As punishment for fighting back again John Reed, Jane is taken kicking and screaming to the Red Room in which her uncle had died. Believing the room to be haunted by his ghost, Jane's imagination runs away with her and she believes that she sees her uncle's ghost.
Helen Burns, Jane's best friend at Lowood Boarding School, is one of the many girls that contracts typhoid, fever, or consumption. She is removed from the regular dormitory and moved to another area. Jane finds her and they snuggle together to keep warm. Helen dies during the night, holding hands with Jane in an attempt to warm her friends hands. Afterward, several dozen coffins and newly dug graves can be seen as a testament to the high mortality rate of the school.
The painting of The Mad People might be frightening
Mr. Rochester is almost burnt alive in his bed, although he comes out unharmed.
Jane's flashbacks about life with her cruel aunt and cousins could be unsettling to some.
While Mr. Rochester has guests at Thornfield, his guests are very mean to Jane. This might be unsettling to some.
After the wedding is cancelled, Mr. Rochester takes Jane, Mr. Mason and the two members of the clergy to meet his wife, Bertha Mason Rochester. Bertha is insane and very violent, and becomes livid upon seeing Jane in a wedding dress. She throws herself at Mr. Rochester, screaming and pummeling him and scratching him.
After Jane leaves Thornfield, Bertha takes Jane's wedding dress and lights it on fire, then drags it through the halls. This sets the house on fire. We are told most of the servants were sent away, allowing Bertha to do this with no interruptions.