Ilva Xhemali 05/31/13

Jane Eyre Book Report

Jane Eyre, October 16 1 !", #othic romance $iction %harlotte Bronte &a' born on (pril )1't 1 16 at *hornton, Bra+$or+ in ,ork'hire, thir+ chil+ o$ the 'i- Bronte chil+ren. In 1 )1 her mother +ie' o$ cancer. In 1 )! 'he atten+e+ the ne&ly opene+ %ler/y 0a1/hter'2 3chool at %o&an Bri+/e. 4hile there &ith her 'i'ter' 5aria, Eli6abeth an+ Emily they '1$$er the har'h re/ime, col+ an+ poor $oo+. In J1ne 1 )5 %harlotte an+ her 'i'ter' &ere $inally taken a&ay $rom the 'chool $or /oo+. 7er t&o el+e't 'i'ter', 5aria an+ Eli6abeth +ie+ o$ con'1mption8 the poor con+ition' &hile at the 'chool &ere lar/ely to blame. *he e-perience o$ %o&an Bri+/e an+ the lo'' o$ her 'i'ter' ha+ an a$$ect on %harlotte. http9//&&&.ha&orth:villa/e.or/.1k/bronte'/charlotte/charlotte.a'p *hee characteri'tic' o$ a /othic /enre incl1+e +ark '1b;ect' '1ch a' +eath, +i'ea'e, or $anta'y. *he /enre o$ romance incl1+e' characteri'tic' o$ love an+ romantic relation'hip' bet&een character'. *he main character o$ the novel i' a &oman name+ Jane Eyre. (t #ate'hea+, Jane be/in' her ;o1rney a' a ne/lecte+ orphan. 0eprive+ o$ love an+ a$$ection an+ i'olate+ $rom the attention her co1'in' receive $rom a1nt Ree+, Jane +evelop' a 'tron/ per'onality, b1t al'o a nee+ an+ <1e't $or love, $amily, an+ emotional 'ec1rity. 7er +e$yin/ an+ rebellio1' per'onality lea+' to her +epart1re $rom #ate'hea+ an+ arrival into =o&oo+, &here 'he $orm' a $rien+'hip &ith 7elen B1rn'. 7elen intro+1ce' Jane to the act o$ $or/ivene'' an+ compa''ion. =ater on in the novel, Jane become' a /overne'' $or a little orphane+ /irl name+ (+ele at *horn$iel+ an+ $orm' a mental, emotional an+ per'onal connection &ith her employer, 5r. Roche'ter. Jane $all' in love $or the $ir't time, b1t i' heavily re'tricte+ +1e to her 'ocial cla''. Roche'ter propo'e' to Jane b1t they never /et to en;oy marrie+ li$e beca1'e ;ane +i'cover' Roche'ter i' c1rrently alrea+y marrie+ to a mentally +eran/e+ &oman. Jane $lee' *horn$iel+ 7all an+ 't1mble' 1pon the 5oor ho1'e &here 'he meet' 3t. John an+ hi' 'i'ter', 5ary an+ 0iana. Jane enco1nter' another marria/e propo'al $rom 't. John, the mi''ionary, b1t thi' time 'trictly o1t o$ +1ty &itho1t any emotional attachment'. Jane reali6e' 'he cant replace tr1e love $or a '1per$icial marria/e 'o 'he /oe' back to Roche'ter in her $inal part o$ her ;o1rney. *hi' time 'he i' in+epen+ent economically an+ Roche'ter>' +i'abilitie' make the relation'hip more balance+. *he a1thor>' 'tyle i' &ritten in $ir't per'on narration. thi' novel i' meant to be &ritten a' a memoir by a real &oman name+ Jane Eyre. *he 'tyle i' more in$ormal an+ ca'1al a' the a1thor a++re''e' the rea+er a' ?rea+er@. A*he ea'e o$ hi' manner $ree+ me $rom pain$1l re'traint8 the $rien+ly $rankne'', a' correct a' cor+ial, &ith &hich he treate+ me, +re& me to himA B%hapter 15C. Jane

Ilva Xhemali 05/31/13 in$orm' the rea+er here ho& rela-e+ an+ com$ortable 'he $eel' to&ar+' Roche'ter no& a$ter he ha' opene+ 1p to her. AI ha+ not inten+e+ to love him8 the rea+er kno&' I ha+ &ro1/ht har+ to e-tirpate $rom my 'o1l the /erm' o$ love there +etecte+8 an+ no&, at the $ir't rene&e+ vie& o$ him, they 'pontaneo1'ly revive+, /reat an+ 'tron/D 7e ma+e me love him &itho1t lookin/ at meA B%hapter 1"C. In the en+ o$ the novel Jane reali6e' ho& m1ch love 'he ha' $or Roche'ter a$ter bein/ &itho1t him. ?(n+ yo1 o1/ht not to think yo1r'el$ on an e<1ality &ith the 5i''e' Ree+ an+ 5a'ter Ree+, beca1'e 5i''i' kin+ly allo&' yo1 to be bro1/ht 1p &ith them. *hey &ill have a /reat +eal o$ money, an+ yo1 &ill have none9 it i' yo1r place to be h1mble, an+ to try to make yo1r'el$ a/reeable to them.@Bchapter)C. Jane i' alrea+y 'eprate+ an+ ne/lecte+ here. 3he i' +icriminatte+ a/ain't an+ treate+ le'' a' a h1man bein/. ?In the +eep 'ha+e, at the $1rther en+ o$ the room, a $i/1re ran back&ar+' an+ $or&ar+'. 4hat it &a', &hether bea't or h1man bein/, one co1l+ not tell9 it /rovele+, 'eemin/ly, on all $o1r'E@Bchapter)6C. *he clima- i' $a'tly approachin/ a' 'i/n' o$ roche'ter' 'ecrete are 'ho&in/. ?Jane, accept me <1ickly. 3ay, E+&ar+::/ive me my name:: E+&ar+::I &ill marry yo1.@Bchapter )3C. Roche'ter 'ho&' /reat pa''ion in hi' propo'al &hich 'eem' /en1ine. 7elen B1rn' i' a 'i/ni$icant character beca1'e 'he teache' Jane ho& to $or/ive people $or their mi'take' an+ &hat to +o &ith her repre''e+ an/er an+ bitterne'' o$ her chil+hoo+. Bertha i' another 'i/n$icant character beca1'e 'he a++' a t&i't to the novel an+ ca1'e' Jane to leave an+ come back a' a more +evelope+ in+ivi+1al. *he 'ettin/ o$ thi' novel take' place in $o1r +i$$erent location' &ith each 'ettin/ a$$ectin/ the characteri6ation o$ the main charchter, Jane Eyre. #ate'hea+, =o&oo+, *horn$iel+, an+ the 5oor ho1'e are all +i$$erent 'ettin/' in &hich the novel take' palce. *he re+ room i' a 'ymbol in the novel Jane Eyre. *hat i' &here Jane i' $ir't e-ile+ an+ ne/lecte+. It i' a 'ymbol o$ the mi'ery 'he &ent thro1/h bein/ impri'one+. It 'erve' a' a 'ymbol $or the economical an+ 'ocial impri'onment 'he $ace'. *he openin/ chapter p1t' the rea+er ri/ht into the heart o$ the problem. Imme+atley the rea+er i' e-po'e+ to ;ane>' 1n$air treatment an+ 'tr1//le'. It 'erve' a' an intere'tin/ an+ attention /rabbin/ openin/ chapter. *he clo'in/ 'cene incl1+e' Jane Eyre an+ Roche'ter marrie+ &ith ki+'. It 'erve' a' a happy concl1'ion to the novel. ( 1niver'al theme $or thi' novel &o1l+ be 'el$ &oth, in+epen+ece, an+ tr1e love 'ho1l+ never be compromi'e+.