Lavender's AP Lit Class Blog

Lavender's AP Lit Class Blog

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Empowering of Women-Jane Eyre

The auto biography Jane Eyre is well written though I don't agree or like some of the things. She is quiet, she is a normal girl. In this book I don't enjoy how simple she is, her emotions are hard to read and the audience never really knows what she is feeling. I like the book it is fun to read, it is challenging but a bit tedious. I enjoy how the moments in the book where she feels empowered or when she is just completely blunt toward her family, friends and even Rochester. I am frustrated how the book goes so slow and in a lot of parts it is very vague about what she feels and what is going on. I think I might prefer if Jane didn’t narrate it. So far I very much enjoy the book and I am excited to see what happens next!

One main theme that I have noticed is the power of women. Many times in the book she is empowered to do things that aren't necessarily lady like. A lot of times in the book she is rude and insulting toward family and friends to empower her self. When she is sitting of the stile on her way to the post office she observes her life and how much better she enjoys being out of Lowood and in Thorn Field. She feels empowered by it, and is excited that she is a teacher.

Then in the distance she saw a man on a horse he rode by her and slipped on some ice on the road he fell, a horse represent the manliness of Rochester and when he fall off he was unmanned. Jane and Rochester were equals it seemed equally as strong and power full. Also showing the equal rights of women, and how Jane was the one to help him.

Their relationship soon gets a little intense and they start to like each other. They have similar personalities and are both very spunky. They are strong willed and tell the truth to each other.

1 comment:

  1. I can dig this Kir-Bear and I understand where you're coming from, the long reading assignments, the copious amount of words and small print type - But I think you need to try and be empathetical with Jane while you read the rest of this novel. Put yourself in her shoes and feel how it is to be in her position. She very rarely comes straight out and says "I'm unhappy" or "I'm sad these days"...and she isn't going to very often. You have to infer how she is feeling from her actions.

    It'll get better.

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