Book Name:
Jane Eyre
Personal rating: 4.8
Jane Eyre Novel by Charlotte Brontë
It was
written by the English writer Charlotte Brontë.
It was published by Smith,
Elder & Co. of London under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19
October 1847.
Harper & Brothers published the first American edition the
following year.
Summary of the
story:
When Jane
was orphaned after birth,
her uncle brought her into his home.
At the time of her death, her
aunt promised to keep Jane.
Mami agreed to keep Jane with a promise but never saw Jane well.
Jane lives in her uncle's house
under the contempt and torture of her aunt and
cousins.
But one time his aunt took him out of the house
and sent him to a boarding school.
Jane's plight at the boarding school was not relieved by her mother's tyranny.
But Jane, who has a strong mind and strong character,
is not disappointed in
her situation but tries her best
to develop herself as capable and virtuous.
After completing his studies and spending some time
as a boarding school teacher,
Jane found a job for
better conditions.
This quest brings Jane to Thornfield Hall.
Jane enters Thornfield Hall as a tutor to a little girl.
But unknowingly falls in love with Mr. Rochester,
the owner of the house.
But Jane and Mr. Rochester stand in the way of the cruel class discrimination
of that time society.
Personal opinion:
Jane Eyre is
a character driven novel.
The main character of the novel Jane Eyre is a woman of extraordinary
character.
Without breaking down in the adverse circumstances of life,
he makes himself beautiful,
well-mannered, devoted and virtuous.
Jane Eyre is as steadfast in principle as she is tender in kindness.
Jane Eyre is the first feminist character in English literature.
Jane Eyre,
written almost 200 years ago by Charlotte Brontë,
will be an inspiration to
girls today.
And reading the novel,
the readers will get an extraordinary experience.
(The soul,
fortunately, has an interpreter -often an unconscious, but still a truthful
interpreter -in the eye.)
-Jane Eyre,
Charlotte Brontë