Jane Eyre (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Charlotte Brontë
- First Published: 1847
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: 1800
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Bildungsroman, Domestic realism
- Subjects: Values, Self-discovery, Class conflict, Love or romance, Gender roles, Superstition, Nineteenth century, Blindness or blind persons, Marriage, Mistaken or secret identity, Missions or missionaries, Individuality, God, Emotions, Mental illness, Ministry or ministers, England or English people, Upper classes, Death or dying, Inheritance or succession, Faith, Orphans or orphanages, Fire, Victorian era or Victorianism, Shyness
- Locales: England
Places Discussed
Gateshead Hall. Upper-middle class home of the Reed family. Gateshead Hall, identified only as located in “—shire,” England, is the home in which Jane spends the first ten years of her life with her aunt, Mrs. Reed, and her three cousins. It is here that Jane learns to take care of herself—training that prepares her for the hardships that are to follow during her years at an orphan asylum.
Two places in particular within Gateshead Hall play prominent roles in Jane’s life there. The window seat in which the reader first encounters Jane as she...
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Charlotte Brontë (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Charlotte Brontë (Dictionary of World Biography)Charlotte Brontë (Long Fiction)
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- - For teachers, the Jane Eyre Lesson Plan.
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