Read this statement that Jane makes in Chapter 23.
Before I left my bed in the morning, little Adele came running in to tell me that the great horse-chestnut at the bottom of the orchard had been struck by lightning in the night, and half of it split away.

How does the event with the horse-chestnut tree foreshadow future events in the novel?

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Read this statement that Jane makes in Chapter 23. 
Before I left my bed in the morning, little Adele came running in to tell me that the great horse-chestnut at the bottom of the orchard had been struck by lightning in the night, and half of it split away. 

How does the event with the horse-chestnut tree foreshadow future events in the novel?

anonymous · Answer

A. The lightning and split tree foreshadows the fire that burns Thornfield Manor to the ground.   
   
B. The split tree foreshadows the end of Jane's betrothal to Mr. Rochester when she learns he is already married.   

C. The split tree foreshadows the indecision Jane feels when St. John proposes marriage.  

D. The split tree foreshadows the end of Jane's life of poverty when she learns she has inherited a fortune.

anonymous · Answer

Did u ever get the answer? Sorry i was gogleing this question and this popped up.

anonymous · Answer

No one ever gave me the answer, but I have the answer stored somewhere if you want it.

anonymous · Answer

I think it was B.