I thought it was really funny when Brocklehurst visited the school and saw the little girl with curls and yelled at her. I thought that it was really ignorant that he was basically fighting with nature. I'm know there was no such thing as a straitening iron back then so I don't know how Brocklehurst proposes to straighten a girls hair, especially since natural curls usually occur in humidity. I found Brocklehurst to be a huge hypocrite but I know I wouldn't have stood up to him so I probably would have done the exact same thing Jane did if I were in her situation.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Jane Eyre
Thus far I find this book incredible hard to get into. The action seems slow and much to depressing to follow, not to mention the language is sometimes hard to follow. However, I throughly enjoyed the scene where Jane yelled at Mrs. Reed, and although it was a low blow I liked that she brought up her dead uncle. Some people really draw the short end of the stick and I think that Jane is one of those people. Right now the tables have begun to turn, she seems happy at Thornfield Hall but honestly it sounds boring.
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Jacqui,
I'm sorry to hear you're finding the book a tough go. You've got a point, though: How is Bronte to make a limited childhood marked largely by deprivation interesting? It's a challenge, to be sure (one that you don't feel she's succeed at..yet). I'm hoping events at Thornfield will pique your interest. Hang in there!
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