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Jane Eyre: The Fortune Teller
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... Jane Eyre: The Fortune Teller The chapter starts off a little tongue- in-cheek as Jane refers to the fortune-teller as 'the Sybil'. Jane is thoroughly doubtful of the woman's powers, and she enters the room thinking that she cannot be fooled, feeling superior and a little smug. Ironically, whilst she feels she is the clever one, she does not notice the trick being played on her. Jane is a very independent character; 'the utmost I hope is, to save money enough out of my earnings to set up a school some day in a little house rented by myself.' She does not want to be dependant on anyone, and her solitary existence is not a problem for her. Jane is very guarded against the fortune-teller and her questions, for example when she talks about her sitting in the window-seat and comments that she knows her habits, Jane replies 'You














