In 1847 Charlotte Bronte published Jane Eyre, a three-volume Gothic novel, under the pseudonym Currer Bell. First chronicling Jane's childhood as an abused orphan, the novel then goes on to chronicle Jane's adult life and how she takes the job of governess. Tackling many different themes such as love versus independence, religion, social class and equality, the book presents something for everyone. The main theme of Jane Eyre is her search for love, her hunger to be appreciated and desired. Arguably, her desire for love, not only romantic but also acceptance, was so strong because she had never experienced any kind of "belonging" in her life before, living as an orphan, disliked by the Reeds and many others at Lowood School. it made her feel abandoned and alone, increasing her desire for love. Jane, as a child, first expresses her need for love through an outburst of anger towards Mrs. Reed, she says: “I'm glad you're not related to me. I will never call you aunt again as long as I live. I will never come to visit you when I grow up; and if anyone asks me how much I liked you and how you treated me, I will say that the very thought of you makes me sick, and that you treated me with miserable cruelty... You think that I have no feelings and that I can do without a a little love or kindness; but I can't live like this: and you have no mercy. I will remember how you threw me back into the red room... And the punishment you made me suffer because your evil boyfriend pinned me down, knocked me down for nothing. I will tell anyone who asks me this exact story. Another example and quote that demonstrates this theme so strongly are Jane's statements to Helen Burns, one of her only real friends from Lowood, who says, "halfway through the paper... it was adapted to the cinema and on television more than two dozen times, plus it has been made into musicals, ballets, and operas. The story deals with things ranging from overcoming a horrible past to finding love. Teaching readers that the possibilities in life are endless if you leave the your comfort zone and take risks, when Jane learned that alone noted: “I remembered that the real world was vast and that a varied field of hopes and fears, of sensations and emotions, awaited those who had the courage to enter its expanses, to seek the true knowledge of life in the midst to its dangers”. Undoubtedly Jane is not the usual heroine, she is not described as beautiful but simple, she does not have a perfect life but a terrible transition, yet Jane goes against all odds and does the right thing for herself, above all, Jane. teaches readers to be courageous.