3 important events in jane eyre chapters 5-10

1. Jane learns that the school is harsh and difficult and the girls are underfed and overworked.

2. Mr. Brocklehurst believes that Jane is a liar and orders her to stand on a stool while he tells the class that she is a liar. She feels very embarrassed by this but her classmates reassure her that they mostly felt pity for her. Because of this Jane tells Mrs. Temple that she is not a liar and talks about her childhood at Gatehead. She believes Jane and writes to Mr. Lloyd and they have a meeting where she tells Mr. Lloyd that Jane is not a liar.

3. Some of the girls begin to fall ill with typhus but Jane remains healthy. Jane sneaks into Mrs. Temple's room to see Helen, her friend that is dying of consumption. They fall asleep together and in the morning she finds Helen to be dead.