World Classics Campus Reader - Jane Eyre

Author: Charlotte Bront?
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Publish Date: 2000-06-01
Features: The novel depicts the story of an orphan's personal struggle. The protagonist, Jane Eyre, is an orphan who suffers from injustice and humiliation from being raised by her aunt to living at a boarding school. She is lonely and melancholic but full of rebellious spirit and determination. Later, she becomes a governess at Thornfield Hall and develops a deep love with her employer, Rochester, who is 20 years older than her. After several strange and painful twists, they finally achieve their happiness. The work praises the struggle of a helpless little girl against social inequality, for maintaining personal independence, and for pursuing personal happiness. Jane Eyre's actions are extraordinary and touching. She does not feel inferior due to her low social status, does not judge people by wealth, and does not let circumstances change her identity. She always pursues and faces the world with an unwavering will for goodness and beauty. The novel presents the characters of the male and female protagonists and the realistic reflection of British society at the time through a story and vivid, moving scenes, making the readers feel as if they are present, moved by their pursuit of life, and infected by their spiritual world. At the same time, they deeply appreciate and experience the human emotions and social realities depicted in the work.