Jane Eyre- Relevance Today
Question #6
A book that was even popular in the 1800s, Jane Eyre is still treasured today, for the characters are engaging and relatable and the themes are still relevant today. The story opens with a passionate but bookish girl for whom readers feel affection from the beginning of the story. Watching this character grow into womanhood is a delight for readers just as much now as it was in the 1800s. Although the settings and social customs are outdated, the characters’ personalities (especially Jane’s) ring just as true today as they did hundreds of years ago, thus making the book an engaging and relatable read.
In addition to the characters whose personalities still ring true today, Charlotte Bronte’s themes and messages are still just as relevant today as they were hundreds of years ago. She speaks of religion and the hypocrisy that can accompany even its most devout followers. Religion and faith traverse time. “I disliked Mr. Brocklehurst… [he read] evening readings from books of his own inditing, about sudden deaths and judgments, which made us afraid to go to bed.” (page 74)
Additionally, Charlotte is constantly speaking of the separation of social classes and the effect that it has on individual people. Today, though the division is less dramatic than it was two hundred years ago, the separation of classes is still evident in our society. These universal themes and characters make Jane Eyre a book that is still treasured by readers today.
Brontë, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. New York: Random House, 1943. Print
A book that was even popular in the 1800s, Jane Eyre is still treasured today, for the characters are engaging and relatable and the themes are still relevant today. The story opens with a passionate but bookish girl for whom readers feel affection from the beginning of the story. Watching this character grow into womanhood is a delight for readers just as much now as it was in the 1800s. Although the settings and social customs are outdated, the characters’ personalities (especially Jane’s) ring just as true today as they did hundreds of years ago, thus making the book an engaging and relatable read.
In addition to the characters whose personalities still ring true today, Charlotte Bronte’s themes and messages are still just as relevant today as they were hundreds of years ago. She speaks of religion and the hypocrisy that can accompany even its most devout followers. Religion and faith traverse time. “I disliked Mr. Brocklehurst… [he read] evening readings from books of his own inditing, about sudden deaths and judgments, which made us afraid to go to bed.” (page 74)
Additionally, Charlotte is constantly speaking of the separation of social classes and the effect that it has on individual people. Today, though the division is less dramatic than it was two hundred years ago, the separation of classes is still evident in our society. These universal themes and characters make Jane Eyre a book that is still treasured by readers today.
Brontë, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. New York: Random House, 1943. Print
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