Jane's open defiance of her unjust and tyrannical aunt has led to her dismissal from Gateshead Hall. She's to go instead to Lowood School, where strict discipline is in order. Conditions have improved ...
Jane Eyre is the Gerald Ford of heroines. Her steadiness can look rather bland next to the bracing wit of Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice or the extravagant passion of Cathy in Wuthering ...