Charlotte Bronte and Jane EyreLesson3
Charlotte Bronte and Jane Eyre Lesson 3
Assignment Check 1. Life and works of the Bronte sisters, andmain characters in Jane Eyre2.Questionsabout the plot and maincharacters
Assignment Check • 1. Life and works of the Bronte sisters, and main characters in Jane Eyre. • 2. Questions about the plot and main characters
About the AuthorCharlotteBronteis an English novelist andpoet. Her life story is almost as well-known asthe history of her greatest heroine,Jane Eyre.For many readers, the two becomeinextricably entwined.In her highly-acclaimedJane Eyre,Charlotte Brontebrokethetraditional, nineteenth-centuryfictionalstereotypeof a woman as submissivedependent, beautiful, but ignorant
About the Author • Charlotte Bronte is an English novelist and poet. Her life story is almost as well-known as the history of her greatest heroine, Jane Eyre. For many readers, the two become inextricably entwined. In her highly-acclaimed Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte broke the traditional, nineteenth-century fictional stereotype of a woman as submissive, dependent, beautiful, but ignorant
Its heroine is a plain woman who possesedintelligence, self-confidence, a will of her own,and moral rigteousness. For her originality inform and content, Charlotte Bronte is hailedas precursor of feminist novelist and regardedas an author whose talents were highlysuperiorto some of her female Victoriancontemporaries
• Its heroine is a plain woman who possesed intelligence, self-confidence, a will of her own, and moral rigteousness. For her originality in form and content, Charlotte Bronte is hailed as precursor of feminist novelist and regarded as an author whose talents were highly superior to some of her female Victorian contemporaries
Structure of the BookJaneEyreissubtitledAnAutobiographyandisnarrated in the first person.It is divided intothirty-eight chapters.Chapters1-10coverJane'schildhoodandschooling.These chapters are set atGateshead Hall and at Lowood Institution.Themain conflictsand incidentsincludeJane'srebellion against Mrs. Reed and her friendshipwith Helen Burns
Structure of the Book • Jane Eyre is subtitled An Autobiography and is narrated in the first person. It is divided into thirty-eight chapters. • Chapters 1-10 cover Jane's childhood and schooling. These chapters are set at Gateshead Hall and at Lowood Institution. The main conflicts and incidents include Jane's rebellion against Mrs. Reed and her friendship with Helen Burns