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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Such a marked contrast to Villette, where anything supernatural was explained away quite glibly at the end. Jane Eyre is gothic as heck, and everyone in it is far less likeable than Villette’s entourage, and I like the book the more for it.
In my opinion, the beauty of Bronte’s portraits of Man is not in Rochester or Paul Emmanuel but in Graham and St. John. Men that the heroines would have to debase themselves to love or marry. The paler spectres of Angel Clare, good men, honest men, handsome and kind and maybe even loving, but weak of mind and stifling. I don’t like Rochester or Paul (though in the latter at least, I could see why Lucy liked him) but they don’t matter as much as the mild ‘nice guys’ do. They’re far more common and far more demanding in a quiet way, the man the crane wove senba ori from her own feathers for, the man she wasted away for, the man who doesn’t even think he is asking or requiring too much and would drive a woman to half-death.
Which is a very dramatic way to say I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I wish Bronte knew that she influenced not just chick lit, but fan fiction in general.
This book really made me want to pick up a pen (read: sit at a keyboard) and WRITE, damn it.
My one big huge absolutely unmissable caveat is of course, the way the book treats Bertha Mason is unforgivable. There lies the brunt of why I deeply dislike Rochester as a character. It is deeply uncomfortable to read the depictions of lunacy. I would not like to teach this book to children.
Also my favourite line:
St. John: Don't cling so tenaciously to ties of the flesh; save your constancy and ardour for an adequate cause; forbear to waste them on trite transient objects. Do you hear, Jane?
Jane: Yes, just as if you were speaking Greek. I feel I have adequate cause to be happy, and I will be happy. Good-bye!
In my opinion, the beauty of Bronte’s portraits of Man is not in Rochester or Paul Emmanuel but in Graham and St. John. Men that the heroines would have to debase themselves to love or marry. The paler spectres of Angel Clare, good men, honest men, handsome and kind and maybe even loving, but weak of mind and stifling. I don’t like Rochester or Paul (though in the latter at least, I could see why Lucy liked him) but they don’t matter as much as the mild ‘nice guys’ do. They’re far more common and far more demanding in a quiet way, the man the crane wove senba ori from her own feathers for, the man she wasted away for, the man who doesn’t even think he is asking or requiring too much and would drive a woman to half-death.
Which is a very dramatic way to say I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I wish Bronte knew that she influenced not just chick lit, but fan fiction in general.
This book really made me want to pick up a pen (read: sit at a keyboard) and WRITE, damn it.
My one big huge absolutely unmissable caveat is of course, the way the book treats Bertha Mason is unforgivable. There lies the brunt of why I deeply dislike Rochester as a character. It is deeply uncomfortable to read the depictions of lunacy. I would not like to teach this book to children.
Also my favourite line:
St. John: Don't cling so tenaciously to ties of the flesh; save your constancy and ardour for an adequate cause; forbear to waste them on trite transient objects. Do you hear, Jane?
Jane: Yes, just as if you were speaking Greek. I feel I have adequate cause to be happy, and I will be happy. Good-bye!
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
La primera parte del libro se pone cuesta arriba leer debido a la desgraciada vida de la niña Jane y las carencias que posee, pero más adelante le empezarán a suceder acontecimientos más positivos y gratificantes, aunque como veremos parece que el sino de la protagonista es el sufrimiento, estoicismo y como se dice ahora, la resiliencia. Más aún sabiendo el lector lo generosa, bondadosa y empática que es Jane, incluso con quienes le han hecho daño.
Una gran novela que mezcla lo social, el drama, romance, la religión e incluso el horror/fantástico y que quizás junto a Doña Bárbara sean los orígenes de ese género televisivo de la telenovela, con amores sufridos que resisten cualquier obstáculo, incluyendo parientes encontrados y pérdidos de visión.
Una gran novela que mezcla lo social, el drama, romance, la religión e incluso el horror/fantástico y que quizás junto a Doña Bárbara sean los orígenes de ese género televisivo de la telenovela, con amores sufridos que resisten cualquier obstáculo, incluyendo parientes encontrados y pérdidos de visión.
5
The first time I read this was in 4th grade because I was an obnoxious gifted kid LOL. I didn't finish it that first time though, although I did a couple years later and I've read it a few times since. It's always stuck with me and I'll always come back to it. Charlotte Brontë can really capture the atmosphere of a scene, this is so well-written. I loved Jane's sense of freedom the most. When she was bored at Lowood she just set off, when her man turned out to be married she set off, when the priest was about to set off to India with her she set off, eventually returning to where she felt the most love (with Mr Rochester yup #OTP ). It's a testament to Brontë's writing that the book was able to do a beautiful psychological profile of Jane without ever relying on her traumatic backstory or shocking dramatic events to make her progression more story-like (although to be clear this novel has its share of both of those things), her growth as a character is natural and you can see her transform from a quiet, put-upon introverted young girl to someone who learns to speak for herself and take her life into her own hands through doing her own thing and not letting anything or anyone chain her anywhere. I think I liked that aspect of it the most even as a kid because I was always so scared to really live but I feel like she learned and loved and grew so much and I really liked that. This is like a real true exemplary bildungsroman + the blueprint for many female self discovery novels !!!!
The first time I read this was in 4th grade because I was an obnoxious gifted kid LOL. I didn't finish it that first time though, although I did a couple years later and I've read it a few times since. It's always stuck with me and I'll always come back to it. Charlotte Brontë can really capture the atmosphere of a scene, this is so well-written. I loved Jane's sense of freedom the most. When she was bored at Lowood she just set off, when her man turned out to be married she set off, when the priest was about to set off to India with her she set off, eventually returning to where she felt the most love (with Mr Rochester yup #OTP ). It's a testament to Brontë's writing that the book was able to do a beautiful psychological profile of Jane without ever relying on her traumatic backstory or shocking dramatic events to make her progression more story-like (although to be clear this novel has its share of both of those things), her growth as a character is natural and you can see her transform from a quiet, put-upon introverted young girl to someone who learns to speak for herself and take her life into her own hands through doing her own thing and not letting anything or anyone chain her anywhere. I think I liked that aspect of it the most even as a kid because I was always so scared to really live but I feel like she learned and loved and grew so much and I really liked that. This is like a real true exemplary bildungsroman + the blueprint for many female self discovery novels !!!!
challenging
dark
funny
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:
Complicated
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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:
Complicated
challenging
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated