If I were in Jane's shoes, I don't know what I would do. While she has every right to be upset with him I guess I understand why he wouldn't tell her about Bertha, but at the same time, she had every right to know. But can you blame him? I mean, Bertha is completely nuts. It must be really hard to look at her or even think about her knowing that she once was a beautiful, sane woman, and now she crawls on the ground and pounces on him like a lion every chance she gets.
The final reading is quite intense. Its just so weird how Jane was having cold feet before the wedding and then all of this was thrust upon her right when she felt everything was actually going to take place. While I was sad for Jane I thought it was a really good twist to the book, it made the reader really interested in what was happening to the people of Thornfield.
I do think this book should be taught in College literature because it teaches kids how to get through a book they may not actually like, but to read it anyway. It has a really interesting plot if you actually get into it and keep reading, but a lot of kids don't seem to.
I will say though, that this book is difficult to anetate as you're reading it because it takes a lot longer to go through everything when you have to stop and highlight or make a note when you notice somthing. I know it helps to be able to go back when looking through the book, but when you're reading you just want to get it done and anetating sometimes doubles the time and for Jane Eyre, that could easily be two hours.
Wow! You really got it. Your thoughts on the book are very simliar to mine, I agree with Jane's decision to leave because it totally makes sense for the era she was living in. I also agree that Jane Eyre should be taught in College Lit, but my only recommendation is that it is spaced out from Catcher in the Rye.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with your views on the anotations. They really do slow down the readings and make them take almost twice as long at some points.
Over all, good postings...keep it up. :)
Great post! I completely agree with everything. I agree with you and Amanda that Jane Eyre should be taught in College Lit. It is a good book that represents what a college reading class book might be like. As for Jane's whole issue, I am glad she left. I would have done the same thing. I think everything would have been better if Rochester told her his feelings right away and then explained everything!
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