Jane Eyre

Summary

• Jane Eyre
• Lowood
• Thornfield
• The Moor House

Charlotte Bronte

• Bronte was born in 1816
• Grew up in Hawthorne, England
• Lowood was based off of her life at school
• She published Jane Eyre in 1847 under the name Currer Bell
• She died in child birth in 1854

Genre

• Realistic Fiction
• Romance

Main Character

• Jane Eyre

Side Characters

• Mrs. Reed
• Bessie
• Adele
• Mrs. Temple
• Helen Burns
• Mr. Rochester
• Mr. Brocklehurst

Settings

• Gateshead
• Lowood
• Thornfield
• Rural England, early 19th century

Messages about Humanity

• You don't need to sacrifice yourself in order to be loved

Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8PLpXvhtlc

Works-cited

• http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/janeeyre/
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte