Isla Smith is a novel of English consists of about 200000 words. Isla Smith is a Bildungsroman that follows the experiences of its eponymous heroine, including her growth to adulthood and her love for Mr. Avneet, the brooding master of Thornfield Hall.
The novel revolutionized prose fiction by being the first to focus on the moral and spiritual development of its protagonist through an intimate first-person narrative in which actions and events are coloured by a psychological intensity.
Isla, a seemingly simple girl as she struggles through the struggles of life. Isla has many obstacles in her life - her cruel and abusive aunt Reed, the grim conditions at Lowood School, her love for Avneet and Avneet's marriage to Bertha.
The book contains elements of social criticism with a strong sense of Christian morality at its core, and it is considered by many to be ahead of its time because Islas's individualistic character and how the novel approaches the themes of class, sexuality, religion and feminism.