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- 32. Chapter 29: “History of the wanderer”
In this chapter, we are formally introduced to a whole new set of characters, who will have a major impact on Jane’s life. Even though, in this discussion, Mike and Charlene miss the excitement of Thornfield and Mr. Rochester just a little. Still, we have much to learn about the Rivers family, and we are just getting started!
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Our theme song is “You Live In My Heart” by Zakhar Valaha.
Audio clips are from the 1973 BBC production of Jane Eyre starring Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston.
Please follow Jane Eyre Files on Twitter and Instagram @eyreguide
If you’re an “Eyrehead” we would appreciate your telling your friends about our podcast and subscribing through your favorite platform. Leave us a review and we may feature it on the show!
39 min - 31. Chapter 28: “A candle in a house”At the end of Chapter 28 of Jane Eyre, Jane is in a new house, as are the hosts of this podcast (we finally bought our first house!), which is why we had to take a brief hiatus from recording the show. Now we return to Jane’s story of inner strength and perseverance, as she turns to Mother Nature and the kindness of “strangers” after her flight from Thornfield Hall.----Our theme song is “You Live In My Heart” by Zakhar Valaha.Audio clips are from the 1973 BBC production of Jane Eyre starring Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston.Please follow Jane Eyre Files on Twitter and Instagram @eyreguideIf you’re an “Eyrehead” we would appreciate your telling your friends about our podcast and subscribing through your favorite platform. Leave us a review and we may feature it on the show!32 min
- 30. Chapter 27: Part 2 “I care for myself”
In this week’s episode of Jane Eyre Files, we are continuing the discussion on Chapter 27 - the chapter in which Jane leaves Rochester. We focus on two important aspects in this episode - Bertha Mason’s personality, and the nature of her marriage with Rochester, and Jane’s dilemma in whether or not to leave Thornfield. Mike and Charlene have some debates over both of these topics, as Jane prepares to move on to a new phase in her life.
Mike and Charlene are also moving into a new phase in their life - as first time home buyers - so this podcast will take a short break. Please check back in soon as we hope to post a new episode in the latter half of May.
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Our theme song is “You Live In My Heart” by Zakhar Valaha.
Audio clips are from the 1973 BBC production of Jane Eyre starring Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston.
Please follow Jane Eyre Files on Twitter and Instagram @eyreguide
If you’re an “Eyrehead” we would appreciate your telling your friends about our podcast and subscribing through your favorite platform. Leave us a review and we may feature it on the show!
47 min - 29. Chapter 27: Part 1 “I will not be yours”
This chapter - the chapter where Jane leaves Rochester - is Charlene’s favorite part of the book. Rochester tells all, and Jane is faced with the most difficult decision of her life. There’s a lot to unpack as this is the longest chapter thus far, so Mike and Charlene are discussing it in two parts. The focus of Part 1 will be on Jane’s reaction to learning about Bertha and Rochester’s justification for his actions. Enjoy!
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Our theme song is “You Live In My Heart” by Zakhar Valaha.
Audio clips are from the 1973 BBC production of Jane Eyre starring Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston.
Please follow Jane Eyre Files on Twitter and Instagram @eyreguide
If you’re an “Eyrehead” we would appreciate your telling your friends about our podcast and subscribing through your favorite platform. Leave us a review and we may feature it on the show!
42 min - 28. Chapter 26: “Struck with a subtle doom”
It’s Jane’s wedding day and Rochester’s big secret is finally revealed. Charlene and Mike discuss the culmination of the Gothic mystery in the novel, and the first impression of Bertha Mason through Jane’s eyes. There is a ton of “emotional damage” in this chapter, and we support Jane’s strength in bearing with the devastation.
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Our theme song is “You Live In My Heart” by Zakhar Valaha.
Audio clips are from the 1973 BBC production of Jane Eyre starring Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston.
Please follow Jane Eyre Files on Twitter and Instagram @eyreguide
If you’re an “Eyrehead” we would appreciate your telling your friends about our podcast and subscribing through your favorite platform. Leave us a review and we may feature it on the show!
35 min - 27. Chapter 25: “Forget visionary woe”
The night before their wedding, Jane and Rochester stay up late and talk. They speak of their future, and of Jane’s troubling dreams. Her last one - in which a strange woman is in her room and tears her wedding veil - is all the more troublesome when she awakens and finds the veil torn on the floor. Rochester assures her everything is fine, and Charlene and Mike are left feeling as uneasy as Jane. For such an important romantic moment as the night before her wedding, we find there is much to make Jane anxious in this chapter.
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Our theme song is “You Live In My Heart” by Zakhar Valaha.
Audio clips are from the 1973 BBC production of Jane Eyre starring Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston.
Please follow Jane Eyre Files on Twitter and Instagram @eyreguide
If you’re an “Eyrehead” we would appreciate your telling your friends about our podcast and subscribing through your favorite platform. Leave us a review and we may feature it on the show!
34 min - 26. Chapter 24: “All is not gold that glitters”
The day after the proposal, Jane finds that Rochester’s indulgent and amorous mood makes her a little nervous about what to expect in the weeks before their wedding. She keeps him at a distance for both of their sakes, and Mike and Charlene dissect what that means about Jane’s character and her relationship with Mr. Rochester.
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Our theme song is “You Live In My Heart” by Zakhar Valaha.
Audio clips are from the 1973 BBC production of Jane Eyre starring Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston.
Please follow Jane Eyre Files on Twitter and Instagram @eyreguide
If you’re an “Eyrehead” we would appreciate your telling your friends about our podcast and subscribing through your favorite platform. Leave us a review and we may feature it on the show!
36 min - 25. Chapter 23: “I am no bird”
A splendid Midsummer shines over this episode, as Jane walks alone in the garden with Mr. Rochester. Rochester pushes Jane to the brink emotionally, and they finally reveal their love for each other. It’s a beautiful moment, and Mike also relates what part of this chapter inspired his own marriage proposal to Charlene a few years ago. Romance, revelations, and a summer storm with lighting is in the air with Chapter 23!
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Our theme song is “You Live In My Heart” by Zakhar Valaha.
Audio clips are from the 1973 BBC production of Jane Eyre starring Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston.
Please follow Jane Eyre Files on Twitter and Instagram @eyreguide
If you’re an “Eyrehead” we would appreciate your telling your friends about our podcast and subscribing through your favorite platform. Leave us a review and we may feature it on the show!
38 min - 24. Chapter 22: “A true Janian reply”
Although this chapter feels like a transition phase in the story - bridging the end of the Reed’s family influence in Jane’s life, and the future marriage that will disrupt her work as a governess at Thornfield - there is a lot to unpack with Jane and Rochester’s emotions. Mike and Charlene also remember a great actor who played Mr. Rochester in the 1996 adaptation - William Hurt.
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Our theme song is “You Live In My Heart” by Zakhar Valaha.
Audio clips are from the 1973 BBC production of Jane Eyre starring Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston.
Please follow Jane Eyre Files on Twitter and Instagram @eyreguide
If you’re an “Eyrehead” we would appreciate your telling your friends about our podcast and subscribing through your favorite platform. Leave us a review and we may feature it on the show!
33 min - 23. Chapter 21: “Poor, suffering woman!”
Troubling dreams of a child visit Jane, and bad news follows after - John Reed has died and Mrs. Reed is on her sickbed, requesting to speak to Jane. Jane leaves for Gateshead and her past is revisited. How easy is it to forgive someone who is unrepentant? Charlene and Mike debate the issue as we all catch up with the Reed family.
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Our theme song is “You Live In My Heart” by Zakhar Valaha.
Audio clips are from the 1973 BBC production of Jane Eyre starring Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston.
Please follow Jane Eyre Files on Twitter and Instagram @eyreguide
If you’re an “Eyrehead” we would appreciate your telling your friends about our podcast and subscribing through your favorite platform. Leave us a review and we may feature it on the show!
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About Jane Eyre Files
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Independence, love, social convention, gender roles, and religion. Charlotte Brontë’s most famous novel challenges ideas on all these topics and Charlene and her husband Mike are here to discuss it.…
Join Jane Eyre Files as we re-read the novel and discuss it chapter by chapter - celebrating the story and Jane's legacy from a fan perspective. Reader, we love it!