Jane Eyre: la trama e la spiegazione, Appunti di Inglese

Scarica Jane Eyre: la trama e la spiegazione e più Appunti in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! Jane Eyre Jane Eyre is the novel written by Charlotte Bronte, published for the first time in 1847. Charlotte was born in 1816 and was the third daughter of her parent’s six children. Charlotte was raised in a strict Anglican home by her father and a religious aunt after her mother and died. She and her sister Emily attended the Clergy Daughter's School at Cowan Bridge, but were educated at home. Though she tried to earn a living as both a governess and a teacher, Brontë missed her sisters and returned home. Charlotte Brontë worked as a teacher and governess before collaborating on a book of poetry with her two sisters, Emily and Anne, who were writers as well. In 1847, Brontë published the semi-autobiographical novel Jane Eyre, which was a hit and would become a literary classic.. She died on March 31, 1855, in Haworth, Yorkshire, England. The story begins at Gateshead Hall, where a young orphan named Jane Eyre lives with her aunt, Mrs. Reed, and three cousins. Though Jane’s relations are wealthy, they are incredibly cruel and never let her forget that she only avoids poverty through their charity. Mrs. Reed decides to send Jane away to Lowood school. Before Jane leaves, Mrs. Reed warns Mr. Brocklehurst (the manager of Lowood) that Jane is a liar, and he promises not to forget it. Offended by her aunt’s deceit, Jane vows never to forgive her. The conditions at Lowood are very harsh. Mr. Brocklehurst is cruel and hypocritical, forcing the students to remain humble by making their own clothes and sharing beds while his own daughters live in luxury. The girls are given meager portions of often inedible food, and the school itself is freezing. Despite these difficulties, Jane manages to find a friend in Helen Burns, a fellow student. When Helen later dies during a typhus outbreak at the school, Jane is devastated. After the typhus epidemic, the unsanitary and grim condition of the school is publicly revealed, Jane stays at the school for six more years as a student and two years as a teacher before setting off for a new job as a governess at Thornfield Hall. At Thornfield, Jane’s student is a young French girl named Adèle. Adèle is the ward of Mr. Edward Rochester, the often- absent owner of Thornfield. When Jane finally meets Mr. Rochester , she is intrigued by his quirky personality and blunt way of speaking. Likewise, Mr. Rochester is fascinated by Jane’s honesty and strong convictions. But Strange events occur during Jane’s stay at Thornfield: strange laughs can be heard at night, a mysterious fire is started, and a guest is even stabbed. Meanwhile Mr. Rochester begins to court a local beauty named Blanche Ingram, upsetting Jane, who now recognizes that she has feelings for him. Jane receives a letter by dying Mrs. Reed and learns that she has an uncle, John Eyre, who is looking for her. After some time ,to Jane’s surprise, Mr. Rochester proposes to her rather than Miss Ingram. Their wedding is interrupted, however, by a man who claims that Mr. Rochester is already married. Jane is horrified to learn that Mr. Rochester’s wife, Bertha, is mad and kept locked up in the attic of Thornfield. Despite Mr. Rochester’s pleas for her to stay, Jane goes far away from Thornfield Hall. Jane wanders for several days until, nearly starving, she is taken in by St. John Rivers and his two sisters. Jane gets along well with the sisters and is slightly intimidated by St. John. Soon, it is revealed that Jane’s uncle has died and left Jane a fortune. She splits this between herself and the Rivers family— who she has recently discovered are her cousins. St. John urges Jane to marry him and come to India as a missionary’s wife, but Jane, knowing he does not actually love her, refuses. After hearing Mr. Rochester’s voice on the wind, Jane takes it as a sign and decides to visit Thornfield. When Jane arrives at Thornfield, she is shocked to see that the hall is ruin. A local innkeeper tells her that Bertha Rochester got loose one evening and set the hall on fire before leaping from the roof to her death. Mr. Rochester took great pains to rescue everyone in the house and, as a result, lost his hand and his eyesight. Jane goes to visit Mr. Rochester and