Monday, September 6, 2010
Jane Eyre Outlook
In Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre the main character, Jane, seems to have always kept a positive and happy outlook on everything. I think that Helen had altered Jane's look on life, for example on page 42, Helen tells her: " 'Love your enemies; bless them that they curse you; do good to them that hate you and despitefully use you.' " (Bronte, 42) By saying that I think Jane took it to heart and lived by it, for example, she went and visited her dying Aunt Mrs. Reed, even though Mrs. Reed had treated her terribly when Jane was a child. By doing this she had a clear mind and by being so forgiving she didn't allow the trouble other people gave her bring her down.
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Wasn't Jane pretty misrable when she left Rochester or was ignored by St.John?
ReplyDeleteShe wasn't positive, anyway.
This looks like a pretty awesome introductory paragraph. You might want to take out the "I think"'s because they make your ideas less fact and you want to present your ideas so that they are facts, usually.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Skylar. You need to have a comprehensive statement as your thesis here: Jane is because she is....X. Don't worry about including evidence in your intro paragraph - fit that into your body paragraphs
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