https://padlet.com/alopez20213_1/7y1zl50313lbowv7 Blog on Jane Eyre for AP Lit en-us 2021-02-09 17:58:10 UTC 2025-10-29 16:21:38 UTC hello@padlet.com alopez20213_1 https://padlet.com/alopez20213_1/7y1zl50313lbowv7/wish/1195026266 After reading chapters 1-10 of Jane Eyre, I initially thought that it was similar to Harry Potter in the sense that Jane’s parents died and she’s forced to live with relatives who do not treat her well but ultimately resulted in her going to school. I feel as though when I started reading the text, I made this correlation but not to Harry Potter right away just because it had seemed similar to something that I had either seen in a book or movie but I could not figure which book or movie I was referring to. Once I got more into Jane’s story, I was left with questions about what the red room was and what was actually inside of the room that made it a punishment. The red room had caught my attention the most because of the mystery behind it. The author does not go into depth as to what the room actually is which leaves me thinking what could be so bad about it. In the fourth chapter into the book, I already dislike Jane’s aunt, Mrs. Reed because of the lies that she told Jane’s new principal Mr. Brocklehurst about how Jane is a notorious liar which is not true. She does not ever have Jane’s best interest in her mind even though Jane is her family which was so sad to see. 

]]> 2021-02-12 00:11:56 UTC https://padlet.com/alopez20213_1/7y1zl50313lbowv7/wish/1195026266 alopez20213_1 https://padlet.com/alopez20213_1/7y1zl50313lbowv7/wish/1195476851 I really enjoyed how the mention of religion is incorporated with different lessons for Jane to follow such as learning to love one’s enemies which is something difficult to do for most. After everything that Jane has gone through from being an orphan to being treated horribly by her own family because her father was not from a higher class, I could only imagine how hard it would be for her to love them. Especially since her aunt already told the principal lies which led to ridicule from her fellow students when he exposes the information that Jane’s aunt made about her and her fake lying problem. I felt so bad for Jane after her principal had told all of the students not to talk to her because she was a liar which she was not. Jane did seem like she found a kind new friend, Helen who seems to be a good influence on Jane and even smiled at her when the whole school was forced not to talk to Jane by the principal. 

]]> 2021-02-12 07:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/alopez20213_1/7y1zl50313lbowv7/wish/1195476851 alopez20213_1 https://padlet.com/alopez20213_1/7y1zl50313lbowv7/wish/1230029306 When reading chapters 11-20 in Jane Eyre, I felt intrigued because I wanted to know more about the relationship between Jane and Mr. Rochester since Jane is starting to gain an interest in him. Mr.Rochester and Jane have an evident connection right from the start of their interaction which made me disappointed after reading that Mr.Rochester might marry Blanche Ingram. Even though Blanche and Mr.Rochester are not in love, they are going to marry each other for personal benefits such as Mr.Rochester marrying for higher class and Blanche marrying for Mr.Rochester’s wealth. Since the ranking of classes was important to men in the Victorian era this makes sense for Mr.Rochester to do but it is very upsetting because he should be with Jane because the more they get to talk to each other, the more they get to know and fall for each other which is really sweet. Their love story reminds me of the same love story between Mia and Nicholas in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement just because they both feel a connection but have to marry someone else for their status rather than because they are in love. They both slowly fall for each other by getting to know each other more but neither would admit that they have feelings for the other just like Jane and Mr.Rochester.  

]]> 2021-02-23 07:13:45 UTC https://padlet.com/alopez20213_1/7y1zl50313lbowv7/wish/1230029306 alopez20213_1 https://padlet.com/alopez20213_1/7y1zl50313lbowv7/wish/1230032699 After learning about the denial of Adele being Mr. Rochester’s daughter made me feel saddened for Adele because she is basically an orphan. Although she still gets somewhat spoiled by Mr.Rochester, she does not have any parental figures since her mother abandoned her. The reason that Edward Rochester does not believe that Adele is his child because her mother, Celine, was an unfaithful gold digger. He does care for Adele like she is his own but refuses to say that the child is his and even mentions that she looks nothing like him. The book hasn’t really gotten into depth about Adele but from the little that Bronte talks about her, I almost feel bad for her because in a sense she is like Jane although both Adele’s parents are still alive but she doesn’t really have any parental figures. Adele is still a child and is being properly cared for by Mr.Rochester’s servants but she doesn’t have anyone to guide her as she grows up which makes me feel the same empathy that I had for Jane. 

]]> 2021-02-23 07:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/alopez20213_1/7y1zl50313lbowv7/wish/1230032699 alopez20213_1 https://padlet.com/alopez20213_1/7y1zl50313lbowv7/wish/1272636475 This week’s reading on Jane Eyre was very impactful because of every scenario that has gone on in Jane’s life this far in the novel. Jane realizes that Rochester has a lot more secrets than she had expected and she was also not able to get her aunt to accept her even on her aunt's dying days. Jane finds out that her father‘s brother, John Eyre wishes to adopt her and give her his fortune. I personally found this to be a heartwarming moment because of everything that Jane has been through, I feel like she definitely deserves a family member that genuinely cares for her and wants to help her become a higher class woman. Getting this fortune from her uncle could help Jane’s social status which is good because she wants to be with Mr.Rochester who is a man of a higher class than she is. After Jane's aunt's death, she travels back to Thornfield and confesses her love for Rochester which I thought was another heartfelt moment because Rochester asked Jane to marry him and she accepts his proposal. Although during the wedding ceremony Rochester’s secrets come out to Jane. She finds out that Rochester has been married for 15 years to a Creole woman. Rochester admits that he has a wife who is still alive and he would’ve already known that marrying Jean would make him have two wives. She soon discovers that no one in the community knows of his wife because she’s crazy and Rochester keeps her locked away with the care of Grace Poole. After hearing all of this, I was upset for Jane because of the life that she had already lived, I would’ve thought she wouldn’t have another tragic moment especially since she had strong feelings for Rochester.

]]> 2021-03-05 06:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/alopez20213_1/7y1zl50313lbowv7/wish/1272636475 alopez20213_1 https://padlet.com/alopez20213_1/7y1zl50313lbowv7/wish/1272793559 In the part of the story where Jane wants to tell Rochester her true feelings for him although he’s going to get married reminded me of the song Speak Now by Taylor Swift. The song talks about how a woman loves a man and wants to tell him her feelings before he marries an ignorant but beautiful woman who he does not love. This reminded me of how Jane wants to tell Rochester that she loves him even though he is going to marry the beautiful Blanche Ingram who is ignorant and rude to those of a class lower than her. The song implies that the woman was rude to the girl singing the song just like how Blanche Ingram was to Jane when she kept saying rude comments about Jane being a governess. This song really captures the relationship that Jane and Rochester have because of the way that the song talks about how they can’t be with each other because the man the singer is talking about it is about to get married. The woman the man is about to marry finds the singer to be a threat in which Blanche Ingram finds Jane to be a threat because she notices a connection between Jane and Rochester. 

]]> 2021-03-05 08:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/alopez20213_1/7y1zl50313lbowv7/wish/1272793559 alopez20213_1 https://padlet.com/alopez20213_1/7y1zl50313lbowv7/wish/1314183212 This week’s reading on Jane Eyre started with Jane wanting to leave Thornfield because of the news of Mr.Rochester already being married to Bertha. Mr. Rochester proceeds to tell Jane the relationship that he has with Bertha and why he considers himself to not be married which then leaves Jane at a difficult decision because she does not want to cause any misery to Mr.Rochester after everything he has been through but eventually decides to leave Thornfield. She proceeds to go to a nearby town but has no money and finds a house where she sees siblings studying and begs to be let in but their servant does not want to let her in. They eventually let her in and start questioning her which leads her to take the fake name of Jane Elliot. Jane then learns more about the siblings by their servant where she then uncovers her true identity of being Jane Eyre. One of the siblings is able to find Jane a job running a charity school for girls. While working, Jane is provided a cottage to live in by a wealthy heiress named Rosamond and she begins teaching but she doesn’t enjoy it. Jane then becomes popular among her students and the man that got her the job, St.John tells her that he chose the wrong career and that he now would like to become a missionary. St.John tells Jane that he is in love with Rosamond and wishes to have her hand in marriage but she is not the ideal wife for a missionary. 

]]> 2021-03-16 06:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/alopez20213_1/7y1zl50313lbowv7/wish/1314183212 alopez20213_1 https://padlet.com/alopez20213_1/7y1zl50313lbowv7/wish/1356253241 During this week’s reading of Jane Eyre, I finished the book and it left me feeling a sense of happiness knowing that Jane actually got a happy ending after everything that she’s been through even though it was with Mr. Rochester. Prior to Jane’s marriage to Mr.Rochester, she was still living in the cottage and plans her departure to visit an “old friend” at Thornfield so she bids farewell to Diana and Mary. As Jane is in the coach she reflects on her character development since she was at Thornfield but sees that the house was burned and Jane learns that the fire was started when Grace Poole drank too much which presented Bertha an opportunity to escape from the attic. Jane was also able to learn that Mr.Rochester isolated himself  from everyone ever since she left Thornfield because he was in love with her and he now lives in a manor house in Ferndean which leads Jane to take a carriage there. When Jane arrives at the manor she realizes that Mr.Rochester is blind and stays the night at his manor. The next day she leads him into the grounds and describes the scenery to him which causes her to admit her feelings for him. After hearing this, Mr.Rochester proposes and after this they have a small ceremony where she says the line, “Reader, I married him” (Bronte 427) which made my heart melt because of everything she’s gone through in her life. Overall I felt the ending was needed after seeing the obstacles Jane had to go through since she was a child living with her horrible aunt. 

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