Episode 320: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë, Ch. 6-12

On today's episode of The Literary Life Podcast with Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks, we continue our series on Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. Before jumping into chapters 6-12, Angelina and Thomas re-cap chapter 5 so that they can keep the entire Lowood School storyline together. They discuss the character of Helen and how she mirrors Jane, as well as the images of fire and ice throughout this book. In looking at the character of Miss Temple, they also highlight her as the picture of a well-ordered person. When Jane arrives at Thornfield, we find more fairy tale and Gothic novel elements, specifically the reference to the story of Bluebeard. Finally, when Mr. Rochester is introduced, Angelina shares some thoughts on the medieval understanding of the soul and the passions. Registration is now open for all year-long classes at The House of Human Letters! You can also check out all the latest offerings of mini-classes and webinars, both upcoming and recorded in the past. Find everything at HouseofHumaneLetters.com . Please visit our podcast website for the full show notes on this episode: .

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Episode 320: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë, Ch. 6-12 is an episode from The Literary Life Podcast by Angelina Stanford.

This episode is 01:34:59 long.

This episode was published on Mar 17, 2026.

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