Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre: Author: (English) Charlotte Bronte. Genre: Drama. This article is written by: May Ham and Constant.

This one can be considered the masterpiece of masterpieces because it portrays Jane Eyre as a strong, stubborn, independent woman.

The whole book is narrated in the first person, but it feels like it should be the memories of a woman who has gone through ups and downs to middle age, and the whole tone gives more of a sense of calmness.

Jane Eyre's parents died when she was young, and her uncle adopted her, but he died, and her aunt and cousins were a burden to her, beating and scolding her every day, and putting her in a small dark room. Jane was outraged that she had to be treated so unfairly just because she was poor and weak! And her cousins were domineering and unruly, yet they were still treated with love and affection.

Jane later became ill and the doctor recommended that she be sent to school. Her aunt couldn't wait to send her away, but before she left, Jane told her aunt that she hated her and didn't expect her to be grateful, that she would let everyone at school know how she had mistreated an orphan and that she would never come back to see her again in her life (well said)!

Then at the age of ten Jane went to boarding school, which was set up by donations and took in mostly orphans. Although not subject to abuse, but the environment is still much worse. There are good people and bad people in the school, some people say Jane is a bad boy, Jane is still very angry. But here there is a girl like an angel, Helen, Helen has a strong religious beliefs, no matter what injustice encountered will not break out, Jane is very fond of her.

But then, typhoid broke out. Due to the harsh environment of the school, many students left forever, including Helen, who was not afraid of death and believed she would go to heaven.

Because of the plague, the school's patron's cruel oppression of students and teachers was met with social outrage, and the school's conditions were improved.

Before she knew it, it was eight years later, and Jane grew up and stayed at the school to teach, but the people she once knew were leaving one by one, and Jane wanted to find a new life. So she came to Thornfield to work as a tutor.

As an adult, Jane was still thin and still not beautiful, but her heart was certainly a fertile ground.

Jane loved Thornfield. Then she met Rochester, the man of the estate, who always had a sad look on his face. He tells Miss Love (that's a nice name~) that the little girl Jane teaches is not his daughter, but the illegitimate daughter of his former lover. He also had a lot of emotional frustration, when he was young (ahem, how old again, it's almost forty).

But the two of them talk more like a kind of crossfire, on the surface Rochester seems to always look at Jane, always raise all kinds of sharp questions, but Jane are able to defuse ...... without being condescending.

Meanwhile, the estate seems to be often "haunted", Rochester almost burned to death in the middle of the night, but he did not allow anyone to speak out. Jane heard the horrifying laughter before coming to his rescue (the eerie atmosphere of the British novel again ......), Jane felt that there must be something fishy, she thought it was a maid, but Rochester did not mean to drive the maid away, which is even stranger (horror turned detective film).

Unknowingly, Jane found herself seemingly in love with him, but the two people's status gap is so big, Jane reminded herself must not be delusional, never hope for something that does not belong to them, that can only bring pain!

Moreover, it seems that Rochester is about to marry a thousand-year-old woman, despite the fact that the woman has no education, dislike of the rich, no praiseworthy qualities ...... Jane cried, but no matter how the inner ripples, she still maintained the surface of the calm. Rochester's attitude is always ambiguous, he even disguised as a witch to set Jane's words ......

That's when Jane received the news. Her cousin had died and her aunt, who was critically ill, had to see Jane. No matter how tragic her childhood was, no matter how much she gambled at first, Jane grew up after all and went back.

Her aunt is still reluctant to reconcile with Jane on her deathbed, but Jane learns to forgive. In addition, she learns that her uncle came to her a few years ago, hoping to take her in as an adopted daughter. But her aunt tells him that Jane is long dead out of revenge.

Back at Thornfield, Jane finds that there seems to be no news of Rochester's marriage. And something seems to have changed in the relationship between the two ......

The next is the most classic "You and I stand together before God, so we are equal!" confession. In fact, Rochester proposed to her. Jane said the declaration of equality is very groundbreaking, because I believe that in that era, there are too many "inequality" reasons. Jane could not change the times, but she at least recognized it. As Simone Beauvoir said, women are born with a misfortune, but the biggest misfortune is that she never realized it.

Then the two were immersed in happiness, and the wedding day approached day by day ......

On top of the wedding, the lawyer revealed the fact that Rochester was married, and then they met the crazy woman who had set the fire and had stabbed her brother. The wedding, of course, fell through.

Jane did not have time to grieve, she forgave Rochester's deception, but she still could not pretend that nothing had happened. In fact, if she wanted to, they could leave England, go to a place where no one knew them, and live happily ever after.

But, she wouldn't!

Emotions made her stay and not leave poor Rochester behind. Rochester was also deceived into marrying his wife that year (but he later changed mistress after mistress ......). Reason told her she had to go, she could not stay in this place, not willing to be a source of degradation for her loved ones.

So the next day, Jane did not alarm anyone, took nothing with her, including the bride price Rochester gave him or something, and left, without saying goodbye to anyone.

But Jane forgot to bring her money, and as a result, she came to a strange place, no work, and had to go begging, suffering can hit her body, but not her mind. Since she became an adult, she has not suffered this kind of suffering. Thornfield represented a sweet paradise, but she did not go back.

Finally, a kind family took her in, St. John and his two sisters. St. John was a priest and a strict and authoritarian person. But her two sisters were good, Jane found a new job, and life began to become stable. Although, Jane will always miss Rochester.

Later, St. John told her that his uncle had died and left all his property to his niece Jane Eyre.

It was a large sum of money (I calculated that it was equivalent to winning five million today), and Jane was of course very happy, but more importantly she finally found her family and finally felt the warmth of family. So Jane divided the property equally with her cousins (how generous ......).

St. John wants to go to India to preach, must Jane and he married, accompany him to India (what is this called people ah), Jane does not agree, they are only brother and sister love each other, without the slightest love how to get married (forbidden to marry inbred!) But St. John was so stubborn. But St. John was so stubborn that Jane almost gave in, but then she heard Rochester's scream ......

Jane had a bad feeling, so she quickly returned to Thornfield, but she was greeted by a charred ruin. The madwoman had set fire to the entire estate, and Rochester, blinded (the price of his marital freedom) had lost his courage for life.

Then Jane returns to him, and the two positions are completely reversed, but Jane is willing to marry him (how I feel a little ......).

All were made happy. Two years later, Rochester's eyesight also slowly recovered, and they had a lovely boy. Instead of getting married, St. John left his soul in India forever.

The ending is a bit unrealistic and feels a bit too much, but the happy ending is still good, and people are fond of happy endings. Perhaps the author wants to tell everyone that love is love, and money status health have nothing to do with it, as long as you are willing to pay, happiness will always be waiting for you.

Jane is a very admirable protagonist. She is strong, not hypocritical, rebellious and good at thinking. Even for love, she is not unwilling to sacrifice her dignity. Never like other people muddle through this life. This reminds me of the saying: I think, therefore I am.