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garyanbear · 04-02-2012, 08:37 AM

I just re-read Jane Eyre for the first time in many years. The only previous time I read it was years ago, in high school. I honestly didn't remember much of the novel before re-reading it; all I remembered was that other students in my class hated it with a surprising passion.

As for myself, I found it to be a largely captivating book, despite occasional lulls which caused me impatience as a reader. I greatly admire Jane Eyre's character - especially with her perseverance in the face of considerable adversity.

What are people's thoughts on Mr Rochester and his romance with Jane? I can't decide entirely how I feel about him. His secretive manners and his whole behaviour in trying to obtain Jane's affections and arrange the marriage seem a strange contrast to his narrative of Jane being the one to reform him and guide him back to a proper path and the like.
Perhaps it's just that I'm unfamiliar with this particular genre, but I did at times find the Jane-Rochester romance puzzling. Certainly no lack of interesting twists and turns though!

So. Opinions anyone?

04-02-2012, 08:37 AM	#1
garyanbear Member Posts: 16 Karma: 138 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Kobo	Jane Eyre - thoughts from people who've read it? I just re-read Jane Eyre for the first time in many years. The only previous time I read it was years ago, in high school. I honestly didn't remember much of the novel before re-reading it; all I remembered was that other students in my class hated it with a surprising passion. As for myself, I found it to be a largely captivating book, despite occasional lulls which caused me impatience as a reader. I greatly admire Jane Eyre's character - especially with her perseverance in the face of considerable adversity. What are people's thoughts on Mr Rochester and his romance with Jane? I can't decide entirely how I feel about him. His secretive manners and his whole behaviour in trying to obtain Jane's affections and arrange the marriage seem a strange contrast to his narrative of Jane being the one to reform him and guide him back to a proper path and the like. Perhaps it's just that I'm unfamiliar with this particular genre, but I did at times find the Jane-Rochester romance puzzling. Certainly no lack of interesting twists and turns though! So. Opinions anyone?