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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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:
Complicated
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
inspiring
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
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
inspiring
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was drawn-out and disappointing. I was expecting a feminist gothic romance, but though it had elements of these things, it was primarily a story about piety. It seemed promising at times (the ghostly story from Jane's childhood [her childhood takes up more than 10 chapters before the actual story begins btw], and the "vampire" plot line [iykyk]). About 100 pages of it were a masterpiece of romantic tension, but this novel was way too long, mostly uninteresting, and I'd almost argue largely un-feminist and classist despite it's reputation and Brontë's obvious intentions. I had to dissect this book for a class, so that might slant my interpretation, but it's obvious in the story that religion is used to subjugate women and that the wealthy are held to a lower moral standard. The story's ultimate theme of the importance of faith and living in accordance with Christian values therefore seems to undermine Brontë's portrayal of institutions as a means of oppression and efforts to represent the less fortunate as people with value (which she undermines in many other ways as well). Her depictions and criticisms of power differentials (sex, class, age, occupation) are well done, and I appreciate how they are handled in the central romance. She does highlight social inequalities, it just feels half-hearted and poorly executed. Overall, Mr. Rochester was hot, but this book was far too long, boring, and preachy for me. Jane is also quite insufferable for most of the book (oh, poor you). There were good gothic elements throughout, but because of the sheer length of this book, they were so spaced out that they didn't amount to any sort of mood or atmosphere. This wasn't worth my time.