Never before had English readers met a heroine like Jane-small, plain, and even bold and unladylike. Never before had they read such a searching portrayal of pas. sion. Nor had they entered so completely into the character of the narrator, seeing everyone and everything through her eyes and her emotions. The first person narrative, or auto- biographical technique, had certainly been used bef…
Terkisah tentang gadis bernama Jane Eyre, seorang yatim piatu nan malang. Sejak kecil Ia tinggal di Gateshead Hall, sebuah rumah mewah milik pamannya. Sayangnya kemewahan yang ada di depan mata Eyre bukanlah tolok ukur untuk hidup bahagia. Sejak kematian sang paman, Eyre kerap diperlakukan secara semena-mena oleh bibi dan ketiga sepupunya. Tidak hanya tuduhan menyakitkan tetapi juga tindak keke…