tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post4067154825270077144..comments2024-02-09T16:13:32.416-08:00Comments on Classical Carousel: Jane Eyre ~ Chapters XI, XII & XIIICleohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-84813647936351308732016-08-08T23:05:35.627-07:002016-08-08T23:05:35.627-07:00I love Rochester because of his many flaws, which ...I love Rochester because of his many flaws, which to me is very real. And I love Jane's handling of him in spite of these flaws, which is encouraging because we all have flaws and it shows that we can be loved anyway. Yet she does not let him get away with them, and instead tries to challenge him to become better than he is. <br /><br />The paintings certainly could have been therapy, but I have a feeling that they are something more. Why explain them in such detail, and why make them have such bizarre subjects? I must ponder more. I feel like I'm missing something.<br /><br />Yes, I love this part of the book too, where it slowly begins to get very interesting!!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-58962352639532592042016-08-08T22:58:06.358-07:002016-08-08T22:58:06.358-07:00Ah, a very good point, Sharon. Rochester once aga...Ah, a very good point, Sharon. Rochester once again defies convention with his looks. I'm very much enjoying reading this novel again and poking around a bit more. Oh, for hours and hours to read!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-21462942901063379332016-08-08T22:28:36.467-07:002016-08-08T22:28:36.467-07:00I love this part of the book when she is slowly in...I love this part of the book when she is slowly integrating herself into Thornfield. While God knows I could never summon up a liking for Rochester, these chapters give an insight into what happened and why he was the way he was. It also shows him as an independent creature, quite at ease at being different from his peers with all the good intellect that allowed him to appreciate the intelligence, warmth and genuineness in Jane. Of course, he tosses up my good opinion later, but thats latter! It is very interesting what you said about the paintings....doom and more doom and to consider that Jane's life was on an upward swing at this time. Maybe this was her therapy, her way of making peace with her early years!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495382709151625398.post-17189639432118757702016-08-08T18:51:32.090-07:002016-08-08T18:51:32.090-07:00I just love this book and I enjoyed reading your e...I just love this book and I enjoyed reading your excerpts and opinions. I remember the first time I read it (I was in high school) and I thought it funny that Jane thought Rochester ugly because the way she described him he sounded good to me. I liked the dark, athletic, black-eyed type. I kept imagining Johnny Cash with a British accent. But back then, I think they liked men that we would consider almost effeminate today. Not too long before Jane Eyre they were wearing hose and wigs.<br /><br />I look forward to your future posts.Gently Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10450371589766691273noreply@blogger.com