Jane Eyre Final Reflection

1) The book fit in well with the "growing to adulthood" theme. Jane starts as a young girl, goes to school, grows up, and geets married. I liked that it had a happy ending and everything worked out well for Jane.

2) What didn't work for me is how long the book was. I feel like it could have been written in much less words and pages. You can't change that because it was the authors writing obviously, but maybe giving us a few more nights for each section would have been more helpful.

3) This book should be taught in College Literature because it is very challenging and will prepare us well for the future. Although I didn't love this book, it probably helped me more than I know. I was able to get through it and understand it. In college I will have to read things I might not enjoy, so this helps me get ready for that.

4) I liked the ending. Jane and Rochester loved each other so I'm glad they got married. I thought it was kind of weird that they could get married because Bertha jumped off of the roof and committed suicide though. It was almost as if he felt like a free man all of a sudden and moved on to wanting to marry Jane right away.

The Yellow Wallpaper Reflection vs. Jane Eyre

I think the main similarity between The Yellow Wallpaper and Jane Eyre is the characters. In The Yellow Wallpaper, John is taking care of the narrarator who is sick. I think this represents Mr. Rochester and his wife, Bertha in Jane Eyre. Also, John and the narrarator are married, and so are Mr. Rochester and Bertha. As you can tell from the story, the narrarator seems crazy. She sits in a room and stares at the wall paper, trying to find a pattern. Bertha is also considered "mad" in Jane Eyre. Overall, Mr. Rochester and John, and the narrarator and Bertha are similar. That is my opinon on how The Yellow Wallpaper is related to Jane Eyre.

Fire and Water Motifs

Throughout reading Jane Eyre, we have noticed many different motifs. Colors, birds, and art are a few examples, however, I believe that fire and water are very large motifs. For example, water is brought up in the beginning when the girls are washing their nails and faces in the morning. The water is cleansing and calming. It froze over night so the girls couldn't use it. It also rains later in the book when Rochester and Jane are outside talking. Those are only a couple examples to show how water is a repeated theme.

Another motif is fire. One of the biggest events of the book is when Mr. Rochester is asleep, and there is a fire in his room. Jane hears some noise and wakes up. After noticing smoke coming from his room, she rushed in and put out the flames. Also, fire is always mentioned in minor events such as candles or using metaphorically for being angry. Our group decided that fire stood for the passion and rebelliousness in Jane.

Jane Eyre Early Reflection

So far we have read 219 pages of Jane Eyre. I don't really like the book that much. It is hard to read and takes a long time. The vocabulary used is very high level. The story line is alright, but it is a pain to read. It shows Jane growing into adulthood. She starts off as a 10 year old girl living with the Reed family. She is an orphan and treated horribly by them. They send her to Lowood school and she gets an education. Eventually she is a teacher and after 8 years at Lowood, she moves to Thornfield Hall as a governess. She earns double the salary and lives with Mrs. Fairfax at Mr. Rochester's home. The rest of the story has been stuff that happens there, especially between Jane and Mr. Rochester. Overall, the book would be better if it wasn't so difficult and time consuming.