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Ifirstread"JaneEyre"ineighthgradeandhavereaditeveryfewyearssince.Itisoneofmyfavoritenovels,andsomuchmorethanagothicromancetome,althoughthat'showIprobablywouldhavedefineditatage13.Ihavealwaysbeenstruck,hauntedinaway,bythecharacters-JaneandMr.Rochester.TheytakeonnewdeptheverytimeImeetthem...andtheir'sisalovestoryfortheages.

CharlotteBronte'sfirstpublishednovel,andhermostnotedwork,isasemi-autobiographicaling-of-agestory.Janeisplain,poor,aloneandunprotected,butduetoherfierceindependenceandstrongwillshegrowsandisabletodefysociety'sexpectationsofher.Thisisdefinitelyfeministliterature,publishedin1847,waybeforethebeginningofanyfeministmovement.Perhapsthisisoneofthereasonswhythenovelhashadsuchawidefollowingsinceitfirstcameonthemarket.Itisalsooneofthefirstgothicromancespublishedanddefinesthegenre.

JaneEyre,whoisournarrator,wasbornintoapoorfamily.HerparentsdiedwhenshewasasmallchildandthelittlegirlwassenttolivewithherUncleandAuntReedatGateshead.Jane'sUncletrulycaredforherandshowedhisaffectionopenly,butMrs.Reedseemedtohatetheorphan,andneglectedherwhileshepamperedandspoiledherownchildren.ThisunfairtreatmentemphasizedJane'sstatusasanunwantedoutsider.Shewasoftenpunishedharshly.OnoneoccasionhernastycousinJackpickedafightwithher.Janetriedtodefendherselfandwaslockedintheterrifying"RedRoom"asaresult.Jane'sUncleReedhaddiedinthisroomalittlewhilebefore,andMrs.Reedknewhowfrightenedshewasofthechamber.SinceJaneisthenarrator,thereaderisgivenafirst-handimpressionofthechild'sfeelings,herheightenedemotionalstateatbeingimprisoned.Indeed,sheseemsalmostlikeanhystericalchild,filledwithterrorandrage.Sherepeatedlycallsherconditioninlife"unjust"andisfilledwithbitterness.LookingintothemirrorJaneseesadistortedimageofherself.Sheviewsherreflectionandseesa"strangelittlefigure,"or"tinyphantom."Janehasnotlearnedyettosubordinateherpassionstoherreason.Herpassionsstilleruptunchecked.HerisolationintheRedRoomisapresentimentofherlaterisolationfromalmosteverysocietyandmunity.Thispowerful,beautifullywrittensceneneverfailstomoveme.

Mrs.ReeddecidedtosendJaneawaytotheLowoodSchool,apoorinstitutionrunbyMr.Brocklehurst,whobelievedthatsufferingmadegrandpeople.Allthechildrentherewereneglected,excepttoreceiveharshpunishmentwhenanymistakewasmade.AtLowood,JanemetHelenBurns,ayoungwomanalittleolderthanJane,whoguidedherwithvision,lightandlovefortherestofherlife.Jane'sneedforlovewassogreat.Itreallybeesobviousinthisfirstfriendship.Helenlaterdiedfromfever,inJane'sarms.Herillnessanddeathcouldhavebeenavoidedifmoreattentionhadbeenpaidtotheyouths.JanestayedatLowoodfortenyears,eightasastudentandtwoasateacher.Tiredanddepressedbyhersurroundings,JaneappliedforthepositionofgovernessandfoundemploymentatThornfield.ThemansionisownedbyagentlemannamedEdwardFairfaxRochester.Herjobtherewastoteachhisward,anadorablelittleFrenchgirl,Adele.Overalongperiodthemoody,inscrutableRochesterconfidesinJaneandsheinhim.Thetwoformanunlikelyfriendshipandeventuallyfallinlove.Again,Jane'sneedforloveestothefore,asdoesherpassionatenature.Sheblooms.Adark,gothicfigure,RochesteralsohasaheartfilledwiththehopeoftrueloveandfuturehappinesswithJane.Ironically,hehasbroughtallhismisery,pastandfuture,onhimself.

AllisnotasitseemsatThornfield.Thereisastrange,ominouswomanservant,GracePoole,wholivesandworksinanatticroom.Shekeepstoherselfandisrarelyseen.Fromthefirst,however,Janehassensedbizarrehappeningsatnight,wheneveryoneisasleep.TherearewildcriesalongwithviolentattemptsonRochester'slifebyaseeminglyunknownperson.JanewonderswhynooneinvestigatesMrs.Poole.ThenastrangemanvisitsThornfieldandmysteriouslydisappearswithMr.Rochester.LatethatnightJaneisaskedtositwiththemanwhilethelordofthehouseseeksadoctor'shelp.Themanhasbeenseriouslywoundedandisweakfromlossofblood.Heleavesbycoach,inasorrystate,firstthinginthemorning.Jane'squestionsarenotanswereddirectly.Thisvisitwillhavedireconsequencesonallinvolved.AnexplosivesecretrevealedwilldestroyallthejoyfulplansthatJaneandRochesterhavemade.Jane,oncemorewillfacepovertyandisolation.

CharlotteBronte'sheroineJaneEyre,maynothavebeengracedwithbeautyormoney,butshehadaspiritoffireandwasfilledwithintegrityandasenseofindependence-charactertraitsthatneverwanedinspiteofalltheoppressionsheencounteredinlife.Ms.Brontebringstotheforein"JaneEyre"suchissuesas:therelationsbetweenmenandwomeninthemid-19century,women'sequality,thetreatmentofchildrenandofwomen,religiousfaithandhypocrisy(andthedifferencebetweenthetwo),the