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Jane Eyre Critical Review

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  JANE EYRE, Charlotte Bronte, 1847 pp DLXVII 568 Arshia  Mehta  Jane Eyre is an exemplary novel written by charlotte Bronte. Not only does this serve its purpose of bringing to the world Victorian feminism but also the hardships faced by the main protagonist Jane Eyre in her life. Bronte uses her immensely passionate writing skills and brings to us a fine classic with a combination of romance, tragedies and a vaguely happy ending. She has usually depicted her writing as being unconventional but with Jane Eyre, she chose to tread the conventional path.  The novel begins with Jane being an orphan and having to live with her aunt Mrs Reed and her children. She has to face various challenges in this particular phase of her life. Jane is a very passionate and unconventional child from the very beginning. She questions and reacts to everything with abundant passion. The next phase of her life begins when she is sent to Lowood School. There she meets a girl ...