The Physical and Emotional Journeys of Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë's novel "Jane Eyre" consists of a continuing journey through Jane's life towards her final happiness and freedom. This is effectively supported by five significant "physical" journeys she takes, which mirror the four emotional journeys she takes. Jane, 10, lives under the care of her Aunt Reed, who hates her. Jane is so unhappy with the mistreatment by her aunt and cousins ​​that she has a serious tantrum, leading her aunt to send her to Lowood boarding school. After eight years she became a teacher in Lowood. At the age of eighteen, she sought independence and became a governess at Thornfield Hall. Over time, Jane falls in love with her master, Edward Rochester, who eventually proposes to her. On their wedding day, the sermon is abruptly interrupted by the news that Rochester's crazy wife is locked in Thornfield's attic. Jane runs away. Penniless and almost starving, Jane wanders the countryside in search of shelter, until she finds the home of St John, Mary and Diana Rivers, who take her in and nurse her back to health. Jane then acquires an unexpected inheritance from her uncle. One night, Jane "hears" Mr. Rochester's voice calling her and decides to return to Thornfield immediately. When she returns, she finds Thornfield a "blackened ruin" due to a fire that left Rochester blind in one arm and killed his wife. Jane goes to Rochester's new house and they marry. Jane's "physical" travels contribute significantly to the development of the plot and the idea that the novel is a "journey" through Jane's life. The chronological structure of "Jane Eyre"... middle of paper......the law, and scorned and crushed the senseless incitements of a frenzied moment. "To begin with, Jane is oppressed by her aunt and is not allowed to do anything of her own free will, she is completely "dependent" and has "no money." This situation improves enormously when Jane surrenders in Lowood, although she is still a servant at Thornfield until she escapes to Marsh End, where she must still rely on others to survive, Jane eventually gains her freedom through her inheritance and the fact. that she no longer has to depend on Rochester. Jane's physical and emotional journeys end in the last chapter, where she moves from the past to the present: "So my Edward and I are happy..." This. shows that she no longer looks back, only towards her future happiness since she has finally reached her "destination".'.