An Overview of Jane Eyre

1. Jane Eyre is a book with 38 chapters. The contents of the book are summarized as follows:

Jane Eyre is the masterpiece of Charlotte Brontexq, a famous British woman writer in the 19th century. Generally speaking, Jane Eyre is Charlotte Brontexq's "poetic portrayal of life" and an autobiographical work. Tell the story of an English woman who became an orphan from childhood, constantly pursued freedom and dignity, persisted in herself, and finally got happiness through various hardships. The novel shows the ups and downs of the love experience of the hero and heroine, praises getting rid of all old customs and prejudices, and successfully shapes a female image who dares to resist and strive for freedom and equal status.

Second, the specific summary of each chapter is:

1. Jane Eyre's father is a poor priest. When she was very young, both her parents died of illness. Jane; Love was sent to Mrs. Reed, the aunt of Gateshead Manor. Before he died, Mr. Reed told his wife to take good care of Jane. Love. Jane; Love is not as good as a maid in Mrs. Reed's house, and has been bullied by her cousin.

One day, my cousin hit her again. She resisted, but her aunt put her in the red house, where her uncle Mr. Reed died.

3-5. She was frightened by the imaginary ghost. I was very ill and it took me a long time to recover. She didn't want to stay at Mrs. Reed's house any longer, so Mrs. Reed sent her to Dallowood orphanage. The director of the orphanage is a cold hypocrite who destroys orphans mentally and physically in various ways.

6-9. Jane Eyre became friends with the orphan Helen, and Miss Temple, the teacher, was very concerned about her. In the orphanage, an infectious typhoid fever claimed the lives of many orphans, and Helen also died of this typhoid fever, which is a pity for Jane; Love hits hard.

10—— 1 1. After graduation, Jane worked as a teacher for two years. She couldn't stand the loneliness and indifference there, advertised for a job as a tutor, so she came to Thornfield Manor.

12. Jane; When love came to Thornfield, everything was calm. One day, she went for a walk around and met Mr. Rochester on her way back. Rochester, who met Jane Eyre for the first time, fell off his horse and felt embarrassed when he got home.

13. In Thornfield Manor, there are only the owner Rochester and his illegitimate daughter Adele, and Rochester often travels abroad, so Jane; I love Thornfield so much that I haven't seen Rochester for days.

14. Rochester is a gloomy and moody person. He and Jane; Love often argues about some ideas.

15. Strange things keep happening at Thornfield Manor. One night, Jane; Love was awakened by a strange laugh and found Rochester's door open and his bed on fire. She woke Rochester and put out the fire. Rochester told Jane Eyre that there lived a seamstress Grace on the third floor. Poole, she is mentally ill. She often gives out creepy laughter and asks her to keep a secret.

16. When Rochester's room caught fire, everyone was glad that Rochester (he) was not burned to death. Mr rochester is going to Mr Ashton's house.

17. Rochester wrote to Mrs. Fairfax that she would bring many men and women when she came back. They came back and held a dance. Jane felt lonely and was about to go back to her room when Mr. Rochester called her back.

18. One day, Rochester was not at home, and a soothsayer with a veil came to his house. At this moment, Mei Sen came.

19. It's Jane's turn; Love fortune telling, Jane; Love discovers that this mysterious soothsayer is Rochester, and he wants to test Jane's feelings for him.

That night, this stranger named Mei Sen was bitten by a mysterious woman on the third floor. Jane helped Rochester send him away secretly.

2 1. Soon, Mrs. Reed sent for Jane, saying that she was dying and wanted to meet Jane. When she returned to menstruation's home, Mrs Reed gave her a letter, which was sent by Jane's uncle three years ago, asking about her niece and giving her inheritance to Jane. Love. Mrs. Reed lied that Jane died in an orphanage, and it was not until her deathbed that her conscience discovered the truth and told Jane.

22. At first, Mr. Rochester only allowed Jane to leave for a week, but she stayed at Gateshead House for a month. Jane returned to Thornfield Hall by bus from Gateshead House. When she met Mr. Rochester, every nerve in her body was paralyzed, and suddenly she almost lost her self-control. Mr. Rochester asked Jane what she was doing at Gateshead House this month, and Jane began to talk to him in this way. Finally, Mr. Rochester invited Jane to a friend's house to rest her tired feet, and Jane obeyed him silently. Jane's return to Thornfield is like coming home, happy and excited.

23.jane; Love walking in the garden, Rochester proposed to her, Jane; Love agreed and happily prepared for the wedding.

24. Jane; Love got up and saw Rochester waiting for him in the classroom, so she went to chat with him.

25. On the eve of the wedding, Jane; Love woke up from a dream and saw a tall and ugly woman wearing her wedding dress, and then tore the mask of the wedding dress to pieces. Rochester told her that it was just a dream. When Jane woke up the next day, she found that the mask of the wedding dress was really in pieces.

The next morning, Jane got dressed and went to church with Mr. Rochester. Jane doesn't even know whether the weather is good or bad. Her mind is full of Mr. Rochester. They went into the church, the wedding was held as scheduled, and the priest began to talk to them, but an uninvited guest broke into the church and stopped the wedding. He said that Rochester married Bertha, Mr. Mei Sen's sister, five years ago. Mei Sen is his wife. Rochester admitted this fact and showed people the crazy woman who was locked up on the third floor. That's his lawful wife. Jane Eyre is among them. After learning about this, she fell into a state of confusion. She doesn't know what to do. She suddenly remembered an inheritance left by her uncle and decided to leave Mr. Rochester.

27. Jane; Love left Rochester and left Thornfield Manor sadly.

When Jane Eyre came to Whitcrouse, she spent all her savings and begged along the way. Finally, she fainted in front of Father St. John's house and was saved by St. John and his two sisters.

30. Jane settled down, and St. John found her a job as a country teacher.

3 1. In this way, a farmhouse in a mountain village became Jane's home. She has twenty students, of whom only three can read and none can write and calculate. A few people can knit, and a few people can sew a little. Jane's responsibility is to cultivate this bud. At dusk, Jane looked at the sunset and comforted herself happily. At this time, St. John; Rivers is here. He asked Jane what she thought of her first day at work. Will it be harder than expected? They were talking about the past when suddenly a young girl came out to chat with St. John. Jane looks at the pain and sacrifice of others, so that Jane's mind will no longer indulge in her own pain and sacrifice.

33. Soon, St. John received a notice from his family lawyer that his uncle John Jane had died, leaving Jane with 20,000 pounds, asking St. John to help him find Jane Eyre. St John discovers that Jane Eyre is his cousin, and Jane Eyre insists on sharing her inheritance with them. St John is going to preach in India. Before he left, he proposed to Jane Eyre, but he told her frankly that he wanted to marry her not because he loved her, but because he needed a well-educated assistant.

Jane felt that she should repay his kindness, but she refused to promise him. That night, St. John waited for Jane Eyre's reply in the wasteland. Just as Jane Eyre was preparing to make a decision, she seemed to hear Rochester calling her name in the distance, "Jane, come back!" " Jane, come back "She decided to go back to Rochester.

When Jane returned to Thornfield Manor, the whole manor was in ruins. It turned out that a few months ago, on a stormy night, Bertha, a crazy woman, set fire to the whole manor. In order to save her, Rochester was burned in one arm and blind, and lived alone on a farm a few miles away.

Jane Eyre rushed to the farm and revealed her love to him. They finally got married.

38. Two years later, one of Rochester's eyes was cured and he saw Jane? Love gave birth to his first child.