I did it! I finished Jane Eyre this morning in bed! Wednesday, October 19, 2012 I finished it! Ok, I'll stop tooting my own horn. Beep beep, beep beeeeep! It was a sweet ending, as sweet as it can be. It was as sad as a dead puppy at times, but at the end it showed beauty. Just when you thought that this book was going to end in tragedy, it ended in beauty. It was a wonderful book.
Jane Eyre is an amazing women. She was headstrong, had fortitude, and persevered through tragedies. Her life was filled with sadness and hardship but also the beauty of God shown through her. She never hated the people who mistreated or deceived her. Her whole life she just wanted someone to truly love her. At the end, it finally comes true and even grumpy, creepy Rochester is changed by her love for him. Jane Eyre, the book, has many good examples of "man verses self" a literary devise I am learning about in school. Mr. Rochester, St John, Mrs. Reed, all seem to be fighting themselves. Jane herself, seems to be an example of "man verses world" because she's fighting with the world that she can't control, trying to make things better for everyone else and to find someone who will love her.
The book Jane Eyre was great. I recommend this book for older readers not only because it is hard, but also because of some of the things that happened. For those who have read the book a long time ago, I encourage you to read it again. You won't be sorry.
Just as Charlotte Bronte ends the book, Jane Eyre...
"Amen, even so, come Lord Jesus."
Grace
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ReplyDeleteGo Gracie Go!
ReplyDeleteI've never read Jane Eyre...maybe I should have but a pretty reliable source told me it's kind of a "girl book" ...but I am crazy proud of you for finishing it. Keep reading! Seriously? I have watched movies, seen plays, eaten meals and when I was done felt like I should not have done that, it was bad for me or a waste of time....but I have never regretted a single book I read. I've never finished a book and thought "I wish I hadn't done that."
I can't wait to hear your thoughts about Don Quixote.
How many books are you going to read in 2012?