Novel review of Jane Eyre
1、The novel’s basics
The title of the novel is Jane Eyre. Charlotte Bronte is its writer. After published in 1847, it arouses a blow to English literature. It was also a milestone works in English literature. Although it had caused some critics, it also received popularity among the public. This book is so famous that it has been translated to many languages and published every where.
2、The writer
Jane Eyre was Charlotte Bronte’s representative works. Charlotte Bronte was born in Yorkshire, England on April 21, 1816. Charlotte’s father was a poor pastor in her hometown, and her mother was a housewife. She was the third of the children. Her two sisters, Emily and Anne, were also the famous authors. So they were called “the three sisters of Bronte” on literature history in England. When Charlotte was very young, Charlotte’s mother died of cancer. She lived a hard and unfortunate life when she was young, but soon her sisters and she were sent to Cowan Bridge, a school which her health and physical development was affected because of the outbreak of tuberculosis, Charlotte was brought home, and then Charlotte read a lot of books in her father’s book-room and begun to try to write something creatively on the literature. When she was fifteen years old, she left her hometown and returned to school for study. And then several years later, she became a teacher at the school. Then she left the school and became a private governess, and at the same time, wrote some literatures.
3、The summary
Jane Eyre told us Jane Eyre’s story. Her uncle had passed away, so she was raised by her cruel aunt, Mrs. Reed. At Lowood, Jane met Helen Burns who was a good and nice girl and shared a lot with her. They became each other’s best friend. A massive typhus epidemic spreads Lowood, and Helen died of it, Jane was very sad for it. After a group of sympathetic gentlemen took Brocklehurst’s place, Jane spent eight more years at Lowood, six as a student and two as a teacher. Then she became a private teacher at a manor called Thornfield, which’s employer was a impassioned man named Rochester, Jane found herself falling in love with him. However, on the wedding day, Jane found that Rochester already had a wife, Bertha. Rochester didn’t deny this, but he explained that Bertha had been already mad and he was not love her. However, Jane still left Thornfield sadly. Without food and money, Jane became a beggar. At last, three kind hearted people took her in. Their names were Mary, Diana and St. John, Jane quickly became friends with them. They helped Jane to get a job. One day news said that her uncle, John Eyre, had died and left her a large property. But she found that her uncle was also their uncle, so Jane decided to share her property with her three cousins. St. John decided to travel to India, he asked Jane as his wife although he didn’t love her. She refused to marry her cousin because she also did not love him at all. Finally she found she couldn’t forget Rochester. However, after she went back to Thornfield and found that it had become ruins because it had been burned to the ground by his mad wife. Rochester saved the servants but lost his eyesight and one of his hands. At Ferndean, Rochester and Jane finally got married. At the end of the story, Rochester regained sight in one eye and was able to behold their first son at his birth. Then they lived a happy life forever.
3、The theme
The of theme of Jane Eyre is that the value of life is dignity and love. We maybe poor people, the disabled or some other unlucky person in the world, but we must have dignity and love.
4、Characters analysis
Jane Eyre:
She is the heroine of this novel. When the novel begins, She is a plain-featured and reserved but talented, empathetic, hard-working, honest, wise and passionate girl. She is skilled at studying, drawing, and teaching. She looks for freedom, true love, equity and independence. At novel’s end she has become a powerful, rich and independent woman, blissfully married to the man she loves.Edward Fairfax Rochester: Jane’s lover; a dark, passionate, brooding man, who is a traditional romantic hero. He possesses a strong physique and great wealth, but his face is very plain and his moods prone to frequent change. Impetuous and sensual, he falls madly in love with Jane.
Helen Burns: Jane’s best friend at Lowood. Although she is unfairly punished by Miss Scatcherd at Lowood, Helen maintains her poise, partially through her loving friendship with Miss Temple. She is a tolerance and peace girl, and she has many impressive intellectual attainments. She believes god is equal to everyone, so she is not afraid of death. But unluckily she was died because of disease.
5、How I feel about the book
I think this book is very good. It mainly talks about the love of Jane Eyre, and tell us many principles, such as love is two people’s spirit’s combine, but not about appearance, money. And it tells us that woman should be more independent and thoughtful and do our best to be equal to man.
It is a valuable book for people who are search a true love, and it also hopes everyone can live with their lover happily.
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