1. Charlotte Bronte Sarah D’Angelo

2. Thesis Statement In spite of her lack of direction given in her life, Charlotte Bronte grew up to become a masterful author during the Victorian age.

3. Birth 1816 3 rd daughter

4. Family Rev. Patrick Bronte & Maria Mother died in 1821 3 rd of 5 kids 1 brother, 3 sisters 2 oldest sisters died @ early age

5. Childhood created imaginary kingdoms Branwell's toy soldiers create continuing stories of fantasylands

6. Early School Life Pupil at the Clergy Daughter's School at Cowan Bridge 2 sisters died, other 2 came home

7. School Pupil at the school at Roe Head(1831) Left year later to teach sisters @ home Returned in 1835 as a governess 1838, Charlotte left Roe Head School

8. More School & Work 1839 position as governess in the Sidgewick family Left 3 months later & returned home 1841 governess in the White family Left 9 months later

9. Big Hopes three sisters, decided to open their own school 1842 Charlotte and Emily went to Brussels to complete their studies trip home to Haworth, Charlotte returned alone to Brussels, until 1844. Charlotte attempted by herself, and failed in 1844

10. Love? While at Brussels, she fell in love with a married man, M. Heger, the owner of the Pensionnat Heger, a girls' school, where Charlotte and Emily were pupils and Charlotte later taught

11. Books Written By C. Bronte POEMS BY CURRER, ELLIS AND ACTON BELL (1846) THE PROFESSOR based on her experiences of teaching in Brussels (never published) Jane Eyre, October 1847 (immediate success) SHIRLEY (1848) and VILLETTE (1853)

12. Marriage 1854 Charlotte married her father's curate, Arthur Bell Nicholls Father didn’t approve @ first, then gave in Fourth to propose to her

13. Death 1854, pregnant, caught pneumonia and didn’t do anything about it March 31, 1855 in Haworth, Yorkshire

14. Jane Eyre October 1847 Currer Bell Victorian Age

15. Jane Eyre: Part One Began in Gateshead Both parents died Only relative left, uncle, died soon after Living with cruel Aunt Reed Jane disliked, because she was treated better by her Uncle then his own kids Georgianna, Eliza, John Bessie

16. Jane Eyre: Part Two Red room, haunted? Jane became ill Apothecary sends Jane to Lowood school Evil headmaster Illness swept school, & he left Became teacher Became governess in Thornfield Love with employer, Rochester

17. Jane Eyre: Part Three Saves from fire, unknown Rochester proposes to Jane Previously married Psychotic wife Jane leaves town, heartbreak Poor, until man takes her in Cousins?!

18. Jane Eyre: Part Four Unknown uncle; dead 20,000 pounds Own cousin falls in love Proposes She loves only one man Back to Thornfield to search for him Town of Ferndean Married & happy life

19. Early Victorian Age 1837-1901 Bad working/living conditions Working classes organized movements trying to improve them Chartists

20. Middle & Late Victorian Age 1848, cotton goods, metal, woolens Wealthy & productive Population Grew Center for banking, insurance, shipping Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, and South Africa Husbands worked, women stayed home

21. Inspired Life Charlotte’s life, & Jane Eyre were similar Used own life to create masterpiece Ugly childhood = Amazing novel

22. Video Clip http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~bump/E324/vi deo/JE/janeey01.movhttp://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~bump/E324/vi deo/JE/janeey01.mov