Friday, October 15, 2010
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?
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Having partcipated in today's class discussion I remain "on the fence" on Jane's decision to leave Thornfeild. Since Ms. Augustine instructed me to pick one side or the other I chose that Jane made the right move in leaving.In the goings of things I felt that it was the most logical side to join because all the reason to go weighed heavier- in my mind-than Jane's reasons to stay. I believe that to stay and be Mr. Rochester's mistress would not be an occupation Jane would permit herself to be in. Her sense of morals and the logical often overpower her romantic side, she squishes the wistful side of her personality to stick to her resolve. I wish that Jane would have stayed just a bit longer to take care of her affairs and make sure that she would have sufficient currency to keep her until she found some other work. However, in her haste to leave, Jane demonstrates a deep understanding of herself- she believes that if she stays, there would be a chance of her being persuaded to stay with Mr. Rochester. As far as Bronte as a writer of the Romantic Movement she seems to demonstrate an adept talent of leading the reader to believe something is sure and in the next chapter lead the reader to feel that the story will soon take an about face from its current direction.There are elements of the Romantic Movement mostly in all the emotion that is expressed by the characters, but also nature when Jane is out in the forests sleeping on a bed of leaves Bronte paints her as a forlorn waif searching for a home.It seems to me that this tale of love will take many unexpected twists before it is over
ReplyDeleteBronte seems to write as being in the Romantic Movement using both emotion and nature in her writing. She uses emotion within the charchters, for example mr.rochester being very uncontrollable with his emotions being happy then sad then angry. She uses nature when she describes Jane walking through the gardens and forests. As Bronte uses emotion and nature into her writing u can also see this romantic twist. I believe Bronte is writing a modern day soap that you would watch on television. Once you believe something will happen it wont it will be just the opposite of what you thought will happen.
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