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APPEAL FACTORS
This graphic novel is simple and easy to follow. It is short and a perfect introductory graphic novel for those who are not familiar with them. The pictures are simple yet colorful and lovely. It definitely a simplified version of the original novel, but for someone who is wanting the basic story line it is perfect.
THE AUTHOR
Fiona MacDonald
Charlotte Bronte
ANNOTATION
Jane, a poor, neglected girl, is thrust into a world of wealth and dark secrets.
SUMMARY
Jane Eyre is an orphan who lives with her abusive aunt, Mrs. Reed, and her cruel cousins Eliza, Georgiana, and John. She is eventually sent to a poor girls boarding school where many of the teachers and the headmaster are just and brutal as Mrs. Reed. It is here that Jane makes her first friend, Helen Burns, and is love by Miss Temple, the only kind teacher at the school. It is here that Jane comes to love learning and excels in her talent of drawing.
Due to the neglect and dirtiness of the school the girls are struck with a severe illness which results in Helen's death. Jane is devastated by this loss. Jane becomes a teacher at the school, but decides to leave to be a governess for a Mr. Rochester at Thornfield Hall. She is to teach and mentor his daughter, Adele.
Mysterious events keep occurring in the manor such as ghostly laughs and a mysterious fire. However, the other staff deny any such things and blame it on Jane's imagination. Jane develops feelings of affection toward Mr. Rochester, and he reciprocates the feelings. Eventually they get engaged are are about to be married when Jane discovers that Mr. Rochester is already married. He as put away his first wife, because she is mad. She is the one that Jane has been hearing in the house and the one doing mysterious things like starting the fire.
At this news Jane backs out of the engagement and leaves Thornfield Hall. She runs into St. John, a priest, and his sisters Diana and Mary. Jane lives with them for a while and teaches at the church school. Eventually, St. John realizes who Jane is and they discover that they are cousins and that Jane has inherited a large amount of money from her deceased uncle. He proposes marriage to Jane, but Jane realizes she still loves Mr. Rochester and leaves to go back to him.
When she arrives at Thornfield Hall the manor is in ruins. It as been burned. She finally finds that Mr. Rochester is living in a small farm house close by, and Jane goes to him. He is injured and blind. Mr. Rochester tells Jane that his wife burned the manor and jumped from the roof, killing herself. Jane comforts and forgives Mr. Rochester. They are married and have a son together, and Mr. Rochester gets is vision back.
MY REVIEW
This was a great simple version of the book of Jane Eyre. I got the basic story line and with pictures to boot. However, being as it is only 48 pages long it is not what I'd consider a masterpiece. Some of the dialogue was very corny and laughable as was the text. Some of the pictures were awkward and silly. However, I feel that for the type of book that it is it's not entire bad. It was a simple introduction to graphic novels, but I want to try more, because this wasn't the best first impression for me-both for graphic novels and for Jane Eyre. I'll have to read the actual novel now to really decide if it is a story I like or not. I don't think this book is for everyone, and it isn't very good quality, but it gets the job done if you are looking for a quick read.
RATING
Quality: Bronze
Popularity: Ruby
Jane, a poor, neglected girl, is thrust into a world of wealth and dark secrets.
SUMMARY
Jane Eyre is an orphan who lives with her abusive aunt, Mrs. Reed, and her cruel cousins Eliza, Georgiana, and John. She is eventually sent to a poor girls boarding school where many of the teachers and the headmaster are just and brutal as Mrs. Reed. It is here that Jane makes her first friend, Helen Burns, and is love by Miss Temple, the only kind teacher at the school. It is here that Jane comes to love learning and excels in her talent of drawing.
Due to the neglect and dirtiness of the school the girls are struck with a severe illness which results in Helen's death. Jane is devastated by this loss. Jane becomes a teacher at the school, but decides to leave to be a governess for a Mr. Rochester at Thornfield Hall. She is to teach and mentor his daughter, Adele.
Mysterious events keep occurring in the manor such as ghostly laughs and a mysterious fire. However, the other staff deny any such things and blame it on Jane's imagination. Jane develops feelings of affection toward Mr. Rochester, and he reciprocates the feelings. Eventually they get engaged are are about to be married when Jane discovers that Mr. Rochester is already married. He as put away his first wife, because she is mad. She is the one that Jane has been hearing in the house and the one doing mysterious things like starting the fire.
At this news Jane backs out of the engagement and leaves Thornfield Hall. She runs into St. John, a priest, and his sisters Diana and Mary. Jane lives with them for a while and teaches at the church school. Eventually, St. John realizes who Jane is and they discover that they are cousins and that Jane has inherited a large amount of money from her deceased uncle. He proposes marriage to Jane, but Jane realizes she still loves Mr. Rochester and leaves to go back to him.
When she arrives at Thornfield Hall the manor is in ruins. It as been burned. She finally finds that Mr. Rochester is living in a small farm house close by, and Jane goes to him. He is injured and blind. Mr. Rochester tells Jane that his wife burned the manor and jumped from the roof, killing herself. Jane comforts and forgives Mr. Rochester. They are married and have a son together, and Mr. Rochester gets is vision back.
MY REVIEW
This was a great simple version of the book of Jane Eyre. I got the basic story line and with pictures to boot. However, being as it is only 48 pages long it is not what I'd consider a masterpiece. Some of the dialogue was very corny and laughable as was the text. Some of the pictures were awkward and silly. However, I feel that for the type of book that it is it's not entire bad. It was a simple introduction to graphic novels, but I want to try more, because this wasn't the best first impression for me-both for graphic novels and for Jane Eyre. I'll have to read the actual novel now to really decide if it is a story I like or not. I don't think this book is for everyone, and it isn't very good quality, but it gets the job done if you are looking for a quick read.
RATING
Quality: Bronze
Popularity: Ruby
GENRE & SUB GENRES
Classics
Fiction
Romance
Fiction
Romance
APPEAL FACTORS
This graphic novel is simple and easy to follow. It is short and a perfect introductory graphic novel for those who are not familiar with them. The pictures are simple yet colorful and lovely. It definitely a simplified version of the original novel, but for someone who is wanting the basic story line it is perfect.
THE AUTHOR
Fiona MacDonald
Charlotte Bronte
SIMILAR TITLES/AUTHORS
Beowulf: A graphic novel by Jacqueline Morley
Frankenstein: A graphic novel by Fiona MacDonald
Moby Dick: A graphic novel by Sophie Furse
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