Jane Eyre

When first opening the book, I saw an immediate connection to Charles Dicken's, Great Expectations. Both Jane and Pip were orpans who lived in a society that they did fit into. Both characters endure many situations while trying to find their own "idenity". In both the books,both characters feel a passion to someone who is of a higher class then they are. For Jane it is Mr.Rochester while for Pip it is Estella. Both Mr.Rochester and Estella are from a life of wealth and culture that both Jane and Pip strive for. In the beggining of Jane Eyre, Jane is introduced as a young girl struggling to cope with the harsh punishments placed on her by her caretaker also aunt, Mrs.Reed and her children. Jane, since the beginning, always spoke her opinion, forgetting what might happen to her. ( Talking back to John Reed). However, when it came to herself, she always bottled up her emotions until when she met Mr.Rochester and eventually tells him how she really felt about him. I feel as if Jane Eyre is more than just a love story, it is about achieving happiness,finding one's true idenity and essentially freedom. Jane Eyre is somewhat of a hero. She endures many hardships throughout the book (the physical abuse from John Reed,the loss of her best friend, the horrific truth she finds out about her true lovr), she manages to keep a bold and inner strength in her and keeps coming over her problems.This,personally, is one of my favorite books along with Great Expectations.