JaneEyreBuddyRead

Jane Eyre | Charlotte Brontë

Catching up on the #janeeyrebuddyread with @britt_brooke ðŸ’œðŸ“– I haven‘t gotten very far, but I like Jane a lot already!

jenreads7 I love Jane Eyre! I talked my 15-year-old into reading it with me this year. She loves Jane now too. Happy reading! ðŸ“– 6y

britt_brooke I like her, too. I‘ve been listening to the audible version narrated by Thandie Newton and I‘m now somehow on chapter 33. ðŸ™Š 6y

jillannjohn One of my favorites! 6y

rubyslippersreads â¤ï¸â¤ï¸â¤ï¸ this book! 6y

zezeki How did I miss this buddy read?! I love Jane Eyre â¤ 6y

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Alytrue

Jane Eyre | Charlotte Brontë

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Daisey

Jane Eyre | Charlotte Brontë

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I loved rereading this story! I think I was harder on Mr. Rochester this time around, but I also appreciated Jane‘s strength of character more than I did before. I understood more of what she was going through when she chose to live life on her own terms. Although, that also means I might now feel she‘s giving up a bit too much of herself in the end; maybe I‘m not as much of a romantic as I used to be.

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Daisey @parttimedomestic Thanks for hosting! I really enjoyed it! 7y

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parttimedomestic

Jane Eyre | Charlotte Brontë

Do you think Jane and Rochester deserved a happy ending? Do you think they got one?

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Dulcinella Not sure about it. Beeing blind is a real nasty thing. He was not the easiest man, so I fear his character might be more difficult. And Jane is also a handfull. Maybe they lived happily ever after, but I guess often in stormy weather. 7y

Dulcinella And even when he sees again, a lot happened. I‘m not sure if they have enough in common or a good idea about the other to make the marriage work. I find Rochester having some tiranlike traits (beeing the man and older) and foresee clashes. :-) 7y

LaLecture Not sure. I think Jane is much too curious and intelligent to be happy with just sitting in a small, dark house with Rochester and her son. She would need new ways to learn and develop her skills. And I don‘t know if Rochester is able and/or willing to give her that. Besides, is a relationship built on one person needing the other to care for him really a good basis? 7y

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GripLitGrl I think they got their happy ending one that was suited for them. I do think Rochester trying to initially manipulate Jane having Jane become dependent on him & his money sortof backfired he went blind & needed to depend on Jane & become a more trusting person. Jane never wanted much always wanted a modest lifestyle I think she got that w Rochester in the end. Not the excessive life Rochester wanted to give Jane there was a nice balance in the end 7y

dariazeoli I don‘t agree with all of their choices, but I hope they lived happily ever after. 7y

Daisey I believe they did get their happy ending because we see 10 years on, but the realist in me finds it a bit hard to imagine. They are such strong characters that I expect some turmoil, and I can‘t quite imagine her putting Adele in another school. Rochester did survive without her, he doesn‘t need 24/7 care! Not quite the romantic I was the first time I read this. 7y

TheDaysGoBy I do think both separately deserved a happy ending as both had been through some hardships. And though their relationship started out kind of rocky, there's real feelings there. I'm also not quite sure Rochester would hold back Jane from doing things as he always did like that fire from her. Getting some of his sight back also helped to increase his independence which would free up Jane more for other things should she wish it. 7y

TheDaysGoBy But yes, I do think they got a happy ending. As @GripLitGrl said I think they did end up coming to a middle ground in their relationship. Nothing about what Jane said at the end made me think the years spent with him so far weren't happy 7y

melrailey I feel like it was a happy ending for everyone except St. John (even though in a way he got what he wanted). There were probably rocky spots but I think they turned out ok in the end and got their HEA. 7y

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Why (aside from his wife's death) does Jane agree to marry Rochester now? What reservations did she have before, that have now been removed?

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Dulcinella She has a capital of her own, so she has some freedom like buying her own stuff. This way she feels more of an equal , I figure. 7y

LaLecture I agree with @Dulcinella. Also I think â€œpowerâ€ has shifted a bit between them. She is a bit older and wiser now and knows more about the world. And he needs her now and respects her as an equal. She doesn‘t have to fear she‘s just a beautiful toy or nice distraction for him. Also she knows he really loves her by what she was told about his behaviour after she left. Btw, I like that he apologised for when he asked her to be his mistress 7y

GripLitGrl I think his wife being gone was a huge part of it I think Jane truly loved Rochester that never stopped. I agree with @Dulcinella @LaLecture that Jane now felt like they are on even footing & she was more confident & in control of her own life. Sort of Jane becoming her own woman opened her to go back to her love & be ok with it. 7y

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dariazeoli She had a year away to come to terms with how she felt, and she felt she loved him. ðŸ¤·ðŸ»â€â™€ï¸ 7y

TheDaysGoBy I think it helped she had some time to be on her own. I also think hearing how Rochester behaved when she left proved that he really did love her. And I can't help thinking of the quote "absence makes the heart grow fonder". Having that time away from him allowed her to realize the feelings she still had, especially in contrast to St. John and how he treated her. 7y

Daisey I think a lot of her reservations about the truth of his feelings and her ability to stay her own person are gone, but it also makes me a little sad that it seems he must be broken in order for her to feel she is his equal. She deserves to feel his equal when he was healthy and uninjured, and maybe they do get there as he recovers some over time. 7y

melrailey I think too the night she heard him crawl across the way after she prayed convinced her that it was right and what her heart wanted in truth. She never got over him. 7y

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parttimedomestic

Jane Eyre | Charlotte Brontë

How is St. John‘s intensity in opposition to his religious intentions?

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Dulcinella As said, I think he is very good talking about religion, less in practicing. The way he reacts to Jane when she does not want to go as his wife is not very nice, to say it mildly. He also kind of bows religion to his liking. 7y

LaLecture I thought St. John was really really scary in that scene. I think he confused his own wishes with God‘s will when he told Jane she would make God angry if she didn‘t marry him. This is always dangerous, when religion/God is abused for personal goals. There are several other ways how Jane could be a good Christian and live a faithful life and he seemed to have forgotten that in this moment, when he absolutely wanted her to marry him. 7y

GripLitGrl Not sure if St. John either used god as a way to get Jane to bend to his will by making her feel guilty or if he was a bit fanatical thinking he truly was doing gods will. Let's face it manipulation is not very Christian. 7y

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dariazeoli I feel like St. John was hiding behind his Christianity. He was so rigid in his claiming his way as God‘s will. I could see his behavior in today‘s world as a big turnoff to organized religion. 7y

TheDaysGoBy The way St. John acted definitely doesn't go with his religious beliefs. Like @Dulcinella said, I think he teaches it better than practicing it 7y

melrailey I didn‘t like St. John at all in those scenes. It was too coercing and threatening. Even trying to pawn her off on someone else if she wouldn‘t go with him. 7y

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parttimedomestic

Jane Eyre | Charlotte Brontë

I hope everyone enjoyed reading Jane Eyre, I really loved doing the buddy read for and with all of you! Thanks to everyone for your participation these past 5 weeks! ðŸ’•ðŸ“šðŸ’•
Okay, its our final discussion time!

Erica Jong calls Jane â€œthe first modern heroine in fiction.â€ What heroic qualities do you see in Jane?

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Dulcinella Thank you for doing this! â¤ï¸ 7y

LaLecture Thank you for organising this buddy read! Well I got the feeling that in literature the term â€œheroineâ€ is used for any female protagonist somehow ðŸ˜…. I don‘t really know what a heroine is by definition. What I liked about Jane was how she tried to understand each and every person she met, no matter if they did her harm, and forgave them. That‘s a sign of huge strength. And she had her principles and didn‘t let men push her around. 7y

GripLitGrl Thank you so much for hosting @parttimedomestic ðŸ’–I think if you look at the era when the book was written for Jane to be written as a stong female lead during that time with her standing up for herself in what she believes is right is what make her a heroine of her time. Most females during that time just let the men lead them. Jane never settled or compromised her integrity. Agreed @LaLecture 7y

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dariazeoli Wonderful job, @parttimedomestic ! Love your points, @LaLecture @GripLitGrl . 7y

TheDaysGoBy Yes a big thanks @parttimedomestic for organizing this! It's been fun, and I agree with what's been said. Jane is a heroine because of her standing up for herself and doing what's right. I also think the way she treated Rochester at the end, not treating him any different after what happened to him speaks volumes about her character. 7y

Daisey I agree with what‘s already been said. I think it struck me much more during this read of just how tough of a decision Jane made in determining, for a while at least, in two very different situations, to live her life independently. That integrity and determination makes her a heroine. 7y

melrailey I loved the way Jane always stood up for herself. The stance she took with St. John about going as his sister and not his wife. And I‘m leaving Rochester when he had a wife. All because it was the right thing to do. 7y

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Daisey

Jane Eyre | Charlotte Brontë

Saturday morning plans include blueberry pancakes and smoked sausage for breakfast, as well as catching up on some reading for this week!

#readandeat #JaneEyreBuddyRead #LotRChapteraDay

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TheDaysGoBy

Jane Eyre | Charlotte Brontë

Getting caught up on the #janeeyrebuddyread and can't help getting Beauty and the Beast vibes from this with Belle unable to see herself with Gaston much like Jane here. And I got reprise of Belle in my head now:

ðŸŽ¼ Madame Gaston can't you just see it. Madame Gaston, his little wife. No sir, not me

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