Has anyone read this book? Could you tell me what its about? i have to read it for my AP english class and i dont wanna read it if its boring. Cuz we have a choice. So yea
anyone? _________________ Do I Dazzle You? Frequently.
Jane Eyre is a first-person narrative of the title character, a small, plain-faced, intelligent and honest English orphan. The novel goes through five distinct stages — Jane's childhood at Gateshead, where she is abused by her aunt and cousins; her education at Lowood Academy, where she acquires friends and role models but also suffers privations; her time as the governess of Thornfield Manor, where she falls in love with her Byronic employer, Edward Rochester; her time with the Rivers family at Marsh's End (or Moor House) and Morton, where her cold clergyman-cousin St John Rivers proposes to her; and...(edited out as not to give away the end, even though I saw it :p) Partly autobiographical, the novel abounds with social criticism and sinister Gothic elements.
sounds good to me. but its probalby not everybody's cup of tea. _________________ They say home is where the heart is, so your real home's in your chest. --Captain Hammer
Has anyone read this book? Could you tell me what its about? i have to read it for my AP english class and i dont wanna read it if its boring. Cuz we have a choice. So yea
I'm actually reading it right now, too. I haven't gotten very far, but I do find it charming. Tell me how you like it when you get into it! I would love to discuss! _________________
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Yeah im suppose to be reading it, i have like two weeks to read two books . crap. looks like a trip to the library 2morrow. LOL _________________ Do I Dazzle You? Frequently.
i m reading it now and i only have like a hundred pages left and i think it's good. there are some parts that can get pretty boring but all in all it's a pretty good book!
i m reading it now and i only have like a hundred pages left and i think it's good. there are some parts that can get pretty boring but all in all it's a pretty good book!
I agree. I read it not to long ago and i thought it was pretty good, some parts were boring but it was pretty good.
Jane Eyre is a mix of a coming-of-age story, governess scenario, and passionate Victorian-era romance (that means no snogging or nekkidness, get yer minds outa th' gutters), spiced up with some biting social commentary. It's deemed a classic due to the strength of the writing, and the rather unique viewpoints that a female author brings, particularly in its explorations of interpersonal relations. Much of it is quasi-autobiographical, drawn from Bronte's own experiences, which lends it a seriousness and emotional punch.
Don't expect any manly-man stuff or classical heroic quests, or even the odd moment of exhilaration you might get from, say, Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea. The Brontes lived fairly cloistered lives (by our Nintendo/ESPN/Disney standards), and their protagonists wade through everyday minefields. Instead, appreciate the webs of relations between characters, based on actions and conversations. There's a bit of one-person-in-oppressive-society underdogness that you can root for, although of course Jane doesn't magically overthrow it in a climactic battle. Still, seeing her survive a world that seemed stacked against her, and eventually find a path to happiness, is a grand enough quest after all. It certainly hits a lot closer to home for most readers.
Jane Eyre is also meta-significant on another level: along with a few other major works at the time (cf. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein), it introduced the public (and publishers!) to the then-radical notion that women could be successful authors, and actually make a living at it. Not that a female author would ever, say, earn a billion dollars or anything like that -- (*boomp-chh*!) _________________ Eric / Gilmoy
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