Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Bronte in 1847, tells the story of a Christ-like, innocent young girl who is orphaned, but lives with her terrible aunt and abusive cousins. Then, she is shipped off to a boarding school to be "fixed" from her behavior. Later on, she becomes a servant in the household of an extremely confusing, but kindhearted man, and slowly but surely more of his dark past is revealed, leaving the reader shocked, intrigued, and satisfied. Coming towards the end of the book, Jane, an incredibly Christ-like figure, gives readers a beautiful example of forgiveness, and how God can bring healing in a relationship that most would see as unredeemable.

Throughout Jane Eyre, Bronte uses the theme of redemption and forgiveness to describe Jane. “There is no happiness like that of being loved by your fellow-creatures, and feeling that your presence is an addition to their comfort.” “Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilized by education: they grow there, firm as weeds among stones.”