Reading: Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre has no parents, and she is raised by her heartless aunt when she is young. One day, Jane has a fight with her bad cousin, and her aunt confines her in the red-room where Jane’s uncle died. In the dark room, Jane is so scared and believes she sees a ghost. Shaking with fear, Jane shrieks and loses consciousness. After she is awake, there is a doctor beside her. He suggests to her aunt that Jane be sent away to school, and her aunt agrees. Jane is so delightful that she can escape from the cruel treatment and miserable childhood because what she searches after is the freedom.

However, her unhappy childhood does not come to an end. At the Lowood School, the school’s headmaster is inhuman, selfish, and evil. As a result, Jane did not lead a wonderful school life. And what is even worse, a massive epidemic breaks out at Lowood. Unfortunately, her nice friend, Helen, dies of consumption.

Jane spends many years at Lowood; she becomes a teacher and teaches a French girl. At Thornfield, she gradually falls in love with her employer named Rochester. Rochester proposes to Jane, and she accepts. However, there is a story behind Rochester that Jane does not know. On the wedding day, a man claims that Rochester has married a woman named Bertha. Rochester says that Bertha is insane and has gone mad, so he did not her as his wife. After hearing that, Jane is very surprising. She considers she can not be with Rochester, so she leaves him and flees Thornfield.

Up to now, Jane’s life is full of disadvantages. She is forced to sleep outdoors and beg for food. Fortunately, three siblings let her live with them. One of her cousins, St.John Rivers, provides Jane with a teaching job. St.John decides to travel to India as a preacher, he urges Jane to become his wife and stay with him. Although Jane agrees to travel with him, she refuses to marry her cousin. Because Jane can not forget the man she truly loves. After a long time, Jane goes back to Thornfield and finds that it has been burned by Bertha, and Rochester loses his eyesight and one of his hands.

In the end, Jane travels to Rochester’s new dwelling, Ferndean. When they were reunited, Jane decides to guide and help Rochester. Also, they rebuild their love and soon get married at Ferndean. After two years, Rochester regains sight and is able to watch his first son.

In this story, Jane maintains her dignity even though she receives cruel treatment. She longs for the freedom since her early childhood. She desires happiness and struggles to find a balance between love and freedom. When the story comes to an end, Jane pursues her true self and finally finds a man she loves.