Jane Eyre has been considered a masterpiece of feminist literature. It has a tremendous emotional appeal and is one of the greatest works of Victorion fiction. The story is woven around a governess, Jane Eyre, the orphan daueghter of a poor parson. She lives under th careof her aunt Mrs Reed in Gateshead Hall who ill-treats her and sends her to a boarding school where she excels in studies and finally is appointed as a governess to a little French girl, Adele, the ward of the master of Thornfield Hall, Edward Rochester.