Jane Eyre简·爱
The novel tells the story of Jane Eyre, an orphan girl whose parents died when she was a child, who was fostered in her aunt's home and abused, and then sent to an orphanage by her aunt. The orphanage was in a bad environment, but she survived tenaciously. After graduation, Jane applied to work as a governess for a living. Master Rochester is melancholy and moody, but after a long contact, Jane finds Rochester is kind-hearted, upright and resolute, and gradually has feelings for him. When they were married in the church, Jane found out painfully that Rochester had a crazy wife. Jane left sadly. Later, her uncle, who had been separated from her for many years, died and bequeathed her huge property. Because she couldn't forget Rochester, she returned to her old place, only to know that a crazy woman set fire to her death a few months ago, and Rochester was burned blind to save her. Jane immediately poured out her heart to him, and they finally got married.
该小说讲述孤女简·爱自幼父母双亡，寄养于舅母家，备受虐待，后被舅母打发到孤儿院去。孤儿院环境恶劣，但她顽强地活了下来。毕业后，简应聘去当家庭教师谋生。主人罗切斯特性格忧郁、喜怒无常，但经过较长时间接触，简发现罗切斯特心地善良，为人正直、刚毅，渐渐对他产生了感情。当他们在教堂举行婚礼时，简痛苦地发现，原来罗切斯特有一个疯妻。简悲伤地离去。后来，与她离散多年的叔父病故，遗赠给她巨额财产。因不能忘情于罗切斯特，她重回故地，才知数月前疯女人纵火而死，罗切斯特为救她被烧瞎了双眼。简立刻去向他倾诉衷情，两人终缔良缘。