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A review by jmelauren
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Her age at the beginning really confused me. From the context it seemed like seemed like she was a very small child, however the voice was very very mature. I just couldn't imagine a child having those thoughts and speaking the way she does.
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Wait. Why did Jane fall in love with Mr. Rochester? He's mean and rude and 30 years older than she is and he refers to Adele as 'it'.
The fortune teller thing was just weird.
I must have wrinkled my nose in disgust a hundred times because of how he spoke to her.
Why does he call her Janet?
I understand that help for mental health was not a thing in the nineteenth century and that the woman was violent, but it seems really cold hearted to just lock her up and pretend she never existed.
He was actually Mad the she rejected him after learning he was married?
And then he tried to explain himself, but he just sounded like a bratty child who didn't get his way so he just pretended his problems didn't exist.
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After Jane left Mr. Rochester I had a brief moment of hope that they were not end game, but that disappeared when she discovered she had family.
It's crazy to me that she started to voice her dislike of Sinjin because of how he treated her. But Mr. Rochester treated her the same way!
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Romance in 1847 was severely lacking. Why is this so revered today? I can't name one good thing about this story. Isn't it time that we as a society hold up something featuring good people who treat others with kindness and respect?
Yes. Jane is a great character and she was ahead of her time, but times have changed. I don't think this is relevant anymore.
----
Wait. Why did Jane fall in love with Mr. Rochester? He's mean and rude and 30 years older than she is and he refers to Adele as 'it'.
The fortune teller thing was just weird.
I must have wrinkled my nose in disgust a hundred times because of how he spoke to her.
Why does he call her Janet?
I understand that help for mental health was not a thing in the nineteenth century and that the woman was violent, but it seems really cold hearted to just lock her up and pretend she never existed.
He was actually Mad the she rejected him after learning he was married?
And then he tried to explain himself, but he just sounded like a bratty child who didn't get his way so he just pretended his problems didn't exist.
----
After Jane left Mr. Rochester I had a brief moment of hope that they were not end game, but that disappeared when she discovered she had family.
It's crazy to me that she started to voice her dislike of Sinjin because of how he treated her. But Mr. Rochester treated her the same way!
----
Romance in 1847 was severely lacking. Why is this so revered today? I can't name one good thing about this story. Isn't it time that we as a society hold up something featuring good people who treat others with kindness and respect?
Yes. Jane is a great character and she was ahead of her time, but times have changed. I don't think this is relevant anymore.