As someone who loves period works like Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, it was a mystery to me why I had never delved into Jane Eyre. I decided to remedy that by checking out the book and I am so glad that I did. Jane Eyre is similar to many other period works in that the heroine is poor and trying to make her way in the world. There is an older, rich gentleman who crosses her path to be sure, but the thing that I enjoyed most about Jane Eyre is that she is a very contemporary female character. Jane struggles through life to move away from relations who seemingly hate her and moves up by becoming a teacher. She longs for more from life and sets out to take it for herself. Jane is a bit head-strong at times, but she needs trait in order to work for and interact with Mr. Rochester, the rich gentleman, alluded to earlier. Towards the end I had trouble putting this book down because I was so curious to see how it would end. Although Jane Eyre might be “required reading” for many people, I thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend this book to anyone interested.
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