tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post2258071192739207741..comments2024-02-29T02:54:19.767-05:00Comments on Babbling Books: Jane Eyre Read Along Chapters 20 - 23Brian Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-1805747470148936802014-11-01T16:36:56.847-04:002014-11-01T16:36:56.847-04:00Hi Naida - I have really missed your blogging too....Hi Naida - I have really missed your blogging too.<br /><br />Things are well with me, I hope that it is so for you.<br /><br />Jane and Rochester are such a powerful pair of characters and they seem to exist outside of the text!<br /><br />I am beginning to see that the melodramatic elements actually enhance this novel.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-19364174881348515702014-11-01T10:25:01.158-04:002014-11-01T10:25:01.158-04:00Hi Brian. It's funny how I've never read t...Hi Brian. It's funny how I've never read this one but have heard about Jane and Rochester. Classics like Jane Eyre are timeless.<br />The tree being split in two does seem melodramatic, but I do think many of these gothic classics were. It reminds me of Wuthering Heights. <br />I've missed your blog! Hope you are well. Take care.The Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10217390642323530030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-70172729720144983252014-10-31T17:14:54.946-04:002014-10-31T17:14:54.946-04:00Hi Jane - I have actually backed off my rumination...Hi Jane - I have actually backed off my ruminations about the tree destruction being too over the top. We had some discussions on it in the comments section of James's blog. It is a great scene and it fits the book perfectly.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-71922243889679351192014-10-31T17:09:29.587-04:002014-10-31T17:09:29.587-04:00The scene in the orchard is one of the best in Eng...The scene in the orchard is one of the best in English literature--powerful stuff. I had forgotten about the lightning destroying the tree--good pickup on the foreshadowing that CB is doing here :)JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-74985784398317859592014-10-29T19:21:27.164-04:002014-10-29T19:21:27.164-04:00Hi Tracy - That is a neat way to read vicariously ...Hi Tracy - That is a neat way to read vicariously :)Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-48574581156871339722014-10-29T10:10:37.712-04:002014-10-29T10:10:37.712-04:00Another great post. I'm really enjoying gettin...Another great post. I'm really enjoying getting to know the book and in particular the characters through your eyes.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-35419204356082510642014-10-28T03:48:04.767-04:002014-10-28T03:48:04.767-04:00Hi Maria - The more that I think about it the more...Hi Maria - The more that I think about it the more I am coming to appreciate the slightly over the top nature of some of the dark events of this work. Perhaps the tree thing is not so bad. I am thinking a little about the Phantasmagoric imagery used by Charles Dickens.<br /><br />Jane is indeed such a marvelous literary creation! <br /><br />Thanks for the good word.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-73487142132576649682014-10-28T01:53:59.963-04:002014-10-28T01:53:59.963-04:00Very insightful answers, Brian! I especially like...Very insightful answers, Brian! I especially like your answer to question #1. I had not thought of framing the situation the way you did, but, having read your analysis of Jane's puzzling behavior, I totally concur. And you're so right about Jane's sometimes passive attitude. I had been thinking about this myself, but had not put it into words, so I'm glad you pointed it out!<br /><br />In your answer to question #5, you again highlight the contradictions in Jane's personality. These are precisely what make her such a fascinating character! <br /><br />I also agree that the incident of the lightning-struck tree is a little over the top. I think I saw that particular incident in the Orson Welles film. Of course, as James pointed out when he commented on my own post, this novel has a Romantic and even a fantasy influence. So it's entirely logical that it would have some melodramatic characteristics.<br /><br />Thanks for your great answers! And so we continue to enjoy this masterpiece of English literature!! : ) Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-46626307965567034702014-10-27T20:08:51.601-04:002014-10-27T20:08:51.601-04:00Hi Suko - I seem to be the only one who thinks tha...Hi Suko - I seem to be the only one who thinks that the tree may have been a little over the top. It was indeed a powerful symbol.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-63999191407930404492014-10-27T20:07:54.509-04:002014-10-27T20:07:54.509-04:00Hi James - Rochester does do some dad things. But ...Hi James - Rochester does do some dad things. But he has an inner depth that is combined with what I think is his own personnel brand of virtue. I think that is what Jane sees in him.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-66236618874285129622014-10-27T20:06:17.582-04:002014-10-27T20:06:17.582-04:00Hi Jacqui - jane displays enormous strength. I wil...Hi Jacqui - jane displays enormous strength. I will have more to say on this.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-36996524289696886532014-10-27T15:46:50.318-04:002014-10-27T15:46:50.318-04:00Another wonderful post about such interesting and ...Another wonderful post about such interesting and "human" characters! As for the split tree, it's surely a dramatic and unforgettable symbol! Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-70291320963144785952014-10-27T11:46:21.107-04:002014-10-27T11:46:21.107-04:00Your responses highlight Rochester's character...Your responses highlight Rochester's character and his willingness to deceive that he has demonstrated more than once. I wonder why Jane is so willing to overlook these obvious flaws. <br />I agree with your comments about the growing mystery culminating in the omen of the splitting tree.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-13615328227799262652014-10-27T08:52:40.372-04:002014-10-27T08:52:40.372-04:00Your responses to these questions remind me of som...Your responses to these questions remind me of some of the things I liked about Jane when reading this novel as a young girl...she's gracious and gentle and yet there's an inner steeliness to her character.JacquiWinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220597283351925721noreply@blogger.com