Jane Eyre

by Joyce Milton

A guide to reading "Jane Eyre" with a critical and appreciative mind. Includeackground on the author's life and times, sample tests, term paperuggestions, and a reading list. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812034228
• ISBN13: 9780812034226
• Release Date: October 1984
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.2" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

A mans book.

I am a 17 year old male but unlike the stereotype I did find this an excellent book. Jane Eyre has been hijacked by the feminists which is fine and many ways amiable (Eyre dose make one either male or female desire to be a better person) BUT don't be fooled into thinking this is just a girly-love story (which bye the way it also is). The real genius of this novel is found not in seeing Eyre as a girl-power type, why? , well simply because most women are sadly not Jane Eyre's. The women in this novel are individuals including the protagonist. Intelligent men will find this book provocative and interesting and I believe that this book was primarily written for men not women.

I think this book is a masterpiece.

I love "Jane Eyre" because it symbolizes the struggle of finding true love & making it last. It also stands for the lowerclasses everywhere, and the obstecles they face. I can personally relate to Jane's story(being an orphan), and after reading it, I wrote a thank-you note to Charlotte! If you think this book is dumb, or not true to life, or too hard to understand, just try to understand it. This is definitely one of those books you either love or hate. -Petra Stedman

Absolutely and surprisingly fantastic!

I'm not much into classics, but Jane Eyre was magnificent! It was compelling. I sat at the edge of my seat salivating for the ending. Okay, not really salivating. But it was really good!!!

A classic every girl should read.

I was forced to read this book in my Advanced Placement English class my senior year in high school. At first it was a torture to endure the long descriptions of how horribly Jane was treated as a child. But the more you read, the more it grows on you, and you fall in love with Jane. This is a beautiful love story which proves that looks aren't everything, and that love conquers all. The book is a bit unrealistic at times, but all in all, it is a classic and a beautiful story, worth the time it takes to read the boring part.