Sunday, December 6, 2009

Love Prevails.

Soldier's goodbye & Bobbie the cat, ca. 1939-ca. 1945 / by Sam Hood

"Reader, I married him" (457)

After everything Jane has been through, she has finally found happiness. She has been through so many hardships. When we first met Jane, she was strong in spirit, but was pushed around a lot. She was forced to learn to just take abuse at Gateshead. At Lowood she was taught to ignore it, to tolerate it. She has always had to put other things ahead of her happiness. Now, at the end of the book she has more confidence. She finally put herself first. St. John had told her that it was her "duty" to go to India with him. Jane has always put what she thought was her responsibilities before her. Up to this point in her life, Jane had always placed her needs second.
I, at one point, thought that Jane would agree to go with St. John. Then, she did something that was very new; she put what she wanted before anything else. She heard what she thought was the voice of Mr. Rochester calling her, and this broke her free. She finally submitted to what her heart desired. I believe this is what brought her happiness.
Not to say that you should always give in to what you want, but Jane had done what were her duties for a long time. At one point, she deserved to have what she wanted. Jane finally listened to her heart, which is what made her and Mr. Rochester's love prevail.

8 comments:

  1. Of course she deserved to have a little happiness; she has been through abuse her whole life and now it is time for her to have a moment of happiness with the one she wants the most.

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  2. I agree that she went through a lot as a child and she definatly deserved to have happiness wih Mr. Rochester. But do you think that the end was not that good because of how cheesy and well...expcted it was. This is what I was told when I finished the book and I loved the ending. I want to know if you agreed with it. In the end, after everything, it ends so perfectly. Was that good? Or should Charlotte Bronte have made the ending more unexpected and less cheesy? - Tianna

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  3. Your analysis is good, but it is missing a big part in the middle. You mention that at the end she finally goes with her heart, but you should probably try to find the reason why she did that. What made her put her needs before other's? Search a little more for that answer, but everything else was pretty good - Mauricio

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  4. Tianna, I must admit that I did not enjoy the ending. I suppose Jane does deserve to be happy, but how it all came together was a little questionable. Bronte should have probably made it a bit more believable. Although, one thing that was interesting was the fact that almost immediately after Jane inherited her uncle's fortune, was when things started to come together. Is this just a mere coincidence? Or is Bronte trying to tell us something?

    Mauricio, I think Jane's personality is that of someone who tries to please others and does what she's told. She said herself in the novel that she would rather be told what to do in a cold manner than to be treated with hospitality. The way in which she was treated as a child has had effects on how she is as an adult.

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  6. I believe that no one deserves anything. So what if all the hardships and tribulations hold you down for so long. You are not promised any happiness. One has to endure these hardships and prevail, without losing confidence, seeking his or her own happiness or state of peacefulness. I believe that this is the point that Mrs. Bronte is trying to spread over the reader.

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  7. Why did you link the word married to the picture? What is the connection.

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  8. I agree wholeheartedly with you when you say that she finally submitted to her heart's desire and I think that you made a really good analysis of Jane Eyre's emotions throughout the book. When we read this book, I thought almost the same thing, in fact, it used to make me mad to see how she put up with the abuse and the torture she received from home to home. I also liked how you made the connection between her love with Mr. Rochester and her TRUE happiness. I guess that's why I liked this book so much because it helped you see that there is pay off for the hard times you go through and it makes you appreciate it more.

    -Lauren (Class of 2010)

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