Jane Eyre by Charlotte BronteCharacter: ★★★★★
Setting: ★★★☆☆
Plot: ★★★★☆
Overall: ★★★★☆
Brief Summary: This book set in England's countryside is written in the 1st person, and it is about the life of Jane Eyre, an orphan who was brought up by her harsh aunt. She goes to school partly due to the way she is 'shunned' by her aunt and cousins who look after her. She goes to a strict boarding school and is amazed at how sensible and obedient the students are in the way that they always listen to the teachers and do not get mad when beaten by a teacher for something they didn't necessarily do. She befriends a kind gird called Helen and slowly learns to be obedient. She is also in love with Miss Temple, the generous teacher who all of the students love. An outbreak of typhus fever causes many of the school's students to die, including Helen. The school's harsh discipline is made much better once people discover the state of the school, and Jane lives comfortably for a few more years and teaches for about 2 years. When Miss Temple marries and leaves, she feels bored at school again so she seeks a job as a governess. She gets employed very soon by Mrs. Fairfax of Thornfield Hall, and lives happily with Adele. She later finds out that the master, Mr. Rochester is going there, and she feels mystified by Edward's curious personality. As time passes, they get closer through life-death experiences, like when Mr. Rochester's bed hangings were set on fire by 'Grace Poole' and Jane saved him. However, a big party happens in Thornfield Hall and Mr. Rochester says that he is going to marry Miss Ingram. The arrangements are all made, but one twilight, while walking in an orchard, Mr. Rochester declares his love for Jane and explains how the marriage was just to make Jane jealous. On the day that they were going to get married, they can't because someone said that Mr. Rochester was already married. Jane finds out about the ghastly woman on the 3rd floor who is Mr. Rochester's wife and leaves, leaving Mr. Rochester heartbroken. After some hardships, Jane is saved by a kind family and she teaches at a poor school. She later finds out that the kind family who saved her were distant relations of Jane, and she also finds out that she is rich because her uncle died and gave money to her. She shares out the money, but then the Saint who saved her wanted to marry her so they could go together to India as missionaries. Jane refuses and goes back to Mr. Rochester and finds out that he is blind because there was a big fire at Thornfield and Mr. Rochester's wife committed suicide, but they still love each other and get married and live happily ever after.
For me, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte was an excellent book, but i think it would have meant more to me if i hadn't read Wuthering Heights straight before, because i kind of got sick of romantic stories. I think this book mainly just aimed at females who like reading romantic stories.
Brief Summary: This book set in England's countryside is written in the 1st person, and it is about the life of Jane Eyre, an orphan who was brought up by her harsh aunt. She goes to school partly due to the way she is 'shunned' by her aunt and cousins who look after her. She goes to a strict boarding school and is amazed at how sensible and obedient the students are in the way that they always listen to the teachers and do not get mad when beaten by a teacher for something they didn't necessarily do. She befriends a kind gird called Helen and slowly learns to be obedient. She is also in love with Miss Temple, the generous teacher who all of the students love. An outbreak of typhus fever causes many of the school's students to die, including Helen. The school's harsh discipline is made much better once people discover the state of the school, and Jane lives comfortably for a few more years and teaches for about 2 years. When Miss Temple marries and leaves, she feels bored at school again so she seeks a job as a governess. She gets employed very soon by Mrs. Fairfax of Thornfield Hall, and lives happily with Adele. She later finds out that the master, Mr. Rochester is going there, and she feels mystified by Edward's curious personality. As time passes, they get closer through life-death experiences, like when Mr. Rochester's bed hangings were set on fire by 'Grace Poole' and Jane saved him. However, a big party happens in Thornfield Hall and Mr. Rochester says that he is going to marry Miss Ingram. The arrangements are all made, but one twilight, while walking in an orchard, Mr. Rochester declares his love for Jane and explains how the marriage was just to make Jane jealous. On the day that they were going to get married, they can't because someone said that Mr. Rochester was already married. Jane finds out about the ghastly woman on the 3rd floor who is Mr. Rochester's wife and leaves, leaving Mr. Rochester heartbroken. After some hardships, Jane is saved by a kind family and she teaches at a poor school. She later finds out that the kind family who saved her were distant relations of Jane, and she also finds out that she is rich because her uncle died and gave money to her. She shares out the money, but then the Saint who saved her wanted to marry her so they could go together to India as missionaries. Jane refuses and goes back to Mr. Rochester and finds out that he is blind because there was a big fire at Thornfield and Mr. Rochester's wife committed suicide, but they still love each other and get married and live happily ever after.
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