Jane Eyre: A Review
Liceul Pedagogic “Mircea Scarlat”- Alexandria
Profil: Filologie, Engleza-Bilingv
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
Lucrare pentru obtinerea atestatului de competente lingvistice, Limba Engleza
Coordonator: Candidat:
Prof. Calota Madalina Zgîrie Adrian-Valentin
Clasa a XII-a B
~Mai 2011~
Foreword
Jane Eyre is not just a book…a pile of rows and columns thrown on white sheets of paper…it is also a phenomenon, a large specter of feelings that hit us and allow us to see the world through the central character’s eyes, not only to read the written facts, but to experience their intensity, talking about sadness, loneliness, rage, hatred, or the pure nature of happiness.
Charlotte Brontë gave birth to a mirror-character, an orphan left in the hands of some relatives, tortured by the poor conditions and the hatred expressed by the ones around her.
I’m not deceitful and I’m not a liar, for if I were, I should say that I love you…
Those are Jane’s words… the words used by the child as a farewell addressed to those who had disturbed the very center of her soul. After that she was sent away on the Lowood School where she met her first true friend: Helen Burns. Unfortunately, Helen died after a short period of time. The time spent in this new home was not very pleasant as a cause of the rules made to control the girls, their spirit, emotions, and freedom of mind.
After 8 years at Lowood (6 years as a student and 2 as a teacher), Jane Eyre moved to Thornfield Hall in order to work as a governess for Rochester’s daughter: Adele, a
Profil: Filologie, Engleza-Bilingv
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
Lucrare pentru obtinerea atestatului de competente lingvistice, Limba Engleza
Coordonator: Candidat:
Prof. Calota Madalina Zgîrie Adrian-Valentin
Clasa a XII-a B
~Mai 2011~
Foreword
Jane Eyre is not just a book…a pile of rows and columns thrown on white sheets of paper…it is also a phenomenon, a large specter of feelings that hit us and allow us to see the world through the central character’s eyes, not only to read the written facts, but to experience their intensity, talking about sadness, loneliness, rage, hatred, or the pure nature of happiness.
Charlotte Brontë gave birth to a mirror-character, an orphan left in the hands of some relatives, tortured by the poor conditions and the hatred expressed by the ones around her.
I’m not deceitful and I’m not a liar, for if I were, I should say that I love you…
Those are Jane’s words… the words used by the child as a farewell addressed to those who had disturbed the very center of her soul. After that she was sent away on the Lowood School where she met her first true friend: Helen Burns. Unfortunately, Helen died after a short period of time. The time spent in this new home was not very pleasant as a cause of the rules made to control the girls, their spirit, emotions, and freedom of mind.
After 8 years at Lowood (6 years as a student and 2 as a teacher), Jane Eyre moved to Thornfield Hall in order to work as a governess for Rochester’s daughter: Adele, a
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