Jane acclimates to her new surroundings, as she takes in the beauty and grandeur of Thornfield Hall.  She also meets Mrs. Fairfax, the housekeeper, and little Adele Varens, her new pupil.  Jane finally seems to have found her “safe haven” after so many chapters of hardship and mistreatment, and Charlene and Mike are ready to explore this new part of her life with her.

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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.

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Jane has now been at Lowood for eight years and in the span of a day, Miss Temple leaves with her new husband and Jane decides she wants to leave Lowood too. She advertises and receives an offer of employment at a certain Thornfield Hall.  Join Charlene and Mike as they cheer Jane on in her decision to improve her circumstances and see more of the world.

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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

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Spring arrives at Lowood, and Jane is happier and more fulfilled than she has ever been.  But her contentment can not last too long, as an epidemic sweeps through the school, and Jane’s dear friend is very ill.  Charlene and Mike celebrate Helen Burns and her effect on Jane’s personal growth.

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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!

Jane is released from her undeserved punishment, and Helen gives her some good advice. Miss Temple also stops by and makes Jane feel better.  We finally get two positive role models in young Jane’s life, and their influence on her formative years impacts the rest of Jane’s development.  Join Charlene and Mike as we discuss teachers who impressed us as children, and the growth Jane shows in Chapter 8.

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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!

The “Coming Man” - Mr. Brocklehurst - makes his appearance and we learn more about the villainous Reverend and his role at Lowood School.  Some comparisons between Brocklehurst and Darth Vadar ensue.  Join Mike and Charlene as they parse out this parson and discuss Chapter 7 of Jane Eyre.

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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!

In Chapter 6 we hear more from Jane’s friend, Helen Burns, and it becomes clear that Helen subscribes to a different life philosophy than Jane.  Charlene and Mike discuss Helen and Jane’s different viewpoints and it becomes clear that one of us is Team Helen while the other is Team Jane.  Listen to the show to find out who is who!

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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!

Jane describes her first day at Lowood school with so much detail that Charlene and Mike are reminded of their emotions when going to a new school.  Mike being a military brat means he experienced going to a new school many more times than Charlene (and Jane).  We are also introduced to the wonderful Miss Temple and an as yet unnamed young girl reading alone.

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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!

Life is changing for little Jane, as she is introduced to Mr. Brocklehurst and learns she will be going to Lowood Institution.  Charlene and Mike explore what makes Brocklehurst villainous at even this early stage, and discuss Jane’s reaction to finally (!!) calling Mrs. Reed out.

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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!

Jane meets Mr. Lloyd who helps make an instrumental change in her life, as he introduces the prospect of going to school.  Charlene and Mike discuss Jane’s sense of humor, her attitude towards the poor, and finding comfort in books and music. This is a short chapter but it sets up a major change to come for Jane.

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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!

Superstition is with us at this moment, as Chapter 2 of Jane Eyre explores the Red Room and Charlene and Mike discuss the beginnings of Gothic elements in the novel.  We also talk about Jane’s potent feelings over injustice and the child’s outrage at unfairness.   The novel is beginning to pick up speed as we learn more about young Jane!

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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!