简爱-英文版-故事

《简爱》的英文简介

Jane Eyre, is a poor orphan with a joyless life as a child in the opening chapters. Her wealthy aunt, is bound by a deathbed promise to her husband to raise his orphaned niece, Jane. However, she and her children are unkind to Jane,

When tensions escalate, Jane is sent to Lowood, a boarding school run by the inhumane Mr. Brocklehurst. She is soon branded ,this hurt her so much .but Miss Temple, the teacher Jane admires, later clears her of these charges. She also finds her only friend in Helen Burns, who is very learned and intelligent, has a patient mind, and believes firmly in God. They are always punished by strict teachers but they also be brave and strong.

After a serious fever epidemic occurs with Helen's death, the conditions in Lowood improve and Jane slowly finds her place in the institution, eventually becoming a teacher. When Miss Temple marries and moves away, Jane decides to change careers. She is desperate to see the world beyond Lowood and puts out an advertisement in the local paper, soon securing a position as governess in Thornfield Hall.

At first, life is very quiet with Jane teaching a young French girl, Adèle But everything changes when the owner of the manor—brooding, Byronic, fiery Edward Rochester—arrives.

Though on rough footing at first, he and Jane slowly become acquainted with and grow to respect each other.they fall in love with each other. Nobody support their combination because of huge differences in ages and status. But,they make up their mind to hold a ceremony wedding to prove their true love.

The wedding ceremony is interrupted by a lawyer, who declares that Mr. Rochester is already married. His mad wife Bertha Mason, resides Thornfield Hall, Mr. Rochester offers to take her abroad to live with him, but Jane is not willing to sacrifice her morals or self-respect for earthly pleasures, Jane flees Thornfield in the middle of the night, with very little money and nowhere to go.

She wanders for a few days and finally finds safe haven, with a vicar, St. John Rivers' help Jane is given a position as village schoolteacher. Later, St. John learns Jane's true identity, and, by an unbelievable coincidence, Jane inherits a large sum of money from an uncle who lived abroad. St.John want to go to India as a missionary, he think Jane will be a qualified wife of a missionary .so he ask marriage to Jane .Though this is her opportunity to choose a husband of high morals, she knows St. John does not truly love her. Contrary to her protest, he insists they must be married if they are to go to India. Jane nearly succumbs to his proposal, but at the last minute,she miraculously hears Rochester's voice calling her in the wind, and feels the need to respond to it.

Jane immediately travels to Thornfield Hall, only to find it destroyed by a fire . She learns that Mr. Rochester lost his leg and sight .but her back prove all her love .She and Mr. Rochester recombine and marry, for he has adopted love and religion.