The book I read in the two weeks is "Jane Eyre". It is one of the most famous of British novels, and I have read chapter fiveThe novel was an immediate critical and popular success after be published. This novel tells the story of a child's maturation and focuses on the emotions and experiences that lead to her maturity.
The novel begins in Gateshead Hall, where Jane Eyre, a ten-year-old orphan, is living with her uncle's family, Mr.Reed who was mother's brother. Mr.Reed dies shortly after adopting Jane. His wife, Mrs. Sarah Reed, and their three children (John, Eliza and Georgiana) don`t like Jane Eyre. They neglect and abuse Jane, because they resent Mr. Reed has a preference for Jane Eyre, the little orphan. In addition, they dislike Jane's plain looks and quiet yet passionate character.
The novel begins with young John Reed bullying Jane, who retaliates with unwonted violence. Jane is blamed for the fight, and then the servants in the family drag her off and lock her up in the unused red-room, where Mr. Reed had died. Still locked in that night, Jane sees a light and panics, thinking that her uncle's ghost has come. She was so scared that her scream rouses the house, but Mrs. Reed just locks up Jane for longer. Then Jane has a fit and passes out. The next day, a doctor, Mr. Lloyd, comes to Gateshead Hall and suggests that Jane go to school.
Then Mrs. Reed asks for Mr. Brocklehurst who is a cold, cruel, self-righteous, and highly hypocritical clergyman. He runs a charity school called Lowood. He accepts Jane as a pupil in his school. Jane is infuriated, when Mrs. Reed tells him, falsely, that Jane is a liar. After Brocklehurst departs, Jane bluntly tells Mrs. Reed how she hates the Reed family. Mrs. Reed so shocks that Jane`s scarcely responding, and then leaves the drawing room in haste.
After read the beginning, I look forward to the following plot which will develop. I would like to know that how Jane Eyre to faced the big change in her life.
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