Charlotte Bronte wrote Jane Eyre, which tells the story of Jane Eyre, an orphaned girl in the 19th century struggling against societal expectations. Jane endures a harsh childhood and takes a job as a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she falls in love with her employer, Mr. Rochester. On their wedding day, it is revealed that Mr. Rochester is already married to the insane Bertha Mason, who is kept locked in the attic of Thornfield. Jane flees, but later reunites with Mr. Rochester after he is widowed by a fire set by Bertha.

1. Jane Eyre
CHARLOTTE

2. The story of a 19 year orphan girl alone in the world written by Charlotte Bronte.
The story of Jane Eyre has enthrall many readers since its publication in 1847 and
still holds a place as one the greatest books ever written . Written through the
point of view of Jane it tells of Jane struggles in a19th century society where man
govern and women follow . It also tells of Jane love for the rich Mr. Rochester and
her struggle to find the happiness that has been denied to her since she was a child
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Jane Eyre is a young orphan being raised by Mrs. Reed she is treated harshly by
her aunt and cousins . Jane is sent to lowood school where she finds the cruel
school’s headmaster Mr. Brocklehurst. After teaching for two years, Jane yearns
for new experiences. She accepts a governess position at a manor called
Thornfield, where she teaches a lively French girl named Adele. Jane’s employer at
Thornfield is a dark, impassioned man named Rochester, with whom Jane finds
herself falling secretly in love. Rochester proposes to Jane, who accepts almost
disbelievingly. The wedding day arrives, and as Jane and Mr. Rochester prepare to
exchange their vows, the voice of a Mr. Mason cries out that Rochester already has
a wife. Knowing that it is impossible for her to be with Rochester, Jane flees
Thornfield.
Penniless and hungry, Jane is forced to sleep outdoors and beg for food. At

3. CHARLOTTE BRONTE
Charlotte Bronte was born 1816, the third of the six
children of Patrick Bronte, an Anglican
clergyman, and his wife Maria Branwell Bronte.
After their mother's death in 1821, Charlotte and
her sisters, Maria and Elizabeth, were sent to
Cowan Bridge Clergy Daughters' School.
Conditions at the school were so bad that both
Maria and Elizabeth became ill with consumption
(tuberculosis) which killed them in 1825. Charlotte
was very close to her surviving siblings Anne
Bronte, Branwell, and Emily Bronte . The children
spent much of their childhood writing poetry and
stories about their make-believe places . During a
brief period of time Anne , Emily and Branwell
died leaving Charlotte. In 1854, she married
Reverend A. B. Nicholls, curate of Haworth.
Charlotte found she was pregnant not long after
her marriage and died in childbirth on 31 March
1855 caused by pneumonia

4. The protagonist and narrator, Jane is an orphaned girl caught
between class boundaries, financial situations, and her own
conflicted feelings. In her youth and again as a governess, Jane
must depend on others for support. Jane Eyre is described as
plain, with An elfin look. Jane and Rochester are immediately
interested in each other. She likes the fact that he’s
craggy, dark, and rough-looking instead of smooth and
classically handsome. It has been said that Charlotte Bronte
may have created the character of Jane Eyre as a means of
coming to terms with elements of her own life."
Jane's school, lowood, is said to be based on the clergy
daughters school at Cowan bridge, where two of Bronte's
sisters, Maria and Elizabeth, died.
Bronte declared that "I will show you a heroine as plain and as
small as myself", in creating Jane Eyre.

5. The owner of Thornfield Manor and
Jane's lover. He is trick into an
arrange marriage to the beautiful
Bertha Mason . Deceived by Bertha
Mason's external beauty he marries
her and learns that insanity runs in the
Mason family . He locks his wife at
Thornfield hall and seeks pleasure .
Though not handsome in a since this
is what makes him an extremely
appealing character in Jane's
perspective. Despite their difference
in backgrounds and social status, Mr.
Rochester is a kindred spirit to Jane
and feels a sort of emotional peace
when he is in her presence. After the
revelation of his marriage to the
insane Bertha Mason, Jane rejects his
marriage proposal . In a fire caused by

6. The mad women in
the attic
Rochester's insane wife and Richard Mason's sister. A
beautiful Creole woman from a prominent West Indies
family, Bertha was married to Mr. Rochester in an effort to
consolidate the wealth of the two families. Suffering from
hereditary insanity that had been kept secret from Mr.
Rochester, Bertha began to spiral into madness and violence
shortly after their marriage. Eventually, Bertha is imprisoned
in the attic at Thornfield under the guard of Grace Poole, a
confinement meant to ensure both her own protection and the
protection of the other inhabitants of the house. Bertha
occasionally escapes from her prison and wreaks havoc in the
house; her last outburst involves setting fire to Thornfield and
leaping to her own death.

7. THE END