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JaneEyrebyCharlotteBronteI.BookinformationII.Author'sbriefintroductionCharlotteBrontewasborninthenorthofEnglandinapriestfamily,in1816.Hermotherdied,attheageofeight,Charlottewassenttoaboardingschoolwherelivingconditionswereextremelypoor,duetohertwosistershavedied.CharlotteandhersisterEmilyreturnedhome,inthedesolatemountainsspentherchildhood.Attheageoffifteen,Charlottegotoschool,afewyearslaterasateacherinthisschool.Shealsoworkedasatutor,eventuallybecauseofcannotbearthetutor'sdiscriminationandmistreatment,sheresigned.Shehadintendedtorunaschool.Howeverduetothelackofstudents,theschooldidnotrun.ButlearningexperiencesinItalyinspiredCharlotte'sstrongdesiretoexpressthem.In1846,shecompletedhersecondnovelJaneEyre.Intheautumnof1847thenovelpublished,withgreatsuccess,reprintedtwotimesnextyear,lettheunknownauthorbecomeoneofthefamousBritishnovelists.III.StorysynopsisJaneEyretoldusthestorythatJaneEyrewasraisedbyhercruel,wealthyaunt,Mrs.Reed.Herunclehadpassedaway.AtLowood,JanemetayounggirlnamedHelenBurnswhosharedalotwithherandbecameherbestfriend.AmassivetyphusepidemicsweepsLowood,andHelendiedofit..AfteragroupofmoresympatheticgentlementakesBrocklehurst’splace,.JanespendseightmoreyearsatLowood,sixasastudentandtwoasateacher.ThenSheacceptsagovernesspositionatamanorcalledThornfieldwhich’semployerisadark,impassionedmannamedRochester,Janefoundherselffallinginlovewithhim.Ontheweddingday,JanefoundthatRochesteralreadyhadawife,Bertha.Rochesterdoesnotdenythis,butheexplainsthatBerthahadbeenalreadymad.KnowingthatitisimpossibleforhertobewithRochester,JaneleftThornfieldsadly.Withoutfoodandmoney,Janewasforcedtosleepoutdoorsandbegforfood.Atlast,threekindheartedpeopletookherin.TheirnamesareMary,Diana,andSt.JohnandJanequicklybecamefriendswiththem.TheyfoundJaneajobteachingataschoolinMorton.Onedayanewssaidthatheruncle,JohnEyre,hasdiedandleftheralargeroperty.Thenshefoundthatherunclewasalsotheiruncle.Janeimmediatelydecidestoshareherpropertywithherthreenewcousins.St.JohndecidedtotraveltoIndia,andheaskedJaneashiswife.Sherefusedtomarryhercousinbecauseshedidnotlovehimatall.FinallyshefoundthemanwhoshereallylovedsomuchwasRochester.JaneimmediatelywentbacktoThornfieldandfoundthatithadbeenburnedtothegroundbyhismadwifewholostherlifeinthefire.Rochestersavedtheservantsbutlosthiseyesightandoneofhishands.AtFerndean,RochesterandJanefinallygotmarried.Attheendofthestory,Rochesterregainedsightinoneeyeandwasabletobeholdtheirfirstsonathisbirth.IV.WorkcharacteristicsPeoplealwaysthebeautifulaspectofthefire,buttheyneverknewthatfirewasaterriblething.Itbringushappinessbutitalsocouldgiveusdisaster.Inthenovel,Rochester’madwifesetsfireandlostherlife.Rochesteralsolosthispropertyandeyesightinordertosaveherwife’life.Thatistosay.thisfiredestroyedlife,fortuneandhealth.Inall,weanseethatfirehadtwooppositeaspects.Ontheonehand,itmadetheworldwarm,harmonious,wonderful.Butontheotherhand,itcandestroylife,fortuneandhealth.Inaddition,Jane’spersonalityfire,shewaskindheartedandsentimentalandshealsohadcharacter.Thus,itwasthiskindof“fire”thatmadeherindependentndhappyagain.Itwaseasytoseethatthroughoutthestory.JaneEyrebehavedstrong-mindedenoughtoherloveandbraveenoughtoseekherownindependence.Theseareallthereflectionsoffireinherdeepheart.Thoughlivedinacruelsocietyandsufferedfromabuse,shenevergaveup,becausethefirewasalwaysoninherheartwhichpreventedherfromgivingintotheconvention.Atlast,tobefrank,Jane’sideallifeisthereflectionoftheCharlotteBronte’sthoughts.MaybewecansaythatCharlotteusesthisgreatnovelstoexpressherfeelingsonthecontemporarysociety.V.JournalentryAfterreadingthenovel,theimageinthestorymaycatchourattention.Forinstance,thefireimageappearedinthestoryfordozensoftimesindifferentchapters.Butnomatterwhereitwasput,ithadsymbolicmeaningsinsomechapters,Itwasthesymbolofwarmthandhappiness,whileinotherplaceitwasthesymbolofhumanityandfriendship,sometimesitevenrepresenteddestrutivepower.Inthestory,thefireimageimpressedusalotwhilereadingit,wecouldsayfireisasymbolofhumancivilizationandforcusofthesocialandfamilylife.Thus,fireplaysanimportantroleintheframeofthenovel.Atthe,firewasthesymbolofwarmthandhappyfamilylife.JaneEyrewhowasastrongwilledwoman,triedherbesttofightforherownhappinessandloveaswellasfreedom,forexample“Now,letmeleaveyouaninstanttomakeagoodfire?”,inthissentancewecanseethatrochestersawthemagicpowerof“fire”inloveangthisbecameacriticalelementtopromotetheir.Thus,lifewasimpartablefromthefire,oncethefirediedout,thewouldbedisappearing.Fireexistedeverywhereinthisgreatnovel,whenJaneandHelenwereinvitedtodinnerbyMr.Temple,thefirealsoplyedanimportantroleasJaneeagertowinthefriendshipoftheothersanditcouldmakeherfeltwarmandcomfortable.Troughreadingthenovel,itwaseasytoknowthatthelovebetweenJaneandRochesterwasnotsmoothbecausetrueloveshouldstandthetestoffire.FacingRochester’sprpose,Janeonthetopoftheskyanditseemedthatherspiritwaslifted.ButthisfeelingjustlastashortperiodoftimeasthenewsthatRochesterhadgotawifealmostdroveJanemad.Thefireoflovewassetupbutputout.Butthefiresetupagainyearslaterasthelovebetweenthemhadneverf