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 * //Jane Eyre// **

Author: Charlotte Brontë Title: Jane Eyre Style: Narrative Genre: Gothic Fiction, Romance, Autiobiography Time Period: Victorian Era
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About the Author: ** Charlotte Brontë was born on April 21, 1816 in Thornton, Yorkshire. She was the youngest out of six children. Her aunt and father took care of the children due to the death of Charlotte’s mother. As Charlotte got older she grew a liking to her younger sister, Emily. They traveled several places together and planned on founding a school. This planned failed but the operation lead to the discovery of Emily’s poems. In 1846, Anne, Charlotte and Emily submitted their poems to publishing but they were denied. One year later, the writings of Charlotte’s //Jane Eyre//, Emily’s //Wuthering Heights//, and Anne’s //Anges Grey// were published. Emily Brontë died shortly thereafter. Charlotte traveled around London working with literature circles. In 1854, Charlotte married Rev. A. B. Nicholls. In 1855, Charlotte caught a horrible case of phenomena and died. [|More On Charlotte Bronte] Read Now!** [|**Option 1**] [|**Option 2**]
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//Jane Eyre// is about a young girl’s life and the obstacles she faces. She is an orphan who lives with her aunt and three cousins. She is abused and overpowered by all of the house members except her nurse Bessie. After several years and many acts of hatred towards poor little Jane, she is finally sent to an all girls boarding school. At Lowood, the boarding school, she spends six years as a student and two years as a teacher. Jane then advertises her services as a possible governess. She finds a job at Thornfield Hall as a governess for a little French girl named Adéle. As Jane’s stay progresses, she befriends her master, Mr. Rochester and secretly develops an extreme liking towards him. One night as Mr. Rochester’s past is discovered, Jane flees in the middle of the night. She makes her way as far away as possible from Thornfield Hall with little money and limited food. After several days of searching for a place to stay and on the brink of starvation and death, she stumbles upon a friendly Moor House. There she is greeted and accepted as a family member. She finds work as a teacher at the parish. Jane’s past is reveled, and she makes major decisions that determine her future.
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Recommended: I would recommend this book to many individuals because it is an overall outstanding book. //Jane Eyre// has a fantastic plot line. It has many twists that are unexpected and it makes you want to keep reading. It is also complicated in a sense but very simple to understand. All of the characters in //Jane Eyre// are also very well rounded and interesting. The characters seem realistic and they all have there own unique characteristics. Also, all of the characters tones are phenomenal. The tone portrays all of the characters clearly and explains in details how they are feeling. Finally, Charlotte Brontë has a wonderful skill at describing the scene and characters. With this in mind, she helps you get a better understanding of what is currently taking place and all of the little details of the book. This concludes that //Jane Eyre// is a wonderful book that could be read by all.

**Criticism:** What Worked: I thought //Jane Eyre// was a very well written book. It had many factors that corresponded to each other and had a nice flow when reading. //Jane Eyre// also had characters that had complicated backgrounds but they were easy to follow and understand. Also, Charlotte Brontë was very good at describing events and characters features and actions. Her descriptions lead to a better understanding of what each character looked and felt like. What Didn’t Work: In //Jane Eyre// there were a few sections where the text was slower and harder to pay attention to. Yet, Charlotte had wonderful and descriptive parts, they seemed to last a little longer than necessary.

//Jane Eyre// is a wonderful and outstanding book. There are several reasons why it is great. First the plot is very fascinating. It makes the reader want to keep reading to find out what is going to happen next. The book is outstanding because all of the characters are very well rounded. Jane says, “I had not intended to love him; the reader knows I had wrought hard to extirpate from my soul the germs of love there detected; and now, at the first renewed view of him, they spontaneously revived green and strong! He made me love him without looking at me” (Brontë 200). This excerpt displays the characters emotions and strength as a person. It also displays the affect of the book, by demonstrating how the dialogue makes a book so much stronger. Another way //Jane Eyre// is outstanding is by the characters relating to each other. Mr. Rochester says, “You never felt jealousy, did you, Miss Eyre? Of course not; I need not ask you; because you never felt love. You have both sentiments yet to experience; your soul sleeps; the shock is yet to be given which shall waken it” (Brontë 162). This statement shows the conversation and attitude towards each character. All of the characters had different personalities and they were shown wonderfully in the conversations between the characters__.__
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 * Work Cited:**

Brontë, Charlotte. //Jane Eyre.// New York: Barnes & Noble, 2003.

Cody, David. Charlotte Brontë: Brief Biography. 1987. 17 Jan. 2010. [].

Fantastic Fiction. 16 Jan. 2010. 17 Jan. 2010. [].