C. Brontë: Jane Eyre

Charlotte Bronte's Jane Air covers a life-long struggle for young women who succeed in standing alone without borrowing money, family and social status. An orphan named Jane suffers from the urge of both extremes. On the one hand, she is a sample of self-improvement and humility and self-sameness, but on the other hand, when she sees injustice, she cannot stand it. She is a virgin of passion and independence, who will not hesitate to present her opinion. As a child, Jane Ayre suffers from the harsh environment of the Rowood School, followed by a wealthy guardian, Mrs. Lidde and her bad cousins. After becoming a young tutor at Donfield House and taking on the education of his owner, Rochester's illegitimate son, and having a deep relationship with him, the gap in identity haunts her love. But what eventually interferes with their union is not a difference of status, but the fact that Rochester already has a wife. His wife, Bertha Mason, is a notorious crazy woman trapped in an attic. Bertha's tragedy is the opposite of Jane's. The struggle to make a strong conscience and dream a reality has led to a happy ending, but it does describe the suffering that young women of intellect and ambition had to face in Victoria's time in British, breathtaking patriarchy society. The novel, which drew on the romantic love and life of a heroine with its passion and independent self-consciousness, has aroused readers at that time by the fact that it dealt with ‘the love and desire seen as a woman’s.’. And not only did she achieve love and happiness with her own effort and will, but she was also given a hot support as she was presented in a new and fascinating image of women who ultimately reached self-responsibility.

Korean title: 제인 에어

Korean author: C. 브론테

Korean publisher: 동서문화사

ISBN-13: 9788949705323