Characters - EdexcelJane Eyre - Character overview
Jane Eyre has many memorable characters that appear in the novel and interact with the heroine, Jane - influencing her development for better or for worse. In the novel, Jane is the main character.
In Brontë’s novel, we have main, secondary and minor characters. The main character is Jane, due to the nature of a first-person BildungsromanA type of novel that tells about the early moral, psychological, and intellectual development of the main character. The Harry Potter books are a modern-day example.. The secondary and minor characters are really important too, as Brontë highlights certain ideas and issues through them.
Main character
Jane Eyre
Secondary characters
Edward Rochester
St John Rivers
Helen Burns
Aunt Reed
Minor characters
Children of Aunt Reed - John, Georgiana and Eliza Reed