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.
This is very true. Jane tends to judge a person by who they seem to be not who they are. She doesn't really try to get to know them. And at the same time she has had a hard life, but is it appropriate for her to act this way?
ReplyDeleteIn ways, it is the majority of the times not to always judge a person when you first see them. Often if you become their friend or be close to them, the person begins to open up more and you may see the softer side of that person.
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