Charlotte Bronte "Jane Eyre"

 

Charlotte Bronte

Early in the nineteenth century, there were no cars or trains. People rode horses. People travelled in coaches or in carriages pulled by horses. Journeys were long and difficult. Most people lived in the countryside. Rich people had large houses and many servants. Rich children learnt their lessons in their homes. A teacher lived in their house. Some poor children lived at their schools. Some of these schools were very bad. The buildings were cold and uncomfortable. These children did not have enough food. Their teachers often beat them. In the story, Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte wrote about her own life. Jane Eyre was unhappy in a bad school. She is alone in the world. Disliked by her aunt's family, she is sent away to school. Here Jane Eyre learns that a young girl, with neither money nor family to support her, can expect little from the world. She survives, but she wants more from life than simply to survive: she wants respect, and love. When she goes to work for Mr Rochester, she hopes she has found both at once. But the sound of strange laughter, late at night, behind a locked door, warns her that her troubles are only beginning...

 

 

  

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