Orphaned
at a young age, Jane Eyre found herself the charge of an unloving
aunt-in-law who despised her and eventually sent young Jane away to a
school for orphans. Finding there a kind teacher and headmistress, Jane
is able to blossom and eventually become a teacher at the school. But
Jane is not content to stay put. Eventually she desires to expand her
horizons, so she advertises her services in a newspaper and is soon
hired on as a governess in a wealthy home. There she meets Edward
Rochester, the owner of the home. Though at first he is off-putting in
his sternness, he and Jane eventually fall in love and plan to be
married.
But life has other plans. A long-held secret is revealed
on Jane and Edward's wedding day, causing Jane to flee Thornfield Hall.
She finds herself a pauper and happens to beg at the right home in a
little town. There, the local parson and his sisters take her in and
nurse her back to health. Given a chance to begin afresh, Jane proves
her strength as a woman and eventually comes into her own.
***I
think I simply don't like the style of writing of some of these
19th-century English novels... They are so wordy that I take forever to
get into them. I am a lover of language, but these just seem
superfluous. That said, once I got into the story, I was excited to
continue reading. There were unanticipated twists that Bronte added to
the story expertly. I found myself wondering what decisions Jane would
make as the story drew to a close and was almost certain, for a while, I
would be disgusted with her choice. I was pleasantly surprised at the
end, though. All in all a good read. Just wish there was a little less
(what I consider) unnecessary description.
