The second book report

Jane Eyre

Firstly, the story takes place in Gateshead, where the orphan Jane is living with her cousin and aunt unhappily. While living with her cruel cousin and aunt, she has to experience all the humiliations and violence from them, and the only one who is being kind to her is Bessie, the servant of Gateshead. Soon, she is forced to send to a boarding school, Lowood. However, she still has to live unhappily because of the mad headmaster of the school, Mr.Brocklehurst. In the school, she meets a kind friend called Helen. However, she soon dies because of tuberculosis.

After her graduation and time of being teacher at Lowood School for 2 years, she gets a job as a governess of Thornfield. In Thornfield, she meets a man called Rochester, and fall in love with him. As living in Thornfield, she often hears a strange sound at night from the third floor. Though, no one really cares about it and Rochester tells Jane that its the sound of one of the servant, Grace Poole. One day, Rochester asks Jane to marry him,and she accepts. However, a strange man, Mr.Mason comes in to Thornfield, and stop the wedding by telling Jane that Rochester already has a wife, which is his sister. Rochester confesses the truth which is he had to marry with her because of the money and doesn't really love her, and the fact that she has the mental problem makes him feel scary. Even though his true confession, Jane leaves the Thornfield.

Jane leaves the Thornfield, and doesn't know where to go. She just stays at street and start begging for money and food. Fortunately, she meets her cousin, St. John Rivers. She started to live with him and his family and feeling appreciation to his uncle that he has left Rivers as her cousin. When St.John has to leave to India because of his missionary work, he asks Jane to accompany him and his family. However, Jane refuses because she doesn't want to marry with a man who is not in love with her.

One day, Jane hears the voice of Rochester in the dream and goes to meet him. She goes back to Thornfield, and see that it already has been ruined and finds Rochester who has lost the sight and can't use one leg. Jane also finds out that Rochester's wife has already dead because of the fire and the fact that she is still in love with him. Jane marries with Rochester and goes to India. Rochester's sight of an eye gets better and they happily live ever after