Orphaned Jane Eyre Grows Up in the Home of Her Heartless Aunt, Where She Endures Loneliness and Cruelty, and at a Charity School With a Harsh Regime. This Troubled Childhood Strengthens Jane's Natural Independence and Spirit - Which Prove Necessary When She Finds a Position As Governess at Thornfield Hall. but When She Finds Love With Her Sardonic Employer, Rochester, the Discovery of His Terrible Secret Forces Her to Make a Choice. Should She Stay With Him and Live With the Consequences, or Follow Her Convictions, Even If It Means Leaving the Man She Loves? a Novel of Intense Power and Intrigue, "Jane Eyre" (1847) Dazzled and Shocked Readers With Its Passionate Depiction of a Woman's Search for Equality and Freedom.