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there is such a thing as the perfect book, For me Jane Eyre would define it,
brooding, uncompromising, passionate, but tormenting, for my favourite book of all time, I love this book for the way it depicts the strength of the human spirit, the importance of being yourself, the rights of women, and the explicit yet beautiful way the story is told.
Dramatic, uninhibited, and evocative.
Jane Eyre is best known or described as a gothic love story but for me it is so much more.
It is an emotional life story that contrasts the extremities of love and hate, where the principled and incorruptible mind battles the unscrupulous and most brutal of beasts and rules.
Jane Eyre is an unapologetic feminist story, like no other, It is an emotional story where one womans soul was forever tormented by the people she tried to love and cursed by those who did not deserve to own nor judge her.
However, the standout is the rawness in which the author expresses Janes feelings of love, hurt, and anguish, and the many themes it embraces particularly for its time.
A burning question is why do I love this book so much The storyline the love story the many themes it embraces or is it Jane Eyre, the character I love the most All will be revealed, but first the plot.
The Plot
The story begins with Jane, orphaned after the death of her parents and further isolated when her uncle dies leaving her in the hands of his heartless family.
After an unpleasant and bloody exchange with her cousin, and then aunt, Jane is sent to Lowood, A charitable but educational institution,
It is at this point in the book that we get an early insight into the character of theyearold Jane, her principles and unwavering determination to speak up for what is right and just, when she admonishes her aunt
“I am not deceitful: if I were, I should say I loved you but I declare I do not love you: I dislike you the worst of anybody in the world except John Reed.
. “How dare I, Mrs. Reed How dare I Because it is the truth, You think I have no feelings, and that I can do without one bit of love or kindness but I cannot live so: and you have no pity.
you are bad, hardhearted. You are deceitful!”.
Janes early battle with lifes cruel reality was to continue with the death of a beautiful and kind pupil Helen, but her resolve saw her throughyears at Lowood at which point and now educated, she applies to Thornfield Hall for the position of governess.
The home that is to become hers after falling in love with its master, Edward Rochester, Yet lady fate was to have her day again when Jane discovers in the most humiliating wedding scene that Rochesters wife still lives, but insane.
After one of the most touching exchanges between these two very different lovers, The characters of Jane and Rochester are laid bare their passions, principles, and virtues are exposed for us to savour and appraise.
He a brooding and selfish man asks Jane to live on as his mistress, while Janes honour prevents her from embracing such an immoral life, which would be contrary to her principles.
She wants more for herself, not driven by ambition but by virtue and the right to think and love freely,
Fleeing Thornfield Hall, Jane finds solace in the sequestered Moor home, with St John and his sisters, St John, a devoutly religious man also seeks Janes affections and help as a missionary, but not love, Once again we hear the painful and agonising words from Jane, that can only but leave an imprint on the mind and the heart of the reader
“Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless You think wrong! I have as much soul as you and full as much heart”
And yes, she does.
Jane Eyre is one of the most fascinating characters in fictional history, and if you dont love the book, you will at least love this character.
and Comments
This is my sixth time reading Jane Eyre although twice at school and every time I read it, I get something different from the story.
However, this is the first time reviewing and the first time I have challenged myself to explaining why this story means so much to me, apart from it being the first classic book I ever fell in love with, which will always have its rightful place in my book history.
No film adaption has done it justice and no words that I write can capture the beauty that lies within these pages.
Of course, I can write words, so inspiring is this book, but cannot express how I truly feel with this book the way Charlotte Bronte can write with such rawness.
I also need to restrict myself to covering the key themes and elements otherwise I would be writing a book about a book.
So first up is the character development,
Jane Eyre sets the bar in character development and is one of the best I have ever read for this.
There is nothing left to the imagination and the explicit way emotions and feelings are portrayed is remarkable, sentimental but also appropriate.
The character traits of the two key male characters, Rochester and St John are evocative and ignite frustration and even slight anger in the reader.
One man would turn his back on the laws of God and society for the love of the young Jane, whilst the other obsessive and devout has expectations of selfsacrifice for God, his own vanity and ambition.
Whilst different, both men possess the same unwavering sense of entitlement, and lack humility and understanding when they offer Jane a life contrary to her beliefs, honour, and feelings.
St John says to her
“ you are formed for labour, not for love, A missionarys wife you mustshall be, You shall be mine: I claim younot for my pleasure, but for my Sovereigns service, ”
While Rochesters disregard of what Jane represents is equally as distasteful, he does draw sympathy from the reader because there are displays of kindness towards others and his love for Jane is unquestionable if not selfish.
Once again it is Janes response that ignited a wave of emotions in me
“Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour”
Feminism, Religion, and Class are constant themes through the novel where the eponymous Jane tells her own story.
If you consider the period in which this book was written the content and storyline, the uninhibited expressions of love and anger as well as the uncensored view of feminism, then you can begin to appreciate just how incredibly provocative this book might have been.
On many occasions, Jane describes herself as someones equal not to be caged in a social class nor defined by societys expectation of the role of women.
It is this freedom of expression, independence of mind, and moral commitment that consumed me so much in this story,
“I am no bird and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.
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At this point I reveal that the reason I love this book so much is because of Jane Eyres character.
It is the most extraordinary story about an ordinary young woman, although a heroine in my eyes, A woman guided by honour, influenced, and dedicated but not cosseted by religion, An independent woman who is highly principled and determined yet loving and generous, and passionate but not vindicative, A young woman who wants to live, love, and think freely, and in that lies the beauty of this book, How groundbreaking, daring, and courageous from the incredibly gifted Charlotte Bronte,
Second to that is the uninhibited depiction of the characters, their emotions, and the inner battles they must conquer in the face of temptation.
All of this of course is brought to life with Bronte's perfectly chosen words, vivid descriptions and unbridled but elegant prose.
There is such a rawness to the writing, although some would say overly dramatic but for me it is another beautiful and remarkable aspect to this book, because it works.
Jane Eyre is a book that is bold for the way it inspires feminism, courageous in the way it challenges the accepted norms of society and religion but is also respectful.
There is beauty in the storytelling, sincerity in these righteous but flawed characters, and artistry in the way the themes have been woven into the story an epic masterpiece in literature.
“I have for the first time found what I can truly loveI have found you, You are my sympathymy
better self my good angel, ” Says Rochester.
And my GR friends, I too have found in books what I truly love, and it is this timeless classic that is likely to remain as mybook of all time, for all time.
In the dawn of a new year in books, what better way to have started my new reading year than with Jane Eyre, the principled, loving feminist, and her story.
I just finished 'Wide Sargasso Sea' by Jean Rhys, a prequel or retelling of sorts that I would highly recommend for readers and lovers of Jane Eyre.
It is an accompaniment to Jane Eyre and provides some context to the events leading up to and the marriage of Bertha to Rochester, which Jane Eyre does not explore in any depth.
Haunting, vividly depicted and a lens on Bertha that is somewhat different to the image created by Rochester, Fabulous. BookFromBooks Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë
The novel is a firstperson narrative from the perspective of the title character.
The novel's setting is somewhere in the north of England, late in the reign of George III,
It goes through five distinct stages:
Jane's childhood at Gateshead Hall, where she is emotionally and physically abused by her aunt and cousins.
Her education at Lowood School, where she gains friends and role models but suffers privations and oppression,
Her time as governess at Thornfield Hall, where she falls in love with her mysterious employer, Edward Rochester,
Her time with the Rivers family, during which her earnest but cold clergyman cousin, St, John Rivers, proposes to her
And ultimately her reunion with, and marriage to, her beloved Rochester,
عنوانهای چاپ شده در ایران: جین ایر جین ئر نویسنده: شارلوت برونته انتشاراتیها: جامی دبیر توسن مهتاب عرفان سمیر جاویدان ادیب هزار آفتاب سروستان نشر مجرد ادبیات انگلستان تاریخ نخستین خوانش: یکی از روزهای سالمیلادی
عنوان: جین ئر جن ئر نویسنده: شارلوت برونته مترجم: مسعود برزین کانون معرفتدرص چاپ دومعنوان روی جلد: یتیم موضوع: داستانهای نویسندگان انگلیسی سدهم
عنوان: جین ایر نویسنده: شارلوت برونته مترجم: ناظر نعمتی تهران مجرددرص
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عنوان: جین ایر نویسنده: شارلوت برونته مترجم: محمدتقی بهرامی جزان تهران مترجمدو جلد در یک مجلد چاپ دیگر تهران جامیچاپ سومچاپ پنجم
عنوان: جین ایر نویسنده: شارلوت برونته مترجم: مهدی افشار تهران مهتاب عرفاندرص چاپ دیگر کتابفروشی سعدیدرص چاپ دیگر تهران سمیردرص شابکچاپ دیگر تهران دبیردرص شابک
مترجم: فریدون کار تهران جاویداندرص
مترجم: پروین قائمی تهران کتاب آفریندرص چاپ دیگر: تهران ادیبدرص
مترجم: شهلا نقاش فاطمه نقاش تهران هزار آفتابدرص
مترجم: زهره بکویی تهران سروستاندرص
مترجمین دیگر خانمها و آقایان: نسترن جامعی نشر: نهال نویدان چاپ سومدرص ناظر نعمتی نشر مجرددرص و بسیار دیگران.
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هشدار: اگر میخواهید خود کتاب را بخوانید لطفا از خوانش ادامه ریویو خودداری کنید
این رمان درباره ی زندگی دختری است که در کودکی مادر و پدر خود را از دست میدهد او پس از ناملایماتی که از بستگان و نزدیکش میبیند به پرورشگاه سپرده شده در محیط خشک و خشن پرورشگاه بزرگ میشود سپس با سمت معلمی به خانه ای اشرافی میرود ارباب خانه آقای روچستر به تدریج به او علاقمند میشود ولی جین میفهمد که او پیشتر ازدواج کرده و همسرش دیوانه ای است که در طبقه ی بالای همان خانه زندگی میکند جین دل شکسته از آن خانه میگریزد و کشیشی با خواهرانش او را بیهوش مییابند و از او نگهداری میکنند کشیش کم کم به جین علاقمند میشود ولی شبی در ذهن خود صدای روچستر را میشنود سپس به دنبال او میرود و میفهمد که همسر دیوانه ی روچستر خانه را آتش زده و روچستر در حال نجات دادن او بینایی خویش را از دست داده است سرانجام جین نزد روچستر میرود و با وی ازدواج میکند و آنان صاحب یک پسر میشوند خوب همه داستان را گفتم ولی کتاب دلچسبتر از این حرفهاست
از این کتاب برای ساختن فیلم اقتباسهای بسیاری صورت گرفته است اسامی برخی از فیلمها را همینجا نیز میکارم: جین ایر فیلممیلادی کارگردان: کری فوکوناگا جین ایر فیلممیلادی کارگردان: رابرت یونگ جین ایر فیلممیلادی کارگردان: فرانکو زفیرلی جین ایر فیلممیلادی کارگردان: دلبرت من جین ایر فیلممیلادی کارگردان: رابرت استیونسون جین ایر فیلممیلادی کارگردان: کریستی کابان
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