On this Day in History "Jane Eyre" Came out to Light

Regarded one of the gems of the Victorian Novel, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre came out to the light on the 16th of October in 1847. The novel was published under the name of Currer Bell, Brontë’s pseudonym. The novel formed a turning point of women's writings, as it is one of the earliest published novels by a woman, just a few months later after “Wuthering Heights” by her sister Emily.

“Jane Eyre” shed light on the real inner struggle of women in education, work, and social life. Bronte used her character Jane Eyre to reflect the real desire of women and her relationship to society. Furthermore, Brontë used a fusion of realism, moralism, ethics, and romanticism.

It is believed that Brontë’s referred to her personal life especially the part related to her education and life as a governess.

Employing various literary techniques, Brontë underlined many topics including the stereotype of the Caribbean as she described Mr. Rochester as “the beast.”

The beauty of the novel also lies in the direct engagement of the reader through the novel; she addressed her readers through telling them explanations, moreover, she used typographical techniques to draw the attention of the readers. The opening lines of the novel asserted this fact for example, “Reader, I married him”! In the previous quotation, Brontë presented the solution to her biggest mystery in the novel, the issue of the marriage of Jane Eyre!

Using various elements of Gothic and horror also valued the novel to be placed in the literary universal Canon. Therefore, the novel is taught around the world in schools and departments of English.

Besides the various adaptations of the novel, there is a beautiful Egyptian adaptation of the novel, “Haza Al Ragol Oheb boh” (The man I Love) starred by the iconic Magda and Mahmoud Morsy.