<P> The novel is a first - person narrative from the perspective of the title character . The novel 's setting is somewhere in the north of England , late in the reign of George III ( 1760 -- 1820 ) . It goes through five distinct stages : Jane 's childhood at Gateshead Hall , where she is emotionally and physically abused by her aunt and cousins ; her education at Lowood School , where she gains friends and role models but suffers privations and oppression ; her time as governess at Thornfield Hall , where she falls in love with her Byronic employer , Edward Rochester ; her time with the Rivers family , during which her earnest but cold clergyman cousin , St. John Rivers , proposes to her ; and her reunion with , and marriage to , her beloved Rochester . During these sections , the novel provides perspectives on a number of important social issues and ideas , many of which are critical of the status quo ( see the Themes section below ) . Literary critic Jerome Beaty opines that the close first person perspective leaves the reader `` too uncritically accepting of her worldview '' , and often leads reading and conversation about the novel towards supporting Jane , regardless of how irregular her ideas or perspectives are . </P>
<P> The novel is a first - person narrative from the perspective of the title character . The novel 's setting is somewhere in the north of England , late in the reign of George III ( 1760 -- 1820 ) . It goes through five distinct stages : Jane 's childhood at Gateshead Hall , where she is emotionally and physically abused by her aunt and cousins ; her education at Lowood School , where she gains friends and role models but suffers privations and oppression ; her time as governess at Thornfield Hall , where she falls in love with her Byronic employer , Edward Rochester ; her time with the Rivers family , during which her earnest but cold clergyman cousin , St. John Rivers , proposes to her ; and her reunion with , and marriage to , her beloved Rochester . During these sections , the novel provides perspectives on a number of important social issues and ideas , many of which are critical of the status quo ( see the Themes section below ) . Literary critic Jerome Beaty opines that the close first person perspective leaves the reader `` too uncritically accepting of her worldview '' , and often leads reading and conversation about the novel towards supporting Jane , regardless of how irregular her ideas or perspectives are . </P>
who does jane eyre fall in love with
who does jane eyre fall in love with
Edward Rochester
Edward Rochester