Monday, October 15, 2007

Ch. 38

Happily ever after.


  • "Reader, I married him." Finality to this sentence. It's a conscious decision by Jane, a relatively strongwilled woman, to be part of a marriage, meaning she is happy to lower herself to be his equal, or below Rochester. She is her own mistress.

  • Happy ending to a sorrowful life. Perhaps a bit cliched when Rochester regains his sight.

2 comments:

Donald said...

Yes, there's something powerful about this famous line. Does it make us think that she has enjoyed telling us her story?

You have made some good comments throughout your reading. Would you recommend the novel to others? Why?

Megan said...

yes, I think I would recommend this book to others because I enjoyed reading it, I think it's a good storyline which isn't that hard to follow considering when it was written. I would advise it as a book to read purely for pleasure, although it could make you think about feminism and that sort of thing as well.