Jane Eyre: World Classics of World Literature

Author: Bront?
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Publish Date: 2002-02-01
Features: Jane Eyre portrays a strong-willed, passionate, and independent woman. Jane loses her parents at a young age, and her difficult life makes her introverted yet resilient. While working as a governess at Thornfield Hall, she falls in love with her employer, Rochester. Rochester's eccentric personality and the mysterious nights at Thornfield Hall leave Jane bewildered until the truth is revealed at their wedding. It turns out that Rochester is already married to a woman suffering from hereditary mental illness, who has been locked in the attic. Desperate, Jane leaves Thornfield Hall, but she still loves Rochester in her heart, and Rochester is searching for her everywhere. After many twists and turns, when she returns to Thornfield, it has been reduced to ruins. Wuthering Heights narrates a heart-wrenching love story in a lyrical and melancholic tone, and it immediately caused a sensation upon its publication. Many of the characters and plot in this novel are based on her own life experiences or familiarity. Even the story of the mad wife was something she had heard at Miss Weller's school. The publisher accepted the novel with great excitement, and the editor read the manuscript through the night. The writing of this novel reflects the tragic circumstances of women in England at that time and also their demand to break free from the oppression and discrimination of men. This was a pioneering achievement in English literary history, and it was precisely this reason that the novel caused such a strong reaction in society at the time.