Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The story starts with Jane initially living with her maternal parents, who died when she was 10 years old, and she is sent to live with her aunt, Mrs. Reed and her three children, Georgiana, Eliza, and John. They cruelly treat her as a burden. Finally, Mrs. Reed decides to send Jane to a boarding school for orphaned girls called Lowood Institution. There, Jane has no friends, and the conditions at the school are horrible, until she meets Helen Burns. They become close friends, and Jane always questioned how Helen was able to keep her temper when other teachers unfairly punished her, and Helen said that it’s better to never hold a grudge. A typhus fever sweeps through the school, and Helen dies in Jane’s arms. After eight years of schooling and teaching at the school, Jane becomes a governess at Thornfield Hall, a rural mansion that is owned by Edward Rochester. It is there that she learns what it’s like to truly love someone, and she goes on a wild journey with many surprises. Throughout the whole story, Jane makes sure to stay true to herself and her values, and in the end, she is rewarded, despite all the misfortunes she experienced growing up.