If I were in Jane's shoes, I would still have left Rochester. I know that it was hard for her to do that, but it was the right thing to do. Rochester was already married so it would have been really frowned upon in those days if she stayed with him, and Jane may have even been sent to death.
I really like the complex story lines and how risky they were in those days. The thing that I don't like about the book is how long the descriptions are. I know that that adds a lot to the story and helps "set the mood", but reading them just got really tedious after a while. Another thing that doesn't really work for me is how long Rochester talks. He talks so much, it's annoying!
I think that this book should be taught in College Lit. The overall theme of all the works that we have been reading has been Coming of Age, and this book, in my opinion, totally fits in. We get to experience what life is like for a plain, little orphan and how she makes the best of it as she grows older. Plus, it is more of an advanced read and gets us ready for college level literature. I think it is a good choice!
Totally agree with you on Rochester. Some of the stuff he says is really nice and makes you go ahhhhwwww... but then he just keeps talking and talking and I just want to be like, "get on with it dude!!" I agree with you that it should be taught again, it's challenging, but also pretty enjoyable too.
ReplyDeleteI agree--it's so much fun to read! It gets a little hard with the big language and long sentences, but it feels like we're learning something (as opposed to feeling dumbed-down with Catcher's lack of vocabulary). He does talk forever! And it's so vague when he talks about his mistakes and such, isn't it?
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