Resumé af Charlotte Brontës roman 'Jane Eyre'

The story starts when Jane Eyre is 10 years old. She lives with her three cousins and her aunt. They are all cruel to poor little Jane. They hate Jane and Jane hates them too. At last Jane was send away to a very strict school. Jane only got one friend there. Her name was Helen Burns. After only one year at the school Helen died. Jane was now alone at the school. She stayed at the school for 8 years.

When Jane had finished the school, she went out to find a job. Her new job was to teach a little girl called Adele. After some weeks she met the master of the house, Mr. Rochester. After a short time Jane fell for him, but she kept it a secret.

One day Jane receives a message about her aunt. Mrs. Reed was about to die and she wanted to talk with Jane. Jane got permission to travel back to Gateshead.

Mrs. Reed told Jane that she had an uncle in Madeira. Jane’s uncle had sent a letter to Mrs. Reed when Jane was a kid. In the letter her uncle had written that he wanted Jane to come and live with him. Mrs. Reed told Jane that she had hated Jane so much that she didn’t want her to get happy. Mrs. Reed died and Jane returned to Thornsfield. When Jane came back Mr Rochester asked her if she would marry him and Jane said yes.