he lost one of his hands and got blind was when she was away from Mr.Rochester at the Moor House, she realized she really cared about and was deeply in love with him.This time she chose to follow her heart instead of others’ words or judgments.Where there is great love, there are always miracles.Question2 Turning point No.1: when Mrs.Reed sent her to Lowood Turning point No.2: when Jane met Helen and Temple at Lowood Turning point No.3: when she left Lowood and started to teach at Thornfield Hall Turning point No.4: when she fall in love with Mr.Rochester Turning point No.5: when she knew Mr.Rochester had already been married and decided to leave Thornfield Hall Turning point No.6: when she found the Moor House as a shelter Turning point No.7: when she noticed her friends was also her family Turning point No.8: when she returned to find Mr.Rochester
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《简爱》每章内容概括
第一章：简·爱的父亲是个穷牧师，当她还在幼年时，父母就染病双双去世。简·爱被送到盖茨海德庄园的舅母里德太太家抚养.第二章:舅父里德先生在红房子中去世后，简爱过了10年受尽歧视和虐待的生活。一次，由于反抗表哥的殴打，简被关进了红房子。肉体上的痛苦和心灵上的屈辱和恐惧，使她大病了一场。
第三章：舅母把她视作眼中钉，并把她和自己的孩子隔离开来，并决定把她送进达罗沃德孤儿院。
第四章：由于她与舅母的对抗更加公开和坚决，里德太太加快了送简爱去孤儿院的脚步，为了赶走简爱，她在勃洛克赫斯特先生面前处处中伤简爱，毁坏简爱的名誉。
第五章：孤儿院教规严厉，生活艰苦，院长是个冷酷的伪君子。他用种种办法从精神和肉体上摧残孤儿。简爱吃不饱、穿不暖，继续受尽非人的折磨。
第六章：简·爱与孤儿海伦结成好友，教师潭泊尔小姐也很关心她。
第七章：简爱失手打碎了石板，被惩罚站在凳子上，当众受到羞辱，是海伦的微笑给了简爱力量。
第八章：伤心的简爱到学校下课时才从凳子上下来，悲愤不已，海伦给她端来咖啡喝面包，并不断开导她。谭波小姐也来看望她，并与海伦谈古论今，使简爱佩服不已。
第九章：在孤儿院里一场传染性的斑疹伤寒，夺走了许多孤儿的生命，海伦就在这场伤寒中死去，这对简·爱 打击很大。
第十章：斑疹伤寒使孤儿院有了大规模的改善。简在新的环境下接受了六年的教育，并在这所学校任教两年。由于谭波尔儿小姐的离开，简厌倦了孤儿院里的生活，登广告谋求家庭教师的职业。
第十一章：桑菲尔德庄园的女管家聘用了她。偌大的宅第只有一个不到10岁的女孩阿黛拉·瓦朗，罗切斯特先生是她的保护人，她是简爱的学生。简爱来到了桑费尔德庄园，那里的一切很庄严和气派。
第十二章：一天黄昏，简·爱外出散步，邂逅刚从国外归来的主人，这是他们第一次见面。罗切斯特从受惊的马上摔了下来，简急忙上前去扶他，回到家后简才知道他便是庄园主罗切斯特。
第十三章：阿黛尔很不容易教，不专心，处处找借口去寻找罗伯斯特先生。罗伯斯特先生与简爱面对面交流，了解简爱的过去，并对简爱的画做出评价。
第十四章：她发现她的主人是个性格忧郁、喜怒无常的人，对她的态度时好时坏。整幢房子沉郁空旷。第十五章：夜里，简·爱简被一阵奇怪的笑声惊醒，发现罗切斯特的房门开着，床上着了火，她叫醒罗切斯特并扑灭火。罗切斯特告诉简·爱三楼住着一个女栽缝格雷斯·普尔，她神经错乱，时常发出令人毛骨悚然的狂笑声，并要她对此事严守秘密。
第十六章：简爱苦思冥想理不清头绪，胡乱猜测缘由，想见到罗伯斯特先生又盼不到他。第十七章：罗切斯特回来后经常举行家宴，桑费尔德庄园上上下下开始忙碌起来。在一次家宴上他向一位名叫英格拉姆的漂亮小姐大献殷勤，简被召进客厅，却受到布兰奇母女的冷遇，她忍受屈辱，离开客厅。
第十八章：在宴会上罗切斯特坚持要简·爱也到客厅里去，客人们对简·爱的态度十分傲慢，而罗切斯特却邀请简·爱跳舞，此时罗切斯特已爱上简，而简也感觉到自己对罗切斯特产生感情。
第十九章：罗切斯特外出，家里来了一个蒙着盖头的吉卜赛人。当轮到给简·爱算命时，简·爱发现这个神秘的吉卜赛人就是罗切斯特，他想借此试探简对他的感情。
第二十章：庄园里又来了个名梅森的陌生人，当晚他被三楼的神秘女人咬伤了，简帮罗切斯特把他秘密送走。第二十一章：不久，里德太太派人来找简，说她病危要见简一面。回到舅母家中，里德太太给她一封信，这封信是三年前简的叔父寄来的，向她打听侄女的消息，并把自己的遗产交给简·爱。里德太太谎称简在孤儿院病死了，直到临终前才良心发现把真相告诉简。
第二十二章：简爱又回到桑费尔德庄园感觉像回到家一样。人们都在猜测罗切斯特会向布兰奇小姐求婚。第二十三章：罗切斯特向简爱求爱，简爱答应了，心里充满了幸福感。
第二十四章：罗切斯特与简爱筹备婚礼。罗伯斯特很宠简爱，简爱视罗贝斯特为她的整个世界，他是简爱的偶像。
第二十五章：婚礼前夜，简·爱从梦中惊醒，看到一个身材高大、面目可憎的女人正在戴她的婚纱，然后把婚纱的面罩撕成碎片。罗切斯特告诉她那不过是一个梦，第二天当简醒来时发现婚纱的面罩真的成了碎片。第二十六章：婚礼如期举行，一位不速之客闯进了教堂，声称婚礼不能进行，他说罗切斯特15年前娶梅森先生的妹妹伯莎·梅森为妻。罗切斯特承认了这一事实，并领人们看被关在三楼的疯女人，那就是他的合法妻子。她有遗传性精神病史，就是她在罗彻斯特的房间放火，也是她撕碎简婚纱的面罩。
第二十七章：简爱经历一场严峻的考验，法律阻碍了他们的爱情，使两人陷入深深的痛苦之中。
第二十八章：在一个凄风苦雨之夜，简·爱悲痛欲绝地离开了桑费尔德庄园。她仅有的积蓄花光后风餐露宿，沿途乞讨，历尽磨难，最后晕倒在牧师圣约翰家门前，被圣约翰和他的两个妹妹救了。
第二十九章：简爱睡了三天三夜，终于清醒了过来，在圣约翰家人的照料下，渐渐恢复体力。简·爱被圣约翰收留并为她谋了一个乡村教师的职位。
第三十章：简爱渐渐熟悉了这里的一切。不久，简得知叔父去世并给她留下一笔遗产，同时还发现圣·约翰是她的表兄，简决定将财产平分。
三十一章：一座山村农舍成了简的家，她有二十名学生，其中能识字的只有三个，能写和算的一个也没有。简的责任就是要培育这种萌芽。黄昏时，简边望着日落的景象，一边自我安慰，这时候，圣约翰·里弗斯来了，询问简对第一天工作的感觉。
三十二章：简爱全心全意忠实地做乡村女教师的工作，渐渐成了那一带乡亲们喜欢的人，那段日子，简爱表面上很平静，但常常在梦中遇到罗伯斯特先生，心里焦躁不安。
三十三章：圣约翰是个狂热的教徒，准备去印度传教，临行前向简·爱求婚，但他坦率地告诉她，他要娶她并不是因为爱她，而是他需要一个很有教养的助手。
三十四章：简·爱觉得应该报答他的恩情，但迟迟不肯答应他。当夜，圣约翰在荒原上等待简·爱的答复，就在简·爱要作出决定的时候，她仿佛听到罗彻斯特在遥远的地方呼喊她的名字......三十五章：圣约翰非常自信简爱会追随他，并不断地做出各种努力帮助简爱尽快下定决心与他结婚。简爱在圣师的感召下差点失去了抗争的勇气，在那一刻，简爱又感受到内心有一种声音在不断地呼唤她，使简爱无法抗拒，简爱明白自己应该如何选择了。
三十六章：心灵有所感应的简爱赶回到桑菲尔德庄园，那座宅子已成废墟，得知疯女人放火后坠楼身亡，罗切斯特也受伤致残，孤独地生活在几英里外的一个农场里。
三十七章：简·爱终于找到了罗伯斯特先生并大受震动，和他结了婚，得到了自己理想的幸福生活。三十八章：两年之后，罗切斯特治好了一只眼睛，他看到了简·爱为他生的第一个孩子。
人物性格概括
《简爱》每一章节内容概括 第一章：简·爱的父亲是个穷牧师，当她还在幼年时，父母就感染伤寒双双去世。简·爱被送到盖茨海德庄园的舅母里德太太家抚养.受尽了表兄表姊妹的欺侮。第二章:舅父里德先生在红房子中去世后，简爱过了10年受尽歧视和虐待的生活。一次，由于反抗表哥的殴打，简被关进了红房子。肉体上的痛苦和心灵上的屈辱和恐惧，使她大病了一场。
第三章：舅母把她视作眼中钉，并把她和自己的孩子隔离开来，并决定把她送进达罗沃德孤儿院。第四章：由于她与舅母的对抗更加公开和坚决，里德太太加快了送简爱去孤儿院的脚步，为了赶走简爱，她在勃洛克赫斯特先生面前处处中伤简爱，毁坏简爱的名誉。
第五章：孤儿院教规严厉，生活艰苦，院长是个冷酷的伪君子。简爱继续受到精神和肉体上的摧残。吃不饱、穿不暖受尽非人的折磨。第六章：简·爱与孤儿海伦结成好友，教师潭泊尔小姐也很关心她。第七章：简爱失手打碎了石板，被惩罚站在凳子上，当众受到勃洛克赫斯特先生的羞辱。第八章：伤心的简爱到学校下课时才从凳子上下来，悲愤不已，海伦给她端来咖啡喝面包，并不断开导她。谭波小姐邀她做客，与她谈古论今，海伦被她渊博的学识所折服。第九章：由于孤儿院的生活条件恶劣，爆发了一次传染性的斑疹伤寒，海伦患肺病去世，这对简·爱 打击很大。
第十章：此后，孤儿院的生活条件有了大规模的改善。简在新的环境下接受了六年的教育，并在这所学校任教两年。由于谭波尔儿小姐的离开，简厌倦了孤儿院里的生活，登广告谋求家庭教师的职业。
第十一章：桑菲尔德庄园的女管家聘用了她。简爱的学生是一个不到10岁的女孩阿黛拉·瓦朗，罗切斯特先生是她的保护人。第十二章：一天黄昏，简·爱去镇上寄信时遇到刚从国外归来的罗切斯特，这是他们第一次见面。罗切斯特从受惊的马上摔了下来，简爱扶他上马，回到家后简才知道他便是庄园主罗切斯特。
第十三章：阿黛尔很不容易教，不专心，处处找借口去寻找罗切斯特先生。罗切斯特先生与简爱面对面交流，了解简爱的过去，并对简爱的画做出评价。第十四章：简爱与罗切斯特先生交谈，可简爱发现罗切斯特是一个喜怒无常、古怪的人。第十五章：夜里，简·爱简被一阵奇怪的笑声惊醒，发现罗切斯特的房门开着，床上着了火，她叫醒罗切斯特并扑灭火。罗切斯特要她对此事严守秘密。
第十六章：简爱想知道着火的原因，但没人愿意告诉她。罗切斯特去里斯之后，她想见到罗伯斯特却又盼不到他。
第十七章：罗切斯特回来后经常举行家宴，桑费尔德庄园上上下下开始忙碌起来。在一次家宴上他向一位名叫英格拉姆的漂亮小姐大献殷勤，简被召进客厅，客人们对简·爱的态度十分傲慢。简爱受到布兰奇母女的冷遇，她忍受屈辱，离开客厅。
第十八章：罗切斯特外出，一个蒙着盖头的吉卜赛老妇要给在场的所有未出嫁的小姐算命。第十九章：当轮到给简·爱算命时，简·爱发现罗切斯特为了试探简她对他的感情假扮成吉普赛人。
第二十章：庄园里又来了个名梅森的陌生人，当晚他被三楼的神秘女人咬伤了，简爱彻夜照顾他，并与罗切斯特把他秘密送走。
第二十一章：不久，里德太太派人来找简，说她病危要见简一面。回到舅母家中，里德太太给她一封信，这封信是三年前简的叔父寄来的，向她打听侄女的消息，并把自己的遗产交给简·爱。里德太太谎称简在孤儿院病死了，直到临终前才良心发现把真相告诉简。
第二十二章：简爱又回到桑费尔德庄园，罗切斯特先生向简询问她在盖茨黑德府的这一个月都在干什么，之后让她去休息，她感觉像回到家一样。
第二十三章：罗切斯特假意说要让简爱离开，简爱忍不住向罗切斯特表达了爱意，罗切斯特向简爱求婚，简爱答应了。
第二十四章：罗切斯特与简爱筹备婚礼。罗伯斯特很宠简爱，然而简爱不愿如此，仍旧当着她的家庭教师。
第二十五章：婚礼前夜，简·爱从梦中惊醒，看到一个身材高大、面目可憎的女人正在戴她的婚纱，然后把婚纱的面罩撕成碎片。罗切斯特告诉她那不过是一个梦，可第二天当简醒来时发现婚纱的面罩真的成了碎片。
第二十六章：婚礼如期举行，一位不速之客闯进了教堂，声称婚礼不能进行，他说罗切斯特15年前娶梅森先生的妹妹伯莎·梅森为妻。罗切斯特承认了这一事实，并领人们看被关在三楼的疯女人，那就是他的合法妻子。她有遗传性精神病史，就是她在罗彻斯特的房间放火，也是她撕碎简婚纱的面罩。
第二十七章：简爱不愿当第三者，她拒绝了罗切斯特。在一个凄风苦雨之夜，悲痛欲绝地离开了桑费尔德庄园。
第二十八章她在仅有的积蓄花光后风餐露宿，沿途乞讨，最后晕倒在牧师圣约翰家门前，被圣约翰和他的两个妹妹救了。
第二十九章：简爱睡了三天三夜，终于清醒了过来，在圣约翰家人的照料下，渐渐恢复体力。圣约翰收留了简爱并为她谋了一个乡村教师的职位。
第三十章：简爱渐渐熟悉了这里的一切。不久，简得知叔父去世并给她留下一笔遗产，同时还发现圣·约翰兄妹是她的表兄妹，简决定将财产平分。
三十一章：一座山村农舍成了简的家，她有二十名学生，其中能识字的只有三个，能写和算的一个也没有。简的责任就是要培育这种萌芽。黄昏时，简边望着日落的景象，一边自我安慰，这时候，圣约翰·里弗斯来了，询问简对第一天工作的感觉。三十二章：简爱全心全意忠实地做乡村女教师的工作，渐渐成了那一带乡亲们喜欢的人，那段日子，简爱表面上很平静，但常常在梦中遇到罗伯斯特先生，心里焦躁不安。三十三章：圣约翰是个狂热的教徒，准备去印度传教，临行前向简·爱求婚，但他坦率地告诉她，他要娶她并不是因为爱她，而是他需要一个很有教养的助手。
三十四章：简·爱觉得应该报答他的恩情，但迟迟不肯答应他。当夜，圣约翰在荒原上等待简·爱的答复，就在简·爱要作出决定的时候，她仿佛听到罗彻斯特在遥远的地方呼喊她的名字......三十五章：圣约翰非常自信简爱会追随他，并不断地做出各种努力帮助简爱尽快下定决心与他结婚。简爱在圣师的感召下差点失去了抗争的勇气，在那一刻，简爱又感受到内心有一种声音在不断地呼唤她，使简爱无法抗拒，简爱明白自己应该如何选择了。三十六章：心灵有所感应的简爱赶回到桑菲尔德庄园，那座宅子已成废墟，她得知疯女人放火后坠楼身亡，罗切斯特也受伤致残，孤独地生活在几十英里外的一个农场里。三十七章：简·爱当晚便乘坐马车找到了双目失明的罗切斯特先生。罗切斯特向简爱求婚，简爱答应了。
三十八章：简爱与罗切斯特结婚两年后，一位医生治好了罗切斯特的眼睛，他们幸福地生活在一起。
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