Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Holy Canoli

Well let me start be saying I'm pretty behind in the book... and secondly that I'm terrible at blogging. I guess I'm just giving you a running start. Well I'm not too sure about how I feel about this book. I have extremely mixed emotions. I love the way it is written. the writing style is very descriptive and it really helps to just launch you into the middle of the plot. But I can't stand Mr.Rochester. He is so annoying. If I were Jane I would have gone ghetto on his face by now. He is such a typical guy though. Like playing with her heart and just messing with her head.... typical. Does it ever even occur to him that in all actuality this is ONLY the third man she has seen in real life. She doesn't even know how to respond physically let alone emotionally. I do have to say I was a little bit disappointed in Jane because at the beginning of the story she has so much confidence and so outspoken. Like when Helen was told to wear that label on her forehead, Jane snatched it off and threw it in the fire. She was the perfection of passion... and now she has just sat down. She is passive about telling Rochester how she feels. She isn't the same. But part of me just believes that she was just defiant out of insecurity... now that she has matured she might realize it isn't entirely necessary. But who knows... I'm so confused about her true essence. 

1 comment:

David Lavender said...

First off, you are NOT "terrible" at blogging. This is a great post (just the sort of Reading Log entry I'm looking for--and hope to see more of).

A lot of good observations here (and fun asides--like "going ghetto" on Rochester!), but what interested me most was your comment about how much you appreciate Bronte's prose. I'd love to know (maybe in the context of some short examples) just what it is that impresses you about her writing.