Monday, September 15, 2008
The weekend's reading
This weekends reading through me for a loop. I could not belive that Mrs. Reed would like to Jane's Uncle and tell him that she died. That must have been heart breaking for Jane to hear because she could have been loved by someone and he would have actually wanted her unlike Mrs. Reed. That would have drastically changed her life and she might not have contained herself like Lowood did for her. She would not have been introduced to Rochester and therefore would never have met the love of her life. I wonder if she will contact her Uncle, that would be a exciting twist to go see him in the West Indies (where all things have happened!). Then when Jane hears an awful scream in the middle of the night and she goes to see who it is. Why would she not question Mr. Mason and find out everything that makes Rochester's life so complicated. You always want to ask questions to an author of a book, but if they answered them it would ruin it. You would not want to keep reading and be suspened. A real page turner is the kind of book that everyone wants to read. Charlotte Bronte is continually doing an excellent job of this.
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I agree. So many questions! When will the be answered??
The thing that struck me as odd is that Jane, over the 100 miles back to Thornfield, had plenty of time to think over the letter her Uncle had given her, and the lie her Aunt had decieved him with, and how she would respond, (if ever) yet there is nothing more than a few lines of the subject mentioned!
I love how you observe that authors must find a balance between satisfying our desires (for answers, for closure) even as they must keep our curiosity piqued (in order to keep us reading). Jane will reflect on her Uncle soon, and just as Chapter XXIII will seem to resolve some of the book's action (principally, the relationship between Jane and Rochester), new twists await. Read on!
I agree... I like the suspense it makes me want to keep reading but at the same time i just want to know how everything turns out. I am also, as you said, very surprised that Jane doesnt ask Mr. Mason any questions when they are left alone.
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