Jane Eyre the movie

The movie is on the same track as the book so far, yet there are minor differences in each part of the book, but its basically telling the same story. I had not expected Jane to be as pretty as she is in the movie, or Mr. Rochester to have that much facial hair. The way i had pictured the book is very different from the actors point of view on the story. Most of the characters, except Mrs. Fairfax is very different from the mental images i made as i was reading the book. The movie is very good even though its different from the book.

Novels and Movies

The Novel Jane Eyre is one fantastic book. I do believe that the book is much better because it includes much more detail and specifies the feelings and dialogue of the characters. The movie sometimes disappoints audiences who have read the book, because it is far off from what they imagined when they read the book. The movie Jane Eyre skips many parts due to lack of time, money, space, or character. Some important parts in the book were skipped, and i had been closely anticipating it. For example, St. John is described to be more austere and distant, in the book, he is very attached to Jane Eyre. There are many differences between the movie and the book, and to me, the book is much preferrable.

close to the end

Jane Eyre returns to Thornfield to see what has changed in her absence. She realizes that the house has burned down, Bertha commited suicide, and most surprising to her, Mr. Rochester is blind and without an arm. Jane Eyre visits Rochester in a house in the woods, and converses with him. I find it very surprising when i find out that Rochester proposes again, and Jane says yes. Only this time, they go forth with it. This is very surprising to me, because they have known each other for quite awhile in that stretch of time, so much had happened: good, bad, mysterious, confusing. At the very end, they still end up with each other. Considering the fact that Rochester is more than twice her age, he is blind, without an arm, and had a messed up history, Jane still loves her with all her heart. This even was truly unexpected for me.

True Love

NO! The book is over and it ended so sweetly! But I wish that Mr. Rochester wasn't blind! But I am over joyed for Mr. Rochester and Jane, they got married despite the fact that Mr. Rochester is blind and has no hand. To me I think that Charlotte Bronte is trying to show her readers about true love. When you truly love someone you will always be there for each other, you may fight but you would get over it because of how much you love each other, and of course appearances don't matter. Mr. Rochester may look really ugly now, but to Jane it doesn't really matter. Jane knows that her marriage life with Mr. Rochester will be hard because he is blind, but it doesn't change the way she feels for him, or the way he feels for her. I think the ending was very cute and I loved how they decided to get married. And I am also somewhat happy that Bertha has died and gave Mr. Rochester and Jane the opportunity to get married. The only thing that could have made the end better was if Mr. Rochester wasn't blind and handless. But then we wouldn't have been able to see the strong love between them.

Janes New Life, No longer an outsider

So much has happened to Jane since she's left Thornfield. Jane had the chance to find her long lost cousins, who helped her find a job as a teacher; she also earned a fourtune of pounds from a long-lost uncle, and she was willing to share her fourtune with her three cousins who where in need of money as she was. Also St. John (Janes cousin) proposed to her but thankfully she did not accept it. Janes life has changed so much over her time away from Thornfield, which has done her good, but deep inside I still miss Mr. Rochester, I just wish Bertha wasnt there to ruin Janes and Rochesters love. But we shall see what happens further in the book, I can't wait.

Jane's Fortune

It seems like that my previous blog "Chapter 30 Blog" was wrong about Jane's future after leaving St. Johns, his cousins, household. Jane enjoyed her little time as a school teacher, even though there were those that had no self-respect, there were other pupils that she did like. Her cousin St. John later reveals of what had happened to his uncle. He died in another country, and left a hefty fortune of 20,000 pounds to Jane Eyre, but St. John doesn't that who he is talking to is not Jane Elliot, but Jane Eyre. 

Jane Eyre later recieved her fortune and does not keep all the 20,000 pounds to herself but distributes it among her cousins!

Looks like Jane Eyre happiness does not stop at all, she is taken in from the dark by her long lost cousins, leaves the household to pursue as a teacher in a poor village which she enjoyed, and now is living in luxury with 5,000 pounds. But it seems as if we forgot about Mr. Rochester, lets see if appears somewhere in the end of the book.

CH. 30 Is Jane still an outsider?

Jane is staying at the Moor House and she feels that it is quite pleasant. Diana, Mary and her all get along very well and have a lot in common. Diana and Mary loan Jane books, and she draws for them.She enjoys their interesting conversation, and Jane takes German lessons from Diana, and gives art lessons to Mary. The only thing that Jane seems not so fond of is Diana and Mary's brother St. John, but she says in the book that he is not at the house much and that his disposition is not like the others, but St. John may be distant and cold, but he is never unkind.

Prediction of Jane Eyre's new occupation

So I took time into thinking of what might happen to Jane when she is going to take her new occupation as a school teacher in a village. As much as I would like to think of the outcome as positive, sadly I would have to continue to the life-like qualities of the book.
Fro, what we learned, probably living in a beautiful cottage provided by Ms. Oliver is the positive thing in her career as a teacher. But when Jane enters, the class she is met by a filled noisy class, with cheap material and disruptive or disrespectful students.Probably a couple weeks later she once again leaves for wherever the path may take her, or maybe suprisingly Mr. Rochester is standing at the cottage door knocking.
What is your prediction?

St. John Rivers' Calling

The proposal may be a surprise, but the impulse is good, right? Or is it? Do you think that the missionary zeal that St. John shows gives a positive view of Christianity? Is he an admirable character, a positive religious model?

J..J.. Jane

Jane decides to leave Mr. Rochester and the city because of the recent activities that happened. Jane finds out that Mr. Rochester is already married to a woman named Bertha. In this situation, Mr. Rochester tries to explain to Jane that the relation between him and Bertha is merely a misunderstanding, and something that isn't real. Jane doesn't believe him and decides to leave. In my perspective, I think that Jane should've given Mr. Rochester a chance because in all fairness, Mr. Rochester was selfishly tricked into marrying Bertha in the first place without knowing the fact that she was insane. He would have left her, but instead he thought of putting under her in the care and treatment of his servants. I think Jane should've been more understanding because i can sense that Mr. Rochester really does love Jane, and Bertha was a mistake and all of that is in the past. I know that their marriage is legit, but the circumstances should be understood. What Jane and Mr. Rochester have is real, and Jane ran away from it due to her fear of love.

Jane and St. John.

After living with St. John and the two sisters, Jane finds a new life where she is. She's happy and content, and she's making a good living. She also finds out that she is cousins with St. John, Diana, and Mary. On top of all of that, she recieves a large amount of money from her Uncle John which she shares with her cousins. After getting comfortable with St. John, she is asked to join him in the missionaries abroad in India. Not only is she asked that, but St. John proposes to Jane. I find this extremely unusual and confusing because i thought that they were cousins in relation. St. John makes it seem like Jane refusing his proposal is breaking something in the christian code. If they are cousins through blood, it doesn't make sense that they would get married, especially since St. John is so strong in his religion. I am surprised at the thought of any two cousins being together in matrimony. I believe that it isn't right.

Chapter 30 Blog

If only the book started and was continued like how Chapter 30 was. I find it amazing how St. John, a man of no wealth, gave Jane a chance of living by taking her in to his own house, when she was laying on the front of his doorsteps. Jane seemed as if she could not ask for more, an art room, many books, and from what I read nothing that troubled her. But then there was the time when Diana, Mary, and St. John had to leave the house and St. John had to find a job for Jane and Diana and Mary were to return to their house in England where they were to serve as governesses. The best job St. John could find for Jane was a teacher in a poor village, which he could only offer since he was a man with no wealth. Such a short chapter, but it was a good thing that we could finally see Jane Eyre happy in her months stay at St. Johns house .

Jane Eyre and The Romantic Movement

Chapter 27 is a great one in many ways. I'm sure you'll want to blog about the moral dilemma Jane faces and the "debate". However, please also take a few minutes to comment on how this chapter adds to our view of Bronte as a writer of the Romantic Movement. Imagination, nature, symbolism, myth, emotion, individualism, the everyday and the exotic - what shows up here?

Jane Jane Jane...

Mr. Rochester just proposed to Jane, and Jane can not accept the realness of the situation. But finally she accepts reality and accpets. This is astonishing to me because all of the past incidents between Mr. Rochester and Jane, and Jane just puts all that to the side. Even when many people don't approve of the marriage, Jane still goes on with the marriage. I know that Jane is a very good hearted person. She listens to her conscience and does whats right. If marrying Mr. Rochester is whats right to Jane, knowing all the circumstances, then there must be some good and logic to Jane's decision. I guess now, all thats left to do is read on and find out if Jane's decision will come out right. Good luck Jane

Jane's Beliefs

From my perspective, I always see Jane using logic and reason to judge a person. She always seems so judgmental all the time which may be a good and bad thing. I find it somewhat right that Jane does judge her auntie as a cruel being yet why say more stuff when there will be more conflict that will follow? I like the fact she does judge mainly throughout the book when there is a new character otherwise this book would be uninteresting or flat. But in today's terms, I would probably despise her because she judges a person by the way the person acts and such which I find as most people know as "fake" today. In other ways I'm neutral knowing her personality.

Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester #2

This all just went very fast! Mr. Rochester has just proposed to Jane Eyre and she repeatedly doubted his words. But it all came down when Jane told him will you keep your oath that you truly do love, and Mr. Rochester said he promises. Jane feels uneasy after Ms. Fairfax disapproves of such of an idea of Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester together but that doesn't seem to stop Mr. Rochester because the next thing I know, Mr. Rochester is offering all things he can give to Jane Eyre which makes her more easy and she now tries to use her uncle and the inheritance as a problem with the marriage. It seems as if my predictions are somewhat coming true. Before I thought some kind of special relationship would happen between them and a problem which would've been disapproved of what people thought of their relationship and I have a feeling of what I know what is going to happen next, better keep it to myself and not ruin the probable suprise.

Jane's feelings for Rochester

After working for Rochester for reasonable amount of time, she begins to feel an uncertain crush on her Boss. The thing that is so illogical and irresponsible about her love for him is the tremendous gap in their age difference. Mr. Rochester is almost twenty to twenty-five years older than Jane. Not only that, but he already has a daughter. On top of all of that, Mr. Rochester is not exactly the most clever man or most responsible man. He is constantly critizing and manipulating Jane, yet Jane does not care or maybe she doesn't even realize it. I don't think it's a very good idea for Jane and Mr. Rochester's love to flourish or even bud because i believe that age differences of that size is very strange and irrational. People should be in a relationship with those close to their own age. They should also be in a relationship if they show respect and honor for one another, and in this case, Rochester shows no respect or gratitude to Jane at all. I completely disagree with whatever relationship Mr. Rochester and Jane may have.

Blog #2

Seems to me that Mr. Rochester does not take an interest in Jane Eyre anymoreat , or maybe warning her of things to come that he is hiding. After Mason goes out of the mansion because of his injuries, Mr. Rochester and Jane Eyre begin to walk around what seems to a luscious garden and begin to talk about what Jane's feelings on being left alone in the room with a Mason, who is bleeding badly. Jane Eyre asks to Mr. Rochester are you not afraid of what Mason might do after he recovers? Mr. Rochester's replied "To live for me Jane, is to stand on a crater-crust which may crack and spue fire any day".  Is Mr. Rochester giving the message to Jane that he does not have deep feelings for her anymore or does Mr. Rochester know of a future event and does not want Jane hurt?

Jane Eyre and Adèle

When Jane first arrives to Thornfield she is the tutor Adèle, an eight-year-old French girl whose mother was a singer and dancer. Rochester brought her to Thornfield after her mother, Celine, abandoned her. Adèle proves to be very intelligent, though spoiled and bit bad-tempered at times. But what else is there to expect from a ten year old girl. I personally love Adèle, and i believe that Jane will become a lot more closer to her further into the book.

Writer of Conscience

Jane may not be as overtly Christian as Helen Burns, but she has a strong sense of morality. She is concerned about character. She comments also on Mr. Rochester's warning, "Beware remorse." Let's keep an eye on Jane's inner struggle with conscience, and I'd like to hear from all of you about the values that she considers important.

Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester together?

Somehow reading through the chapters of Jane's occupation as a tutor for Adele, I sensed an immediate connection when Mr. Rochester and Jane first saw each other. Reading through the part where Mr. Rochester fell of his horse, I imagined in my mind an old man riding on a horse than is distracted by this beautiful young lady and looses control of his horse. Not only that, but at Thornfield Hall, Jane Eyre is invited by Mr. Rochester including with Adele to have some tea with them, and Mr. Rochester asks the strange question to Jane Eyre, "...do you think me handsome".  I do not immediately think that he is trying to make Jane think he likes her, but it does lead me to the point where, are they going to marry, is their anything higher than a friendship relation going on? But now Jane is developing feelings for Mr. Rochestor. Awkward like to have person in their forties to like a young girl that is about to enter her twenties, but as they say, anything is possible.  

Jane Eyre and Mrs. Reed

Jane Eyre, another typical orphan girl, lives with the cruel, tormenting Mrs. Reed. Jane is forced to living and serving the family due to the death of her parents, and the death of the only other caring person in her family, her uncle. She is neglected and treated like an outcast because she isnt part of the immediately Reed family. In the beginning of the story, i am constantly reminded of the fairy tale stories of orphans, or nieces living with their wicked family members due to unlucky circumstances. The story this connects most to in my perspective is the story of Cinderella. Like Jane, Cinderella lives with relatives and is put to work, but ends up escaping from that life and finds a new path to follow. In this story, the outcome is different because she goes to an all girl's school and becomes semi-educated and finds a job. I like how Jane's life flips around when she recieves the opportunity to study and get an education, although i still don't know what will turn out in Jane's future.

Teacher's Thread (Oddett)

If Helen Burns seems "too good to be true" to you, how does that reflect on either the narrator's perception or the author's development of character? Are there other characters in the first 8 chapters that seem too "flat" to you? What expectations do you have of the balance of the novel, given the characters you've met so far?

Like Jane, Helen is an orphan who longs for a home, but Helen believes that she will find this home in Heaven rather than England. Helen is extremely intelligent, calm, and caring, but her most important aspect is her devout religious faith all of these qualities impress Jane. However, her ability to remain calm and "turn the other cheek" even in the face of punishment makes the greatest impression on Jane and make her believe that Helen Burns seems "too good to be true" Jane Eyre is very strong willed, most of her life she lived with people who never really cared for her and she never had the love of a real family or the hope and that Helen has; Jane basically judges people without knowing them. Based on what's been happening in the novel so far, I have a feeling that things are just going to get worst; but deep inside i think that Jane will overcome those challenges and become a stronger person.

Teachers Thread #1 Latrell Cabrigas

If Helen Burns seems "too good to be true" to you, how does that reflect on either the narrator's perception or the author's development of character? Are there other characters in the first 8 chapters that seem too "flat" to you? What expectations do you have of the balance of the novel, given the characters you've met so far?


I think Helen Burns is right on the topic about life society today. Many of us are blinded on what we see today of people, always good to people and nice soft voices, when really they are cruel to certain people and have wicked minds. Jane's perception of character is by how her first impression is of that character. Such as how she does not approve of Mr. Brocklehurst since he doesn't know how to live up to the expectations of what the pupils at Lowood Institution want. The characters in the first 8 chapters seemed to fit into there surroundings perfectly.  The children at the household and Mrs. Reed, who were very cruel to Jane Eyre yet Bessie was there to correct Jayne and cheer her up a bit and her 8 years of life at Lowood Institution with Mr. Brocklehurst, who is a clergymen, who is supposed to be a "man of God" yet gives little resources to the pupils at the Institution such as sewing needles and food to eat. Right now from what I know from this novel, I think some big horrible event is going to happen and Jane is probably going to die from it, which I think  will include the rest of the previous cruel characters I know thus far.

Teacher's thread

If Helen Burns seems " too good to be true" to you, how does that reflect on either the narrarator's perception or the author's development of characters? Are there other characters in the first 8 chapters that seem too "flat" to you? What expectations do you have of the balance of the novel, given the characters you've met so far?

Helen Burns is "too good to be true". She is very strong in her religion and her beliefs on what is wrong and right, and is meek and modest in every decision or choice she makes.Even her thoughts seem to make her the sweetest and most perfect being, which is " too good to be true". This reflects on the narrarotor's perception on characters by showing her opinion on each one. By this i mean that the narrarator can describe a person to be " too good to be true" like Helen Burns, or really mean and terrible like Mrs. Reed or the teacher at the Girl's school. Based on how she feels on the character she'd met, she can really make that person's characteristics "juicy" or "sweet". The narrarator's perception on the characters is that she describes then based on how she likes them.

From my point, even better than To Kill A Mocking Bird. An orphan that that is now out of her cruel aunts power, to going to a strict boarding school, and now a tutor for Adele Varens at Thornfield Hall. Somehow, I believe bad things are going to come upon Jane Eyre as she meets Mr. Rochester.