What would be some good theme statements for the novel? Remember – a theme says something ABOUT a topic! Support your response with text references (and without Sparknotes/Shmoop)!
Maybe more importantly...What will YOU take away from reading this piece?
Maybe more importantly...What will YOU take away from reading this piece?
This novel is solely on the aspect of morality and ethics that the protagonist is challenged with. Like when she finds the strength to say no to Mr.Rochester begging her to stay and become her wife, even though she will be loved it will be deemed unethical to marry him because he already has another wife. She says no even when the church deems it 'okay' for them to marry and if they married she would have a higher social class. But she refuses all of the luxuries.
ReplyDeleteMoreover, another example of her being morally correct is when Mrs.Reed requests for her last wishes. Even when Jane was physically and emotionally beaten and stripped of life by Mrs.Reed, she still fulfills her last deeds. Something that I would not have done myself. Something morally incorrect to Jane is if she still held a grudge for something that happened 9 years ago. In closing, something I am going to take from this novel is definitely "Do what is right."
I could think of several good themes for this novel. The first could possibly be class barriers and how they are broken by a small, plain female. This would've been seen as an oddity at the time. The novel is spooky and gothic, however it could be described as a social commentary because Jane is moving up in classes despite all the set backs she faced in her life. It characterizes her as a smart, worthy, virtuous individual who just happens to have been born lower-class. The book follows her and her life and makes her matter, despite her lower position. It also demonstrates her mobility through different social classes.
ReplyDeleteAnother theme for this novel could be overcoming seemingly insurmountable trials. Jane Eyre was born low class and was soon orphaned, she lived in homes where she felt low and unloved and she traveled through life as almost a shadow to most people. However, through her own will and sheer luck by the end of the novel she is made wealthy by her inheritance, she finds family, and she finds love in Rochester. Her love of Rochester and their relationship is also an example of this theme of overcoming. He was a wealthy man, tied to a mad-wife and he spent most of their relationship lying to Jane. However, she overcomes all of these things and all of his faults and they find a way to be together.
I could think of several good themes for this novel. The first could possibly be class barriers and how they are broken by a small, plain female. This would've been seen as an oddity at the time. The novel is spooky and gothic, however it could be described as a social commentary because Jane is moving up in classes despite all the set backs she faced in her life. It characterizes her as a smart, worthy, virtuous individual who just happens to have been born lower-class. The book follows her and her life and makes her matter, despite her lower position. It also demonstrates her mobility through different social classes.
ReplyDeleteAnother theme for this novel could be overcoming seemingly insurmountable trials. Jane Eyre was born low class and was soon orphaned, she lived in homes where she felt low and unloved and she traveled through life as almost a shadow to most people. However, through her own will and sheer luck by the end of the novel she is made wealthy by her inheritance, she finds family, and she finds love in Rochester. Her love of Rochester and their relationship is also an example of this theme of overcoming. He was a wealthy man, tied to a mad-wife and he spent most of their relationship lying to Jane. However, she overcomes all of these things and all of his faults and they find a way to be together.
I could think of several good themes for this novel. The first could possibly be class barriers and how they are broken by a small, plain female. This would've been seen as an oddity at the time. The novel is spooky and gothic, however it could be described as a social commentary because Jane is moving up in classes despite all the set backs she faced in her life. It characterizes her as a smart, worthy, virtuous individual who just happens to have been born lower-class. The book follows her and her life and makes her matter, despite her lower position. It also demonstrates her mobility through different social classes.
ReplyDeleteAnother theme for this novel could be overcoming seemingly insurmountable trials. Jane Eyre was born low class and was soon orphaned, she lived in homes where she felt low and unloved and she traveled through life as almost a shadow to most people. However, through her own will and sheer luck by the end of the novel she is made wealthy by her inheritance, she finds family, and she finds love in Rochester. Her love of Rochester and their relationship is also an example of this theme of overcoming. He was a wealthy man, tied to a mad-wife and he spent most of their relationship lying to Jane. However, she overcomes all of these things and all of his faults and they find a way to be together.
I could think of several good themes for this novel. The first could possibly be class barriers and how they are broken by a small, plain female. This would've been seen as an oddity at the time. The novel is spooky and gothic, however it could be described as a social commentary because Jane is moving up in classes despite all the set backs she faced in her life. It characterizes her as a smart, worthy, virtuous individual who just happens to have been born lower-class. The book follows her and her life and makes her matter, despite her lower position. It also demonstrates her mobility through different social classes.
ReplyDeleteAnother theme for this novel could be overcoming seemingly insurmountable trials. Jane Eyre was born low class and was soon orphaned, she lived in homes where she felt low and unloved and she traveled through life as almost a shadow to most people. However, through her own will and sheer luck by the end of the novel she is made wealthy by her inheritance, she finds family, and she finds love in Rochester. Her love of Rochester and their relationship is also an example of this theme of overcoming. He was a wealthy man, tied to a mad-wife and he spent most of their relationship lying to Jane. However, she overcomes all of these things and all of his faults and they find a way to be together.
I could think of several good themes for this novel. The first could possibly be class barriers and how they are broken by a small, plain female. This would've been seen as an oddity at the time. The novel is spooky and gothic, however it could be described as a social commentary because Jane is moving up in classes despite all the set backs she faced in her life. It characterizes her as a smart, worthy, virtuous individual who just happens to have been born lower-class. The book follows her and her life and makes her matter, despite her lower position. It also demonstrates her mobility through different social classes.
ReplyDeleteAnother theme for this novel could be overcoming seemingly insurmountable trials. Jane Eyre was born low class and was soon orphaned, she lived in homes where she felt low and unloved and she traveled through life as almost a shadow to most people. However, through her own will and sheer luck by the end of the novel she is made wealthy by her inheritance, she finds family, and she finds love in Rochester. Her love of Rochester and their relationship is also an example of this theme of overcoming. He was a wealthy man, tied to a mad-wife and he spent most of their relationship lying to Jane. However, she overcomes all of these things and all of his faults and they find a way to be together.
A theme in this novel could be sometimes an outer beauty is not representative of inner substance . Throughout the novel there are several instances wherein Jane encounters these magnificently clothed, incredibly beautiful women of nobility who seem perfect as judged by their physical appearance but turn out to be soulless and immoral beings or self serving imbeciles like Blanche Ingram or Georgina. It takes some plainness for inner beauty to shine through as seen in Jane.
ReplyDeleteThis is a lesson I've learned throughout my life.
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