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I don't know how I've been having so much time in the mornings lately, but somehow I am. Right now I'm watching "Ever After"....only one of my MOST FAVORITE MOVIES EVER. I don't know why I like it so much. I haven't seen it in a long time, but I still know every line.
I finally finished reading Jane Eyre last night.
WHEEE! Can I just say that I totally figured out what was going to happen with the inheritance as soon as St. John tore off the piece of portrait paper.
Speaking of St. John - what a ridiculous buffoon! I laughed quite a bit at his scenes - his tirades against Jane. I cheered for Jane when she refused to go with him as anything but his equal - his sister.
I'm a bit conflicted on how I feel about Rochester, as I suspect was Charlotte Bronte's aim. His treatment of Adele was cruel, and I found the scene in which she paraded in her gift-dress in front of him, and then knelt in front of him and asked in French, "Is this how my mother did it?" extremely disturbing.
Still, I was literally laughing at the end of the book - his exchanges with Jane were so funny, and warm-hearted. He's such a crotchety man, but amusing.
His difference from age in Jane is a bit....ehhhhh. Also, I find it odd that he has to be physically maimed in order for Jane to become "his master." Before, when they were about to get married the first time, she felt very uncomfortable by her absolute dependency upon his fortune, and his glee in dressing her up in gowns and jewels. I'm not sure how I feel about the feminism presented in this book. It was definitely progressive for 1848, yet. I did enjoy how Jane pwned St. John. But as for her ending with Rochester? I don't know. I don't really know what to think about Bertha Mason, either. We're reading Wide Sargasso Sea next, before Wuthering Heights, so I'm very excited for that.
Regardless of the feminism, I really enjoyed reading this book, and I look forward to reading Charlotte Bronte's other works.
I'd really like to see the BBC version from 2006, but it was just released a few days ago. Still, a good portion of it is available on YouTube! If you search for "Jane Eyre 2006," you can find it. I wouldn't recommend doing that if you haven't read the book, though. The segments are numbered, but are very out of order.
I have interview on Friday at the Capitol again. This time, the goal is to be hired for the Senate Messenger staff. I'm still figuring out how I'll dress for it. It's very cold outside, and I wouldn't want to wear any shoes except my boots, and my long underwear underneath my jeans. Perhaps I'll have to allow myself enough time to hide in the bathroom and change.
I feel like I miss out on writing about huge, important stories when I skip days writing in my blog, but then when I write again, it seems I have nothing to say.
I finally finished reading Jane Eyre last night.
WHEEE! Can I just say that I totally figured out what was going to happen with the inheritance as soon as St. John tore off the piece of portrait paper.
Speaking of St. John - what a ridiculous buffoon! I laughed quite a bit at his scenes - his tirades against Jane. I cheered for Jane when she refused to go with him as anything but his equal - his sister.
I'm a bit conflicted on how I feel about Rochester, as I suspect was Charlotte Bronte's aim. His treatment of Adele was cruel, and I found the scene in which she paraded in her gift-dress in front of him, and then knelt in front of him and asked in French, "Is this how my mother did it?" extremely disturbing.
Still, I was literally laughing at the end of the book - his exchanges with Jane were so funny, and warm-hearted. He's such a crotchety man, but amusing.
His difference from age in Jane is a bit....ehhhhh. Also, I find it odd that he has to be physically maimed in order for Jane to become "his master." Before, when they were about to get married the first time, she felt very uncomfortable by her absolute dependency upon his fortune, and his glee in dressing her up in gowns and jewels. I'm not sure how I feel about the feminism presented in this book. It was definitely progressive for 1848, yet. I did enjoy how Jane pwned St. John. But as for her ending with Rochester? I don't know. I don't really know what to think about Bertha Mason, either. We're reading Wide Sargasso Sea next, before Wuthering Heights, so I'm very excited for that.
Regardless of the feminism, I really enjoyed reading this book, and I look forward to reading Charlotte Bronte's other works.
I'd really like to see the BBC version from 2006, but it was just released a few days ago. Still, a good portion of it is available on YouTube! If you search for "Jane Eyre 2006," you can find it. I wouldn't recommend doing that if you haven't read the book, though. The segments are numbered, but are very out of order.
I have interview on Friday at the Capitol again. This time, the goal is to be hired for the Senate Messenger staff. I'm still figuring out how I'll dress for it. It's very cold outside, and I wouldn't want to wear any shoes except my boots, and my long underwear underneath my jeans. Perhaps I'll have to allow myself enough time to hide in the bathroom and change.
I feel like I miss out on writing about huge, important stories when I skip days writing in my blog, but then when I write again, it seems I have nothing to say.
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I liked the 1997 version with Samantha Morton, and was intrigued by the 1983 version with Timothy Dalton, which looks like a film school project on a minimal budget but man, does Dalton make a good Rochester.
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There are so many versions of Jane Eyre. It's one of my favourite stories, so I never really tire of it.
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"(Aside.) 'Damn him!'—(To me.) 'Did you like him, Jane?'"
I'm not really sure that I could handle somebody like Mr. Rochester, but I love how he and Jane fit so perfectly.
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