Detailed Study of Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte

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Jane Eyre is an orphan who has been sent to Gateshead, her uncle's house, early. Her uncle has died and her aunt Mrs. Reed hates her. She always punishes Jane Eyre even if it were her own children who had made a mistake. For example, one day, Jane was shut up in the 'red-room' (that is to say the room where Mr. Reed has died) and she was so scared that she had a fall. At the age of 10, Jane is sent to a charity school called Lowood, in Lowton, since she said that she would like to go to school. There, she is not as unhappy as she was in Gateshead, but life is not easy and is really monotonous, especially during winters. Moreover, she meets Helen Burns, who becomes her friend, as well as Miss Temple, one of their teachers who are very kind. Unfortunately, Helen dies from tuberculosis, as do many other pupils at Lowood. Eight years after the death of her friend and after two years as a teacher, Jane decides to travel, and to leave Lowood for another employment elsewhere. She thus advertises, and receives a positive answer from Mrs. Fairfax of Thornfield, near Millcote.

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[...] Reed needs her. Therefore, she gets Mr. Rochester's leaving permission for one week and goes to Gateshead the following day. Before dying, her aunt tells Jane that John, Jane's uncle, had written to adopt her since he was unmarried and quite wealthy, but that she had answered him she had died. A month has passed as she comes back to Thornfield, and Mr. Rochester is happy to see her again. She confides him that she loves him, and he tells her that he has changed his mind and is going to marry her in a month, so that Jane is delighted. [...]

[...] Rochester) and he thanks her in a charming way. Jane begins to love him, even if she knows she shouldn't, all the more so as Edward seems to like another girl, Blanche Ingram, who flirts with him. One evening, disguised as a gypsy pretending to tell the fortunes of all the single ladies present, he says to Jane that he is going to get married with Blanche, even if he knows that all that interests her is his money. Moreover, that very night, Mr. [...]

[...] "Jane Eyre", Charlotte Brontë Jane Eyre is an orphan who has been sent to Gateshead, her uncle's house, early. Yet, her uncle has died and her aunt Mrs. Reed hates her. Indeed, she always punishes Jane Eyre even if that were her own children who had made a mistake. For example, one day, Jane is shut up in the ‘red-room' (that is to say the room where Mr. Reed has died) and she has been so scared that she had a fall. [...]

[...] Therefore I'm able to assert that I liked reading this novel all the more so as it is timeless. All in all, I will recommend this book, of course, especially to the ones who are keen on love stories like me, or to the ones who would like to start to read some classics of English literature without being bored with the style, the difficulties of the language or the story. [...]

[...] A few times before her departure, Bessie Lee, the Gateshead's nursemaid, comes to see her, and she tells her that a man who may be Jane's father's brother has come to Gateshead to see her. Actually Mrs. Fairfax was not the owner of Thornfield, but a widow housekeeper, namely the manager. The owner of it was Mr. Rochester, for whom Adela Varens was a ward. One evening during winter, Jane goes out for a walk to discover the surroundings and to post a letter in the nearest town, which was 2 miles away. [...]