Some deaths were particularly important in Jane's life, but she may not have known their significance at the time they occurred. This would be especially true if the person who usually explained things to her was the person who died . . .

Click here (https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6880052/1/The-Death-Of-Mrs-Reed) to read about one possibility, written as "alternative version" of Jane's story.  Is the text an authentic representation? Could it be easily assimilated into the novel? Record your answers in the Jane Eyre journal.

Now see if you can match these people and events from Jane Eyre into "yin and yang" pairs. One item in each pair represents a death or loss while the other represents new life or some kind of gain.

Miss Scatcherd

Uncle John's passing

Jane and Edward's wedding

Changes at Lowood

News of family

Miss Temple

Jane is an independent woman

Death of Bertha

Typhus epidemic

Mrs. Reed's passing

Directions

To match items, click or tap an item in the left column and then click or tap its match in the right column. If you change your mind, make a different choice. Once you have matched all items, click "Check Answers" to see how you did. Click "Reset" to try again.

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Reset

Great job!