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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This still upholds as one of my favourite classics ever since I was a kid, and the same bits interested me when I was younger because they're just so immersive. The only really problem is the last quarter of the book because I always felt like that bit dragged and it still does even now when I'm older. A more detailed review to come in my #project classic for booktube but glad that I finished this after a month of being busy with uni work!
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Characters - I was not a fan of Mr. Rochester. I guess he was a good man for his time but still he was very misogynistic and paternalistic towards Jane.
Prose - I loved the prose. It was extremely poetic and nice a change of pace from more modern books.
Themes
Love vs Autonomy/Independence - Jane grows a lot over the course of the novel and we see her constantly seek independence. She claims multiple times that she does not want to marry (despite her feelings for Mr. Rochester). We see her reject Mr. Rochester's first proposal because he is already married and she would thus be his mistress and because she fears being dependent on him who is above her social class. Then, when she lives with her (to be discovered) cousins, she is under the boot of her domineering brother/cousin who bullies her and tries to coerce her into marrying him to serve a higher purpose (God). She rejects him too. She finally goes back to Mr. Rochester who has had an accident which has made him blind and lose a limb. He becomes entirely dependent on her. She has also recently come into a small fortune. It is only when she has come into money (independent) and Mr. Rochester has fallen to his lowest (must be dependent on her) that she feels safe enough to marry him. Is this a love story? I'm not so sure. I think it is more so a story of one young woman's quest for independence and love in a world that does not offer either to women.
Prose - I loved the prose. It was extremely poetic and nice a change of pace from more modern books.
Themes
Love vs Autonomy/Independence - Jane grows a lot over the course of the novel and we see her constantly seek independence. She claims multiple times that she does not want to marry (despite her feelings for Mr. Rochester). We see her reject Mr. Rochester's first proposal because he is already married and she would thus be his mistress and because she fears being dependent on him who is above her social class. Then, when she lives with her (to be discovered) cousins, she is under the boot of her domineering brother/cousin who bullies her and tries to coerce her into marrying him to serve a higher purpose (God). She rejects him too. She finally goes back to Mr. Rochester who has had an accident which has made him blind and lose a limb. He becomes entirely dependent on her. She has also recently come into a small fortune. It is only when she has come into money (independent) and Mr. Rochester has fallen to his lowest (must be dependent on her) that she feels safe enough to marry him. Is this a love story? I'm not so sure. I think it is more so a story of one young woman's quest for independence and love in a world that does not offer either to women.
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character