My favourite character in the book and movie was jane. After that i read hamlet, king lear, othello later came the sonnets and the long poems, lucrecia, one of my favourites. Like her creator, she was a heroine ahead of her time, and her story is peppered. Note to the third edition i avail myself of the opportunity which a third edition of jane eyre affords me, of again addressing a word to the public, to explain that my claim to the title of novelist rests on this one work alone. The language of slavery in jane eyre essay 2609 words 11 pages while brontes novel is a story of one womans rise from dependant, patriarchal oppression to financial stability and emotional liberation, the narration of that story is often turns to the figurative representation of slavery. Most memorable quotes from jane eyre, a book based on novel. In a cruel world full of chaos and madness, jane eyre listens to her mind at least as much as her heart.
Lewes begins by urging the reader to obtain a copy of the novel and read. It was given to me as a gift from c aka christina, with sticky notes throughout to laugh with me or point awesome quotes out so i was set up to love it from the beginning. Rochester is blind and he gets jealous and then they get married and have a boy. Janes voice is the source of the power the book has to absorb the reader completely into her world. Although it is unsigned, charlottes correspondence identifies its author as george henry lewes, author and critic. My favourite book by charlotte bronte is the novel that brought her fame, jane eyre. The truths, values and life lessons are timeless, and this is why this book has remained to be one of the most widely read and enjoyed classics of all time.
Twelfth night, which will always be my favourite and the title of my second novel. So far my favourite part of the book is when jane leaves the party room and mr. Three books to read after jane eyre by charlotte bronte amanda nelson 0220 when book riot asked you what your favorite books were, jane eyre came out number three, just after to kill a mockingbird and pride and prejudice though im of the opinion that jane and rochester could take elizabeth and darcy any day of the week, especially sundays. I go back to jane eyre so often and it was one of the first books that made me think, this is me, in some deep way. Ten remarkable novels for fans of jane eyre silver. Jane discovers that he has a secret that could jeopardize any hope of happiness between them. Jane eyre by charlotte bronte, first edition abebooks. Jane eyre appeared in 1847 and was followed by shirley 1848 and vilette 1853. I wish more books were like je and wuthering heights. Get an answer for what is your favorite part of the novel jane eyre. Reed, when there was no company, dined early the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so sombre, and a. There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. So, this is a novel about a woman named jane eyre, and its titled jane eyre.
Eyre was one of the first literary heroines to command recognition of feminine fortitude, wit, and desire. The yorkshire accent is a nice touch although charloote bronte is said to have had an irish accent form her father. How often have you been asked to name your favourite book. That isnt to say that shes never happy although you wouldnt be super chipper, either, if you were. Length doesnt have to be a negative mark against a book, as long as it takes us somewhere. The message here is that jane is better off single than with the wrong partner, or a partner who asks her to betray her own conscience. Well it cant have been gone with the wind, which was written about ninety years after jane eyre charlotte bronte died before the civil war started. Jane eyre is my favorite classic novel of all time. Id argue youd probably prefer little women, though neither are that much like jane eyre. Its a victorian tale of love and loss, struggles and. Jane eyre simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. I remember reading shakespeare in my first years at secondary school.
If, therefore, the authorship of other works of fiction. I found jane eyre the character to be thouroughly unlikeable, insipid and uninteresting, and the plot quite unbelieveable. It tells about a young woman called jane eyre who was an orphan and goes to teach a girl named adele varens in a faraway house. It seems unlikely it would have been the canterbury tales, which would probably have been a bit bawdy for janes taste. Jane eyre by charlotte bronte full text free book part. Writing a book report and would like to hear some opinions of your favorite part in jane eyre. Dear god, just jump his bones already, jane eyre, before he goes blind, for goodness sake. When jane eyre was first published in 1847, it was an immediate popular and critical success. Jane eyre remains one of the most widely read of english classics. C brontes ability to portray and develop her characters is second to none. Jane eyre favorite part of the book showing of 30 goodreads.
Jane eyre favorite part of the book showing of 30. Charlotte submitted jane eyre, which caught the eye of george smith, and appeared at breakneck speed on 19 october 1847, in three volumes, edited by. Charlotte bronte 181655, sister of anne bronte and emily bronte. Her female cousins, georgiana and eliza, tolerate, but dont love her. Published in 1847, jane eyre follows a young orphan with the same name as the title. She is forced to battle against the exigencies of a cruel guardian, a.
Jane is putupon, persecuted, and mostly unloved, despite being. Jane eyre and the invention of the self the atlantic. A reader talks about revisiting her favorite book, jane eyre, and considers whether she should read it a third time. Books based on jane eyre meet your next favorite book. Jane eyre also displays the familiar tropes of the gothic novel. Review of jane eyre by george henry lewes the british. Jane eyre is truly timelessit is a work of literature that will introduce readers of any age to memorable characters and a story that gets better and better each time you read it. Introduction and notes by dr sally minogue, canterbury christ church university college. Jane goes to live with her cruel aunt reed, who only takes her in as the result of a promise to her husband.
In this novel, charlotte bronte invented a romantic tale of passion and thrill and created one of the most unforgettable heroines of all the times. Written in a sensationalist romantic style, it still has moral, depth, and an interesting plot, and twists and turns that not only advance the plot but inform on the moral. Wuthering heights has got to be my favourite book of all time, the characters are just so marvelous. If you are one of the folks who answered the unanswered question out loud or in your head, then im sorry for constantly letting you know whether you asked or not that yes, jane eyre is my favorite book. Jane eyre is a powerful story told in a gentle way. Unique in its attention to the thoughts and feelings of a female protagonist, jane eyre was ahead of its time as a protofeminist text. In 1854 charlotte bronte married her fathers curate, arthur bell nicholls. Brontes novel about a shy, quiet governess who becomes a tutor in a great house and falls in love with its lonely and mysterious master is one of the great classics of english literature.
Jane eyre is relevant to society today just as much as it was when it was first published in 1847. Jane just refuses to be happy on anyone elses terms. Any independent minded woman needs to know this book. My favorite part of the book is when jane comes back and finds out mr. They all feature women protagonists who dont get the perfect fairy tale ending of lizzie bennet, but their lives and the presentations of their characters are wildly different. Ive just finished reading jane eyre for the third time and once again i thoroughly enjoyed it.
Depending on the edition, jane eyre can run well over 180,000 words. There is nothing of the book, woolf declares, except jane eyre. Jane eyre is a 19thcentury gothic romance of the highest order, but its an unconventional one. At the very least, the book could be split into two smaller books, with a dickensian tale about young jane and then a romance about jane and mr. The bbcs jane eyre really plays those teasing scenes well great chemistry between the two of them even though they very unfaithfully look the same age. Before twelve o clock my horse came to the door but i could not put the book. The language of slavery in jane eyre essay 2609 words. It also has characters which are more than pieces of cardboard. By teatime id read about her experiences at a hateful boarding school and was already certain that jane eyre was my favourite book ever. Orphaned as an infant, jane eyre lives with at gateshead with her aunt, sarah reed, as the novel opens. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Although the poor but plucky heroine is outwardly of plain appearance, she possesses an indomitable spirit, a sharp wit and great courage. Ive watched the movie and read the book jane eyre in my esol class. Their brother, john, is more blatantly hostile to jane, reminding her that she is a poor dependent of his mother who.
That isnt to say that shes never happy although you wouldnt be super chipper, either, if you were an orphan forced to go to an evil school where everyone died of fever. If jane eyre is my favourite book, will i prefer wuthering. Jane eyre is a bildungsroman, or a comingofage novel, which recounts the first nineteen years of the character of jane eyre, in the firstperson voice jane eyre is a young girl, orphaned as a baby. A poor governess, jane eyre, captures the heart of her enigmatic employer, edward rochester. Ruth wilsons a great jane, toby stephens is magnificent much sexier than darcy and the scenery is awesome.
From the gothic to memorable love stories, here are 10 great novels to check out sorry but no wide sargasso sea. The 1983 miniseries with zelah clarke and timothy dalton covers the book most completely and accurately followed closely by the 1973 series with sorcha cusack and michael jayston. Jacqueline wilson jane eyre is the first fictional heroine to give women permission, as it were, to have an intense inner life. George lewes, a famous victorian literary critic declared it the best novel of the season.
Since jane eyre happens to be my favorite book of all time and certainly one of the most romantic, i thought i would share ten other novels we can read instead. When it was published in 1847, however, bronte was attacked by. Rochester fall in love, but jane is horrified when she finds out mr. This book was written by charlotte bronte and first published in 1847. Jane eyre ranks as one of the greatest and most perennially popular works of english fiction.