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although only two copies were sold, they decided to continue writing for publication and began working on their first novels. It is very unfortunate, in 1848 her brother died of Chronic Bronchitis. Emily and Anne both died of pulmonary tuberculosis in 1848 and 1849 respectively. She and her father left alone. Under the very hardship condition, Charlotte continuously worked hard in the journey of creating literature and published Shirley and Villette and began to create long novel Emma in 1853. On June 1854, Charlotte married Arthur Bell Nicholls, her father’s curate. She died nine months later during her first pregnancy. B. Historical Background The early years of the Victorian Age was a time of rapid economic development. England developed into a rich, advanced industrial country however, there were many social problems, for instance the sharpest contrast between the rich and the poor and rigid social hierarchy. In this period, women were still regarded as secondclass hierarchy. However some outstanding women appeared, such as famous women writers Bronte sisters. They were great English realists of the time. They created pictures of bourgeois civilization, showing the misery and suffering of the mon people. Although capitalist has appeared, old convention and prejudice remained dominant. Women were still regarded as the secondclass hierarchy. At this time, women were employed as cheap labor and were forced to do very hard jobs, and they did not get the vote until 1918. So in the late period of Victorian Age, a feminist movement started fighting for women’s equality and freedom, and for their educational and employment opportunities. Petitions to parliament advocating women’s suffrage were introduced as early as in the 1840. C. Jane Eyre’s Path of Life Jane Eyre’s life is full of tears, misery, and starvation, but she constantly strives to bee stronger and has the courage to fight continuously for freedom and equality. She bees strongminded and persistent in struggling against her fate. 1. Life in Gatesheed and Lowood Institution Jane Eyre is an orphan, so brought up by her uncle. When she is ten years old, her uncle died too. Little Jane is left to live with her aunt Mrs. Reed who is despotic, prejudiced, harsh and unsympathetic. Mrs. Reed lets her daughters and son cluster round her perfectly happy and keeps little Jane at a distance. Mrs. Reed declares that Jane is not important than a servant in her family. Other peoples do not give any sympathy to Jane because she is not pretty and her parents leave her nothing. Some of the servants prejudice to her.。