Topic > Jane Eyre - 692

Jane Eyre, a neglected orphan raised by an arrogant, rich and hopeless aunt, is 18 years old and the governess of a little girl named Adéle. Both her parents died within two years of marriage, and her uncle, the only person who cared for her, also dies, but he makes Mrs. Reed, his wife, promise that she will keep Jane Eyre until she is a woman adult. He is ten years old when this story begins and lives in Gateshead with Mrs Reed, Georgiana, Eliza and John. Soon, Jane's "benefactor" becomes irritated and angry with her, so she sends her to Lowood Institute, which is a boarding school. There she doesn't get as delicious food as in Gateshead, but in return the teachers treat her much better than Mrs Reed. She stays here for eight years, six years as a student and two years as a Lowood teacher, because she knows she is not wanted by Mrs. Reed. She begins to advertise for a private governess and Mrs. Fairfax, who lives in Thornfield, takes her in to teach in the Thornfield master's ward. Mr. Rochester, it seems, owns this place and falls in love with Jane. On the day he marries Jane, it is revealed that he already has a wife, although mad and locked up, he cannot marry yet. It shocks Jane greatly to receive the news that Mr. Rochester already has a wife, and she suddenly leaves Thornfield, perhaps forever. However, after she leaves, another family “adopts” her and gives her a place to stay for a while. Diana and Mary are the sisters of Saint John, who has a servant named Anna. They are very kind to her, but Jane still leaves shortly after because she finds that her heart cannot survive without Mr. Rochester. When he finally returns, he finds that Thornfield has been burned by Bertha Rocheste... in the middle of the paper... even though St. John has a very powerful and strong character and no one says no to him, when he insisted that Jane marry him, she refused. ““I am cold: no fervor infects me.” “While I am hot, and fire melts ice.”” (page 337, pp. 10-11). Finally, when Mr. Rochester asks her if she looks awful, she replies, "Very much, sir: always has, you know." “Um! Wickedness has not been taken from you, wherever you have stayed.”” (pg. 384, pp. 5-6) I give this book 9 out of 10 because I wouldn't say it's perfect just because it's a classic, but it's definitely a classic better than many others. A peculiar perspective of the style of this book is that Charlotte Brontë continues to refer to the “reader” and constantly includes us by asking questions. Charlotte Brontë highlights family relationships, love relationships and peculiar static characters.