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Jane Eyre · Character

Pilot

Rochester's loyal dog who accompanies him throughout the story.

minor

First appearance: xi

Pilot shows up with force in Chapter XIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Pilot is mentioned as lying by the fire in the drawing-room during the tea scene.
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In Chapter XIII: Pilot is mentioned as lying by the fire in the drawing-room during the tea scene. Later, in Chapter XV: Pilot plays with Adèle in the grounds and is mentioned by Rochester as being more like him than…

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CDColonel DentMRMr. RochesterAVAdèle VarensMRMary RiversJEJane EyrePIPilot

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor and background characters
  • Gateshead and Thornfield associates
  • Morton and Rivers family
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

This is the dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak where Jane’s repressed desir…

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See Pilot in xi