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 Charlott e 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 did n’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
