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    Life Lessons Taught by Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre (Book Analysis & Review)
    Life Lessons Taught by Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre (Book Analysis & Review)
    Life Lessons Taught by Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre (Book Analysis & Review)
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    Life Lessons Taught by Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre (Book Analysis & Review)

    By Lynette Charleston

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    The perennial classic Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre is reviewed in terms of what life lessons we can take from the book by reading it. Charlotte Bronte skillfully built themes into her story that continue being major issues in the modern age. Let's see what is relevant today and how those themes translate to life lessons we can apply to our life situations. Is it true that beauty is everything? What is the extent of the passion plain women can excite? Is 20 years difference in age an obstacle to a happy relationship? Are women attracted to men who "need to be saved"? Why is it crucially important to stand up for yourself? These questions and many more are discussed and analysed, getting an insight into the true meaning of the text Charlotte Bronte created. This book, intented for people interested in a new approach to the exploration of classic reads, gives you an overview of the life lessons we can take from Jane Eyre, aiming to help you learn what a classic novel has to teach.

    Please note that it is necessary to reveal some of the plot and describe some of the characters so that the point can be made. This type of analysis might be considered a spoiler for people who have not read Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre yet. It might be more satisfying for you to get acquainted with the story before reading this ebook so that you have no fears of spoiler.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLynette Charleston
    Release dateOct 6, 2017
    ISBN9781370255856
    Life Lessons Taught by Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre (Book Analysis & Review)

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      Life Lessons Taught by Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre (Book Analysis & Review) - Lynette Charleston

      Life Lessons Taught by Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre

      (Book Analysis & Review)

      By

      Lynette Charleston

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright © 2017 by Lynette Charleston

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      Table of Contents

      Preface

      What can we learn from Jane Eyre that is relevant today?

      1. Principles and Common Sense

      The importance of having values and principles to guide you through life

      Make common sense your main guide in life

      2. Love and Relationship

      Why is it necessary to keep love under control?

      Don’t be submissive in your relationships

      Listen to your heart when you choose a partner for life

      3. Beauty and Inner Value

      Is it true that beauty is everything?

      What is the extent of the passion plain women can excite?

      Judging people by who they are instead of what they look like

      Seek for qualities more important than beauty

      4. What Makes Two People Suit Each Other?

      Difference and similarity: what makes our hero and heroine suit each other so well?

      Is the same level of attractiveness necessary for mutual love?

      Do you want to be loved for yourself or your money?

      Does the woman of your dreams really exist?

      5. Age Difference and the Value of Experience

      The chance of falling in love might depend on life situation and former experience

      Are qualities such as purity and inexperience more alluring than the social and sexual skill of a matured woman?

      Is 20 years difference in age an obstacle to a happy relationship?

      Is the same level of maturity and insight important for a happy union?

      6. Passion, Violence and the Urge to Save and Serve

      Are women attracted to men who ‘need to be saved’?

      Do you worship passion? Sometimes losing self-control can be fatal

      We all should shun physical violence for it leads nowhere

      7. Faith and Dedication

      If you keep your faith in God, He rewards you with the bliss you have long pined for

      The importance of having a vocation and knowing what you are formed for

      8. Courage and Standing Up for Oneself

      Bullying in childhood and its consequences

      Why is it crucially important to stand up for yourself?

      The importance of courage to leave what you know and spread your wings

      9. Friendship and Forgiveness

      The influence of friendship and the importance of choosing friends carefully

      The importance of forgiveness: finding the power in you to forgive

      Postface

      Large variety of eternal themes constricted in one book

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      Life Lessons Taught by Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre

      (Book Analysis & Review)

      Dear Readers,

      In this ebook the novel Jane Eyre is reviewed in terms of what life lessons we can take from it. It is necessary to reveal some of the plot and describe some of the characters so that the point can be made. This type of analysis might be considered a spoiler for people who have not read the book yet. This ebook might be more satisfying to people who are acquainted with the story and have no fears of spoiler, so please use it with this warning in mind, preferably AFTER reading the classic discussed. Thank you.

      — Lynette Charleston

      Preface

      What can we learn from Jane Eyre that is relevant today?

      When it comes to reading classics Jane Eyre is one of my favorites. I don't know if there is a book more touching and sweetly romantic than this one. If you believe in love and its influential power on human life this book gives you more to remember than any other book on the planet I think. Jane Eyre has insights into the depth of the heart and describes emotions as magnificently as no other book has ever explored this subject. Love is the mysterious thing that engages us to the utmost extent and transforms us even against our will sometimes; love is what makes life sweet and charming to us. So there is no question about the success of a book that has to tell a love story, a story so engaging and heart-warming that anyone can relate to it. And Jane Eyre indeed was successful bringing its author fame and appreciation soon after its first publication in 1847.

      The sweet magic of this book still continues to charm people in the present day, though being a classic and rooted in the 19th century society circumstances, much of its themes are not relevant today. Is the lack of rank or family connections an obstacle to marrying someone you love today? Probably not, for today even the traditionally minded British people accept such unions, even in those cases when the issue concerns their own aristocrats or the royal family. Jane Eyre, the orphan and plebian heroine of this book was certainly troubled by class differences between herself and her beloved, and though we understand those concerns fortunately we have no such problems today. So what can we learn from this book that is really relevant?

      There are some very important things that I learnt from Jane Eyre when I read it at the age of 16 and the lesson served me well in later years. Charlotte Bronte I think skillfully built themes into her story that continue being major issues in the modern age. This book gives you an overview of those lessons aiming to help you learn what a classic novel has to teach.

      1. Principles and Common Sense

      The importance of having values and principles to guide you through life

      The first and most important lesson Jane Eyre teaches us is that you must have principles and you must do whatever those principles dictate to you. The heroine is described as strong minded, principled and courageous and she makes her choices accordingly. She believes in the rules that she was taught to obey, she knows they were established for her protection, she knows what is right to do and does it whatever the circumstances are. That is why she is no subject to guilt or self-deprecating thoughts the way so many of us is today.

      "Who in the world cares for you? or who will be injured by what you do? Still indomitable was the reply: I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself. I will keep the law given by God; sanctioned by man. I will hold to the principles received by me when I was sane, and not mad—as I am now. Laws and principles are not for times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigor; stringent are they; inviolate they shall be. If at my individual convenience I might break them, what would be their worth? They have a worth—so I have always believed; and if I cannot believe it now, it is because I am insane—quite insane, with my veins running fire, and my heart beating faster than I can count its throbs. Preconceived opinions, foregone determinations are all I have at this hour to stand by; there I plant my foot."

      We somehow lost sight of the principles we should act on because our world has changed so much. For example, constant pleasure-seeking was considered wrong in the 19th century England while today’s society does not scorn people who live that way. We are free to do it and consequently, many people tend to believe it is right, it is necessary even for your

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