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Jane Eyre Hero's Journey
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Jane Eyre's Hero's Journey
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Going to Lowood
Jane's call to adventure in this book is learning that she is going to be attending Lowood.
The Call
"I had risen half an hour before her entrance... Few children can eat when excited with the thoughts of a journey; nor could I" (49).
This shows she was anxious and excited to leave Gateshead, and begin a new adventure in her life.
Threshold
The threshold is Jane being at Lowood becasue she gets to experience what everyday life will be like once she's there.
The Threshold
"The next day commenced as before, getting up and dressing by rushlight" (64).
This quote shows Jane discovering what her daily life will be like at Lowood, and her accepting the call.
Threshold Guardian
The threshold guardian in Jane's life is Miss Temple because she helps Jane when she first gets to Lowood and helps her through the difficulties there.
Jane states that Miss Temple is kind and takes care of Jane instead of reprimanding her for the lies Mr. Brocklehurst tells. Jane also states all Miss Temple has done for her.
"Miss Temple is full of goodness: it pains her to be severe to anyone, even the worst in the school: she sees my errors, and tells me of them gently; and, if I do anything worthy of praise, she gives me my meed liberally." (67)
Helen Burns
The Mentor
Helen Burns is Jane's mentor because she tells Jane her strategies for dealing with the hardships at Lowood
"Love your enemies; bless them that curse you; do good to them that hate you and despitefully use you" (69)
In this quote, Helen is explaining to Jane her strategy to deal with others, especially those Jane doesn't like.
Mrs. Reed
Mrs. Reed is the Herald because she is the one who allowed Jane to go to Lowood in the first place
The Herald
"The next day she laid the affair before Mr. Brocklehurst, who said that Mrs. Reed must be written to, as she was my natural guardian. A note was accordingly addressed to that lady, who returned for answer, that 'I might do as I pleased: she had long relinquished all interference in my affairs.'" (106)
This quote shows that Mrs. Reed does not care what Jane does, allowing her to continue on her journey
The Challenges
Jane faced the many challenges while living at Thornfield and meeting new acquaintances. She was able to overcome many stressful and tense situations.
Jane explains how Mrs. Fairfax is exactly what she thought she would be like and how Grace Poole is an awful conversationalist. She also describes some people at Thornfield that she thinks aren't remarkable, including John and his wife, Leah the housemaid, and Sophie the French Nurse
Mr. Rochester is the trickster in this novel because he hides important information from Jane and lies about many things.
The Trickster
When Mr. Mason was stabbed in the arm by Grace Poole, Mr. Rochester told the house guests that it was just a nightmare that a nurse had, and only told Jane the truth, which he was hesitant to do. He also lied to Jane about his living wife so he could marry Jane.
The abyss is when Jane decided she was going to leave Thornfield because she had to make this difficult decision based off her morals. She was hesitant to leave, but she knew she had to.
The Abyss
"Drearily I wound my way downstairs: I knew what I had to do, and I did it mechanically." (368)
The Shapeshifter
The shapeshifter is when Jane travels as a beggar after leaving Thornfield until St. John takes her in at the Moor House.
When Jane ran out of shillings to pay the coachman in Whitcross, she is left behind by him, forcing her to become a beggar and searches for food, and eventually shelter.
The Transformation
The transformation is when St. John gives Jane a job at a charity school in Morton and puts all her effort into the labors of the school and, after a while, she was able to understand her scholars.
"I continued the labours of the village-school as actively and faithfully as I could. It was truly hard work at first. Some time elapsed before, with all my efforts, I could comprehend my scholars and their nature." (422)
St. John is a shadow in this novel because, even though Jane refuses, he tries to convince her to marry him. He even becomes demanding and states that Jane will be his.
The Shadow
The Revelation
The Revelation is when Jane decides to return to Rochester. She changed her thoughts when she made this decision.
"'My dear master,' I answered, 'I am Jane Eyre: I have found you out - I am come back to you.' 'In truth? - in the flesh? my living Jane?' 'You touch me, sir - you hold me, and fast enough: I am not cold like a corpse, nor vacant like air, am I?' 'My living darling!... she loved me, and trusted that she would not leave me.' 'Which I never will, sir, from this day
The atonement is when Rochester finds out that Jane returned to him, to which he is surprised and very happy. He can barely believe it that Jane found him, and stated that she would never leave him again.
The Atonement
The return is when Jane finds Rochester, marries him, and they live together forever. Jane realizes what it's like to love someone, and be happy with them.
The Return
"Reader I married him. A quiet wedding we had: he and I, the parson and clerk, were alone present." (517)
"I have now been married ten years. I know what it is to live entirely for and with what I love best on earth." (519)