Pg. 3-11
“Besides holding our hearts together through long periods of separation, it had an effect of making us tolerant of each others yarns,” (pg. 3). “He was a seaman, but he was a wanderer, too, while most seamen lead, if one may so express it, a sedentary life,”(pg. 6).
17 October 2007
These people are on a ship, where they must work together to survive. They all tolerate each other in every way. It is like a family, all of them must work together to make it work. The main protagonist is said to be a seaman, whom according to the books are people who live in one place and one place only, and serve the sea. But Marlow is a wanderer, he travels. It means that he does not want to settle and become like everyone else. He drums to his own beat.
“They grabbed what they could get for the sake of what was to be got. It was just robbery with violence, aggravated murder on a great scale, and men going at it, blind--as is a very popular for
those who take a darkness,”(pg. 8).
Its talking about the Romans and what they did to get to where they were. They murdered for things in great numbers. They would hurt anyone blindly as long as they want or got what they wanted. It is like tackling people in the dark, you just go with caring who you attack or kill. These people had no hearts, darkness replaced it. Kind of compared to the sea, it is violent and does not care who it hurts when aggravated because it is unstoppable.
Pg. 11-19
“She was determined to make no end of fuss to get me appointed skipper of a river steamboat, if
such was my fancey,”(pg.12). Calamites, “bad panic,”(pg.13). Deserted, mad terror.
18 October 2007
Captain Marlow is telling these five other guys, while they are waiting, stories about how he had gotten to where he is now. He tells how his aunt would do anything for him and how he was sort of in control of her, which says that too much over-confidence leads to failing. The words calamities, and bad panic, deserted, and mad terror talk bout an event, but infer that if Marlow goes around treating people they way he does all there will be is madness and chaos. He will be treated the way the chief was. Maybe not physical, but mentally, darkness will fill his heart.
“It is queer how out of touch women are,”(pg. 19). “I don’t know why-a queer feeling came over me that I was an imposter,”(pg. 19). “Smiling, frowning, inviting, grand, mean, inspired, or
savage,”(pg. 19).
Captain Marlow is explaining how they day has come for him to set off on his trip. But in this novel there is a sense of male superiority. For example, when he is with his aunt, he takes her comments as if she knows nothing about what he does and never will. Then feelings of not being ready or not earning a reward, the only reason he got that captain job was because one was dead, so he could have felt that he didn’t earn it, but was given it as a last resort. Those different words are used to show the different emotions going through one’s head when a dangerous situation is coming or will come.
Pg. 19-27
Isolation, uniformed, somberness, truth of things, “You could see from afar the white of their eyeballs glistening,”(pg. 21). “Faces like grotesque masks,”(pg. 21). Oppressive, “I saw the black people run,”(pg.23).
19 October 2007
There is much racism going on in the beginning of this novel. The racial profiling puts these African people in a state of depression and isolation. People see them as savages and point them out by what they can see, the whiteness of different body parts such as eyes. The captain describes them as ugly and black, while he calls the people who are white, people, and not white people. He doesn’t call the black people, people, but puts the title of black to differ them and show them as savages as uncivilized.
“I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, ball all the stars! These were strong, lusty, red-eyed devils, that swayed and drove men-men, I tell you,”(pg. 25).
The captain sees how some of the Africans are treated, locked down in chains, treated as if they are wild animals, so he compares these poor treated Africans and their masters to other things. He has seen many horrid things, but never none such as these. Marlow describes the masters as devils, to show that the darkness Marlow talks about is in them. They act just like the way they want to get what they desire. They treat the Africans so bad to fell greater, to feel as if they are gods.
Pg. 27-35
“Yes; I respected his collars, his vest cuffs, his brushed hair,”(pg. 28). “But in the great demoralization of the land he kept up his appearance,”(pg. 28). “Did not sting, but stabbed,”(pg. 29).
20 October 2007
Appearance in this novel seems to be a way to depict and sort people. Seems like Marlow has a perspective like many people today that people dressed up nice are civilized and good, those dressed in rags are poor and uneducated. At one point, Marlow says that these huge flies don’t sting, but stab, which might be a connection to the place where he lives. The place seems quiet, but when carefully analyzed, it’s a place that doesn’t hurt and put people down, but a place that tortures and kills. Not a small wound, but a big hole.
“He was obeyed, yet he inspired neither love nor fear, nor even respect. He inspired uneasiness. That was it! Uneasiness,”(pg. 34). “Provoking insolence,”(pg. 35).
This quotation explains that there are mutual, good people in this novel. People who do no give a flying flute about thing, and take no sides. This man that Marlow met was an authority figure, or is, and he was or is obeyed, but he gives people no sense of fear nor love. This man represents a figure hat is looked upon as a foundation for the structure of authority in this novel. He is obeyed and listened to, but it seems as if he takes no sides, just does the job and works as a base to keep the job going.
Pg. 35-44
“The word ivory rang in the air, was whispered, was sighed,”(pg. 37). “It has been hopeless from the very first,”(pg. 38). “The only real feeling was a desire to get appointed to a trading post where ivory was to be had,”(pg. 39).
22 October 2007
There is a theme in this novel where all that matters to these people that work in this African territory is ivory. To them, they will do anything to get the treasure they desire. It is almost a sin to only think, eat, breath, and sleep ivory. It can be said that the house burning up was almost a sign that goodies are not the only thing in this world that matters. These people desire ivory and need it. It is a drug addiction, sort of a poison that fills the head.
“I believed it in the same way one of you might believe there are such inhabitants on the planet Mars,” (pg. 43). “There is a taint of death, a flavour of mortality in lies,”(pg. 44).
People in this novel are not easily gullible to certain things. The know the differences between what is the truth to what is a lie. They have no imagination which goes back to being cold and having a heart of darkness. People who have this don’t believe in anything and have to fun time laughing or even remotely believing a story if the imagination meter is not filled by the power of a heart. When it comes down to lying, people enjoy it, they get a kick out of it. It is a moral thing to do, if one lies, one is moral.
Pg. 44-52
“No sensible man rejects wantonly the confidence of his superiors,”(pg. 45). “Inform me he feared neither God nor devil, let alone any mere man,”(pg. 46).
23 October 2007
It is saying that no man who want to be great and wants to live in a good-manner lifestyle must respect and listen to the superiors of “high rank” than them. So, if people such as Mr. Kurtz and Marlow do not want to end up as all the poor black people, they better listen to their superiors. The quote (second one) says “feared neither God nor devil, let alone mere man,” which ties in with the title of the book. To have no fear of God means to have no love for him, which mean’s one’s heart cannot get any darker than that. To fear no devil nor man means one is cold and has a heart which cares for on one but themselves.
“Their talk, however, was the talk of sordid buccaneers: it was reckless without hardihood, greedy without audacity, and cruel without courage,”(pg. 50).
The men of the time who are large and in charge are described. It talks about the ways they acted towards others and how their emotions are so expressionless that they intimidate very easily. They talked as cruel buccaneers who rarely talked at all, and when they did, they had a shrill in their voice that, just sounds evil and mean. Cruelness is there middle name.
Pg. 52-60
“Why not? Anything-anything can be done in this country,”(pg. 53). Endanger position, “Out last them all,”(pg. 53). Humanizing, improving, instructing, “Black display of confidence,”(pg. 54).
24 October 2007
Well, it is basically saying that there are no rules whatsoever, that anything can be done. Even if it is an endangering position, who cares? These men think like teenagers today, they think they are invincible to things/life and unstoppable. They humanize, improve, and instruct how and when they want, they show confidence in what they do, but a confidence with a display of cold, darkness, as if they have a heart of darkness. And believe in only ice cube of a heart.
“There was no joy in the Brilliance of Sunshine,”(pg. 55). “looked at you with a vengeful aspect,”(pg. 56). “We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness,”(pg. 58).
This novel is so far just been dark and evil. Not even sunshine can brighten up a day, seems like all everyone want to do in this novel is sit and stare with no emotion. Well, the heart of darkness is the forest in which the tribes of Black people live. It can be that is called the heart of darkness either because the tribe is black and have the same colored hearts, or because the men above the steamship hate those people and show hostility towards them.
Pg 60-68
“I assure you to leave off reading was like tearing myself away from the shelter of an old and solid friendship,”(pg. 63). Sober truth, “What did it matter who was manager?”(pg. 64).
25 October 2007
This is the moral part you can say of the novel. Marlow uses a book and subjects such as these to get away from everything around him, and escape. He gets sort of frustrated with the fact that titles such as manager, director are given to people even though others do or work harder than those give the title. We start to see s frustration change in the way Marlow see how folks with the title treat cruelly those without one.
“State of trance,”(pg. 65). Winchester, rotten hippo-meat, half-cooked dough.
When the word Winchester come to mind all that is thought of is death, hate, darkness, despair, and murder. This gun is a great symbol to the story. The story is dark and hateful just like this rifle was. The hippo-meat and half-cooked dough represents the black slaves and how they live in life. There life is like rotten hippo-meat treated badly and with a nasty taste behind it. With the half-cooked dough shows the life lived by the slaves, they live and are treated as half a person, half of nothing, while the white man is full.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Friday, October 12, 2007
Jane Eyre
Pages 9- 23
A-predominated, sufferings inferiority cruel and wicked boy ,equilibrium, abuse, sullen, and sneaking, condemned, disturbed, tyrannies,inexpressible, screaming,
I-these words infer that Jane is miserable in the house that she lives in as of this moment. She is tortured and treated as if she is nothing. The words also make her seem as if she is a bad kid with no morals whatsoever. The words inferiority, sufferings, predominated, and condemned give a feeling that Jane is controlled and given no freedom. The words tyrannies, cruel and wicked boy give a feeling that she is abused both physically and mentally.
Pages 23-37
A-Troublesome, restricted, miserable, descended, indifference, Naughty, changing, benefactress, condition, admit, responsibility, humility, consistency.
I-these words give an infer that Jane is still miserable, but feels like it is a part of her everyday life. Her benefactress is going to send her somewhere from the word admit and consistency.
According to the words restricted and descended, the inference is the Jane is family, but is restricted from it. She may be family, but she sure isn’t treated as it. Humility gives a feeling that in the eyes of her Aunt, Jane embarrasses her and yet Jane is still her responsibly. What more responsible then sending her away to a school to finally get rid of the humility Jane gives her so called “family.”
Pages 37-51
A-mistake, willingly, unbroken, spacious and splendid, no parents, complexion, overpowered, indefinite, burnt porridge, rotten potatoes, displeasure, relinquished, discipline, brown dresses, narrow tucker, grotesque, writing, arithmetic, geography, institution.
I-these word give a lot of inference. The words discipline, writing, arithmetic, geography and institution say that Jane is at school learning and finally away from the family that made her life a living hell. Splendid comes into play to describe how she feel and indefinite makes it seem as if Jane is happy to be where she is. But then the words burnt porridge, rotten potatoes and displeasure say that something at the school must be really bad. The food of course, probably. The burnt porridge much has something to do with the rotten potatoes and the displeasure is how they feel about the food they are eating. Finally, narrow tucker, brown dresses and grotesque must mean that the uniforms they are wearing are really ugly and grotesque. Yet, the school is spacious and splendid for Jane because there are no parents.
Pages 51-65
A-happy, Sharply inflicted, ominous tool, instantly and sharply inflicted, unloosed, disconsolate, expoatulations, no influence, praise, injustice, passionate emotions, self-denying, encouraging, spiritual edification, privation.
I-these words infer that at one point the school and time is happy and calm, both sharply inflicted, ominous tool, instantly and sharply inflicted infer that there is abuse among the students. The teachers most likely use corporal punishment when the students, whom are girls, behave badly or do something the teacher does not like. The words unloosed, disconsolate and expoatulations are words that express a feeling of depression and that of not being close to anyone. Disconsolate means that no one is there for you when you are hurt, so I am guessing it is someone who the punishment is always given to. Passionate emotions infer that the feelings are big and great when the girls are hurt or done wrong. Yet, there is encouraging, spiritual edification which probably mean not to give up and keep going, and not let anything get in the way.
Pages 65-79
A-enchained, imagined, unhappy, contaminate their purity, ingratitude, exposed, mistaken, serenity, wonder, refreshing meal, brilliant fire, beloved, amazement, ideal, satisfaction, daily luxuries.
I-these words infer many things. Enchained and imagined probably means that Jane is not happy at this very moment. Unhappy and sad is how she feels. To make matters worse contaminate their purity infers that Jane was exposed to how she was looked upon her old home in Gateshead. The lies about her were exposed. Ingratitude is what people had towards her and she was exposed as a fraud, and mistaken as one as well. Yet, serenity, wonder mean that her life is starting to get better. Refreshing meal and brilliant fire infer that her life is starting over, she is starting fresh and the brilliant fire is there to guide her way. Miss Temple is probably the brilliant fire. She is beloved, looked to in amazement and satisfaction. She is an ideal woman.
Pages 79-93
A-Disease, inhabitant, morality, perfect silence, quivering, death, grave, church, emotions, new servitude, liberty, excitement, enjoyment, affairs, satisfied, governess.
I-these word infer at first that there is a disease inhabiting everyone at the school. It probably symbolizes a part of Jane’s life dying and leaving and taking its memories with it. The morality and perfect silence is that past leaving forever and giving her a new start, a fresh start. Death is the final step to the process of the past leaving happening. New servitude, liberty, excitement, enjoyment, means that the new part of Jane’s life is here and it is time for her to move on and live her own life in her own liberty and excitement. It is now her affairs and she feels satisfied for everything she has done. Governess is the new step and the job she will do for the first time on her own. She was once the student, now she will be the teacher.
Pages 93-107
A-a new chapter, comfortably, strange sensation, adventure, disregardful of appearance, finer furniture, illumination, pleasing, position, discovery, seclusion.
I-Jane’s new life is finally here. She has left the past of the school and of Gateshead. A new chapter of her life has arrived. It is a strange sensation for her, but an adventure. She is once again comfortably living an happy. Illumination has overtaken her life. A new light is there to light her path. A new discovery awaits her. The seclusion is part of it. Living in a place where the finer furniture signifies better living and pleasing. A new position is her new job as a teacher, and disregardful of appearance is a phase in which she doesn’t care about the way she looks. As long as she does her job she is happy.
Pages 107-121
A-“So I think : you have no ghosts, then?” “If a breath of air stirred, it made no sound here; for there was not a holly, not an evergreen to rustle, and the stripped hawthorn and hazel bushes were as still as the white, worn stones which causewayed the middle of the path.” “Cheerful mingling of voices.”
I-This can infer that the place is calm and soft, the air around everyone is calm, and there are not people or things that can ruin. It seems that Jane is happy and okay with the things that are around her. The atmosphere is soothing and sort of the epitome of the king of atmosphere Jane has wanted all along.
Pages 121-135
A-“I sat down quite disembarrassed.” “Reception of finished politeness.” Elegance, decent, eccentricity, unsophisticated, re-transformation, physiognomy, Quaker trim.
I-This infers that Jane is finally meeting someone of some great importance, and that she was ready to do so. The person she would probably meet is of elegance and decent politeness. Sort of like she was expecting to see Mr. Rochester. Yet, she might have felt that she was unsophisticated towards him, and maybe needed a re-transformation to be the person Mr. Rochester might want her to be. It can also mean, that the “reception of finished politeness” is a dinner, where everything Jane has learns will be put in play in front of that elegant person that comes her way.
Pages 135-149
A-“Ask me questions.” “Keep to yourself.” “Conviction of ignorance.” “You ever felt jealousy.”Inherited, education instilled.
I-This is thus to infer, that two people or more are having a serious conversation. Mostly, Jane and Mr. Rochester are having a conversation where everything is being let out. Sounds like both are spilling out their guts on the truths about their lives. Yet, while they are conversing and asking each other questions, there is a sense of holding back, sort of a “conviction of ignorance,” towards the two characters. Mr. Rochester looks like he just wants to know everything about his new governess.
Pages149-163
A-Joyless sunshine, creaked, moaned, cry out, wake, and leave me, strangers, laugh, smoke, water-jug, candle, astonishment, passion, and breeze. Pranks, occasion, beauty, Blanche, loveliest.
I-the Joyless sunshine represents dark and an upcoming bad event. As seen to be the fire that happened in Mr. Rochester’s room on a cause of the candle. Jane awakes and hears creaks moans, and people crying out, and smoke. Jane uses a water-jug to try to put the fire out which can represent the amount of power she has to try to stop the fire. Which, is not vary much because a fire needs hoe’s, not water –jug. After the whole event comes to an end, the breeze is put in to represent the calmness of the aftermath and the sigh of relief of not having the fire catch on and destroy the whole house. Then Mr. Rochester leaves, and Jane learns that she feels passion for him. The prank is the word used to explain the thoughts Jane has of what could have caused the fire. Jane also, comes across an occasion, where beauty and loveliness overcomes her dreams and thoughts about a certain person. Blanche is the enemy of Jane at this point of the story because of her relationship with Rochester.
Pages 163-177
A-no news, disappointment, feelings, arrive Thursday, they are coming, female beauty, handsome woman, dessert, coffee, guests, prosecuting, ignorant.
I-The “no news” represents that someone is gone, which in this case is Mr. Rochester. He went on some trip and Jane was disappointed to find out that he may not come back. Her feelings stir up and she becomes sad, and angry. But then she gets news that he is coming back. “Arrive Thursday,” says that Rochester is returning and is coming with other people when, “they are coming,” comes into play. A female beauty whom is a handsome woman is here. Jane’s feelings become even more disturbed. The dessert and coffee suggest there is a party or gets -together happening, because back in the Victorian times, that is what having a somewhat party happening. Then the guests come and Jane feels prosecuting towards these ignorant people because they are of high class and in her eyes, better than she is.
Pages177-191
A-entertainment, Mr. Rochester led Miss Ingram, jealousy, paradox, sympathy and pity, betrayed, horror, expressive, gipsy, money, beauty.
I-At thornfield, the entertainment keeps on going. The guests of Mr. Rochester are still there, and by the looks of Mr. Rochester leading Miss Ingram, it looks as if they are going to get married, and be together. But by the looks of it, “money,” and “beauty,” is the only reasons for the relationship between the two, in the eyes of Jane. She finally sees Miss Ingram as a enemy and competition, where her jealousy takes place and sympathy and pity is used to probably express the way Jane feels for herself and for both Rochester and Ingram because if they do end up together, they are doing it all for the wrong reasons. Jane feels betrayed because she wants Rochester for all the right reason, and not for his money. There is a party going on in the house, a game of charades, where it is a horror for Jane, because she is called stupid and dumb. Her expressive state could not come out, because she did not want to get into trouble.
Pages 191-205
A-Show me your palm, your fortune, loneliness, Mr. Rochester stepped out of his disguise, I never thought of Mr. Rochester, self-congratulating.
I-Jane,” shows her palm,” to a fortune teller to tell her about her life, but she is intrigued by what the teller has to say. She knows she feels loneliness because Mr. Rochester is with someone else much better than Jane, according to herself. But when Mr. Rochester stepped out of his disguise, it infers that he was using someone else, and being someone else to get close to Jane and get to know her a little better. She was surprised because she never thought Mr. Rochester was capable of doing such things. It comes to show that all reserved, quiet people can come out with surprises. For Rochester, it is self-congratulating because he got things out of Jane, and some of her true feelings, that he himself would probably never would have been able to get out of her.
Pages 205-219
A-The night-its silence, pulse stopped, idle terrors, the sleepers became aroused, where the devil is Rochester, again the poor man groaned, you don’t turn sick at the sight of blood, untimely. “Is the wandering and sinful, but now rest-seeking and repentant, man justified in daring the world’s opinion, in order to attach to him for ever this gentle, gracious, genial stranger; thereby securing his own peace of mind and regeneration of life?”
I-Well, with, “the night and its silence,” the scene for this is a dark and scary, unsafe one. Some in the house stared to scream, but it turned out to be a servant who had a nightmare, which infers that Jane was meant to hear this scream because later Rochester wakes her to help out Mr. Mason, who was severely injured with blood, that why he asked her, “you don’t turn sick at the sight of blood.” Also, finally with that huge quote Rochester tells Jane, while walking around, infers that he feels that marrying Miss Ingram is for the wrong reasons, and is having second thoughts because he feels that it is a sin, and wonders if marrying Ingram will be the solution to his life problem. It’s seen, that he is beginning to see Jane as something else than a governess. Seems like he starting to acquire feelings for Jane Eyre.
Pages 219-233
A-Incident, common mishap, refused, committed suicide, relatives, farewell, hostile, luxuriant girl, great sufferings, bitter, well-remembered, read the letter, twelve o’clock.
I-The words used in this one infer a sense of darkness, as if someone is dead. What happened is that Mrs. Reed is sick and she has called on Jane, so Jane goes and learns that her cousin, John, has committed suicide and that her two girl cousins don’t talk or get along. The word common mishap is a example of that. Because of a common mishap things happen and that is exactly why Georgina and Eliza do not talk anymore. Well, Jane was there to say her last good-byes to Mrs. Reed and to forgive her for the way she treated her. But as always, the bitterness, refusal, and hostility of someone take over and things never get done, like Mrs. Reed finally warming up to Jane. The letter Jane received was sort of a good thing out of all the dark, the light for the dark.
Pages 233-247
A-interment, sympathy, “Georgina made an advantageous match with a wealthy worn-out man of fashion,” gloomy, discolored face, purchasing new carriage, “You must see the new carriage, Jane, and tell me if you don’t think it will suit Mrs. Rochester exactly; and whether she won’t look like Queen Boadicea.”
I-So far, Jane has been through some up and downs, Eliza went to and interment to become a nun, while Georgina, “made an advantageous match with a wealthy worn-out man of fashion.” It probably meant she married a man who didn’t care who he married, because he was probably all worn-out and tired. Well, then Jane gets back to Thornfield to know that Mr. Rochester bought a new carriage, which represents him and how he is starting fresh with a part of his life, by buying a new carriage. When he and Jane meet, he tells her about the carriage and whether or not she has seen it. This infers that he tells her this because he wants to make it a reality that he is finally getting married and it is not fiction. But to Jane, it is not good news, because of her feelings for the man, so it can also be inferred that he told her that to get her jealous.
Pages 247-261
A-“It is a long way off, sir,” “No matter-a girl of your sense will not object to the voyage or the distance,” “Not the voyage, but the distance: and then the sea is a barrier,” “From what, Jane,” “From England and from Thornfield: and-,” “well?” “From you, sir.” Sobbing, “Jane will you marry me, “stroke of twelve.
I-This is very good, Jane is talking with Rochester about his recent engagement and how Jane is going to go to a new governess job in Ireland. By this, the reader can see that Jane is destroyed, that she wants Rochester and that he is only telling her all these things to get something out of her, to make her jealous, and to get out the true feelings of Jane to see if she feels the same way he does about her. The quotes used are a conversation between the two, when she finally expresses her feelings and Rochester as well. Jane agrees to marry him, and at the stroke at twelve they are together. Seems like many big events happen at the stroke of twelve, Mrs. Reed dies, and Jane’s reality of being with Mr. Rochester comes true.
Pages 261-275
A-ill-temper, soul made of fire, courtship, happy, fairy-tale, passionate pressure, consent, romance, kiss, “My future husband was becoming to me my whole world.” Mrs. Rochester.
I-Jane’s dream of finally being with the man she loves is finally becoming true, but she is beginning to have second thoughts about it. To her, it is a “fairy-tale, and happiness,” but it is hard for her to actually make it into a true reality. In her eyes, things might get screwed up. She has passionate pressure, passion for Rochester but pressure to try and not screw things up and have another person that she loves leave her. All she thought about now was Mr. Rochester, and soon she would become Mrs. Rochester, but that fear of having her dreams come true is unreal to her because every time something good happened to Jane, it disappeared later. So, she is still traumatized from the past events in her life.
Pages 275-289
A-a tear of disappointment, pleasure of love, impatience, warning of disaster, religious, exaggerated statue, figments of imagination, passionless, half heaven.
I-It is the night before Jane’s wedding and she is beginning to have second thoughts. She has a tear of disappointment because for some reason her dreams are falling apart because of her insecurities and her fears of being unhappy. The pleasure of love is what is keeping her from running away and leaving Rochester then and there. She keeps having dreams that serve to her as warnings of disaster and her figments of her imagination are getting to her. It can be inferred that she is having these dreams because she does not want to accept the fact that someone who really loves her is there and is not going anywhere. She starts to fell passionless and as if she was in half heaven. Also, it can be said that she might have felt as if she were in half hell. Jane has no confidence and needs to be a person with more trust and needs to go with the flow instead of worrying about what is going too happened days, months, or even years from her wedding day.
A-predominated, sufferings inferiority cruel and wicked boy ,equilibrium, abuse, sullen, and sneaking, condemned, disturbed, tyrannies,inexpressible, screaming,
I-these words infer that Jane is miserable in the house that she lives in as of this moment. She is tortured and treated as if she is nothing. The words also make her seem as if she is a bad kid with no morals whatsoever. The words inferiority, sufferings, predominated, and condemned give a feeling that Jane is controlled and given no freedom. The words tyrannies, cruel and wicked boy give a feeling that she is abused both physically and mentally.
Pages 23-37
A-Troublesome, restricted, miserable, descended, indifference, Naughty, changing, benefactress, condition, admit, responsibility, humility, consistency.
I-these words give an infer that Jane is still miserable, but feels like it is a part of her everyday life. Her benefactress is going to send her somewhere from the word admit and consistency.
According to the words restricted and descended, the inference is the Jane is family, but is restricted from it. She may be family, but she sure isn’t treated as it. Humility gives a feeling that in the eyes of her Aunt, Jane embarrasses her and yet Jane is still her responsibly. What more responsible then sending her away to a school to finally get rid of the humility Jane gives her so called “family.”
Pages 37-51
A-mistake, willingly, unbroken, spacious and splendid, no parents, complexion, overpowered, indefinite, burnt porridge, rotten potatoes, displeasure, relinquished, discipline, brown dresses, narrow tucker, grotesque, writing, arithmetic, geography, institution.
I-these word give a lot of inference. The words discipline, writing, arithmetic, geography and institution say that Jane is at school learning and finally away from the family that made her life a living hell. Splendid comes into play to describe how she feel and indefinite makes it seem as if Jane is happy to be where she is. But then the words burnt porridge, rotten potatoes and displeasure say that something at the school must be really bad. The food of course, probably. The burnt porridge much has something to do with the rotten potatoes and the displeasure is how they feel about the food they are eating. Finally, narrow tucker, brown dresses and grotesque must mean that the uniforms they are wearing are really ugly and grotesque. Yet, the school is spacious and splendid for Jane because there are no parents.
Pages 51-65
A-happy, Sharply inflicted, ominous tool, instantly and sharply inflicted, unloosed, disconsolate, expoatulations, no influence, praise, injustice, passionate emotions, self-denying, encouraging, spiritual edification, privation.
I-these words infer that at one point the school and time is happy and calm, both sharply inflicted, ominous tool, instantly and sharply inflicted infer that there is abuse among the students. The teachers most likely use corporal punishment when the students, whom are girls, behave badly or do something the teacher does not like. The words unloosed, disconsolate and expoatulations are words that express a feeling of depression and that of not being close to anyone. Disconsolate means that no one is there for you when you are hurt, so I am guessing it is someone who the punishment is always given to. Passionate emotions infer that the feelings are big and great when the girls are hurt or done wrong. Yet, there is encouraging, spiritual edification which probably mean not to give up and keep going, and not let anything get in the way.
Pages 65-79
A-enchained, imagined, unhappy, contaminate their purity, ingratitude, exposed, mistaken, serenity, wonder, refreshing meal, brilliant fire, beloved, amazement, ideal, satisfaction, daily luxuries.
I-these words infer many things. Enchained and imagined probably means that Jane is not happy at this very moment. Unhappy and sad is how she feels. To make matters worse contaminate their purity infers that Jane was exposed to how she was looked upon her old home in Gateshead. The lies about her were exposed. Ingratitude is what people had towards her and she was exposed as a fraud, and mistaken as one as well. Yet, serenity, wonder mean that her life is starting to get better. Refreshing meal and brilliant fire infer that her life is starting over, she is starting fresh and the brilliant fire is there to guide her way. Miss Temple is probably the brilliant fire. She is beloved, looked to in amazement and satisfaction. She is an ideal woman.
Pages 79-93
A-Disease, inhabitant, morality, perfect silence, quivering, death, grave, church, emotions, new servitude, liberty, excitement, enjoyment, affairs, satisfied, governess.
I-these word infer at first that there is a disease inhabiting everyone at the school. It probably symbolizes a part of Jane’s life dying and leaving and taking its memories with it. The morality and perfect silence is that past leaving forever and giving her a new start, a fresh start. Death is the final step to the process of the past leaving happening. New servitude, liberty, excitement, enjoyment, means that the new part of Jane’s life is here and it is time for her to move on and live her own life in her own liberty and excitement. It is now her affairs and she feels satisfied for everything she has done. Governess is the new step and the job she will do for the first time on her own. She was once the student, now she will be the teacher.
Pages 93-107
A-a new chapter, comfortably, strange sensation, adventure, disregardful of appearance, finer furniture, illumination, pleasing, position, discovery, seclusion.
I-Jane’s new life is finally here. She has left the past of the school and of Gateshead. A new chapter of her life has arrived. It is a strange sensation for her, but an adventure. She is once again comfortably living an happy. Illumination has overtaken her life. A new light is there to light her path. A new discovery awaits her. The seclusion is part of it. Living in a place where the finer furniture signifies better living and pleasing. A new position is her new job as a teacher, and disregardful of appearance is a phase in which she doesn’t care about the way she looks. As long as she does her job she is happy.
Pages 107-121
A-“So I think : you have no ghosts, then?” “If a breath of air stirred, it made no sound here; for there was not a holly, not an evergreen to rustle, and the stripped hawthorn and hazel bushes were as still as the white, worn stones which causewayed the middle of the path.” “Cheerful mingling of voices.”
I-This can infer that the place is calm and soft, the air around everyone is calm, and there are not people or things that can ruin. It seems that Jane is happy and okay with the things that are around her. The atmosphere is soothing and sort of the epitome of the king of atmosphere Jane has wanted all along.
Pages 121-135
A-“I sat down quite disembarrassed.” “Reception of finished politeness.” Elegance, decent, eccentricity, unsophisticated, re-transformation, physiognomy, Quaker trim.
I-This infers that Jane is finally meeting someone of some great importance, and that she was ready to do so. The person she would probably meet is of elegance and decent politeness. Sort of like she was expecting to see Mr. Rochester. Yet, she might have felt that she was unsophisticated towards him, and maybe needed a re-transformation to be the person Mr. Rochester might want her to be. It can also mean, that the “reception of finished politeness” is a dinner, where everything Jane has learns will be put in play in front of that elegant person that comes her way.
Pages 135-149
A-“Ask me questions.” “Keep to yourself.” “Conviction of ignorance.” “You ever felt jealousy.”Inherited, education instilled.
I-This is thus to infer, that two people or more are having a serious conversation. Mostly, Jane and Mr. Rochester are having a conversation where everything is being let out. Sounds like both are spilling out their guts on the truths about their lives. Yet, while they are conversing and asking each other questions, there is a sense of holding back, sort of a “conviction of ignorance,” towards the two characters. Mr. Rochester looks like he just wants to know everything about his new governess.
Pages149-163
A-Joyless sunshine, creaked, moaned, cry out, wake, and leave me, strangers, laugh, smoke, water-jug, candle, astonishment, passion, and breeze. Pranks, occasion, beauty, Blanche, loveliest.
I-the Joyless sunshine represents dark and an upcoming bad event. As seen to be the fire that happened in Mr. Rochester’s room on a cause of the candle. Jane awakes and hears creaks moans, and people crying out, and smoke. Jane uses a water-jug to try to put the fire out which can represent the amount of power she has to try to stop the fire. Which, is not vary much because a fire needs hoe’s, not water –jug. After the whole event comes to an end, the breeze is put in to represent the calmness of the aftermath and the sigh of relief of not having the fire catch on and destroy the whole house. Then Mr. Rochester leaves, and Jane learns that she feels passion for him. The prank is the word used to explain the thoughts Jane has of what could have caused the fire. Jane also, comes across an occasion, where beauty and loveliness overcomes her dreams and thoughts about a certain person. Blanche is the enemy of Jane at this point of the story because of her relationship with Rochester.
Pages 163-177
A-no news, disappointment, feelings, arrive Thursday, they are coming, female beauty, handsome woman, dessert, coffee, guests, prosecuting, ignorant.
I-The “no news” represents that someone is gone, which in this case is Mr. Rochester. He went on some trip and Jane was disappointed to find out that he may not come back. Her feelings stir up and she becomes sad, and angry. But then she gets news that he is coming back. “Arrive Thursday,” says that Rochester is returning and is coming with other people when, “they are coming,” comes into play. A female beauty whom is a handsome woman is here. Jane’s feelings become even more disturbed. The dessert and coffee suggest there is a party or gets -together happening, because back in the Victorian times, that is what having a somewhat party happening. Then the guests come and Jane feels prosecuting towards these ignorant people because they are of high class and in her eyes, better than she is.
Pages177-191
A-entertainment, Mr. Rochester led Miss Ingram, jealousy, paradox, sympathy and pity, betrayed, horror, expressive, gipsy, money, beauty.
I-At thornfield, the entertainment keeps on going. The guests of Mr. Rochester are still there, and by the looks of Mr. Rochester leading Miss Ingram, it looks as if they are going to get married, and be together. But by the looks of it, “money,” and “beauty,” is the only reasons for the relationship between the two, in the eyes of Jane. She finally sees Miss Ingram as a enemy and competition, where her jealousy takes place and sympathy and pity is used to probably express the way Jane feels for herself and for both Rochester and Ingram because if they do end up together, they are doing it all for the wrong reasons. Jane feels betrayed because she wants Rochester for all the right reason, and not for his money. There is a party going on in the house, a game of charades, where it is a horror for Jane, because she is called stupid and dumb. Her expressive state could not come out, because she did not want to get into trouble.
Pages 191-205
A-Show me your palm, your fortune, loneliness, Mr. Rochester stepped out of his disguise, I never thought of Mr. Rochester, self-congratulating.
I-Jane,” shows her palm,” to a fortune teller to tell her about her life, but she is intrigued by what the teller has to say. She knows she feels loneliness because Mr. Rochester is with someone else much better than Jane, according to herself. But when Mr. Rochester stepped out of his disguise, it infers that he was using someone else, and being someone else to get close to Jane and get to know her a little better. She was surprised because she never thought Mr. Rochester was capable of doing such things. It comes to show that all reserved, quiet people can come out with surprises. For Rochester, it is self-congratulating because he got things out of Jane, and some of her true feelings, that he himself would probably never would have been able to get out of her.
Pages 205-219
A-The night-its silence, pulse stopped, idle terrors, the sleepers became aroused, where the devil is Rochester, again the poor man groaned, you don’t turn sick at the sight of blood, untimely. “Is the wandering and sinful, but now rest-seeking and repentant, man justified in daring the world’s opinion, in order to attach to him for ever this gentle, gracious, genial stranger; thereby securing his own peace of mind and regeneration of life?”
I-Well, with, “the night and its silence,” the scene for this is a dark and scary, unsafe one. Some in the house stared to scream, but it turned out to be a servant who had a nightmare, which infers that Jane was meant to hear this scream because later Rochester wakes her to help out Mr. Mason, who was severely injured with blood, that why he asked her, “you don’t turn sick at the sight of blood.” Also, finally with that huge quote Rochester tells Jane, while walking around, infers that he feels that marrying Miss Ingram is for the wrong reasons, and is having second thoughts because he feels that it is a sin, and wonders if marrying Ingram will be the solution to his life problem. It’s seen, that he is beginning to see Jane as something else than a governess. Seems like he starting to acquire feelings for Jane Eyre.
Pages 219-233
A-Incident, common mishap, refused, committed suicide, relatives, farewell, hostile, luxuriant girl, great sufferings, bitter, well-remembered, read the letter, twelve o’clock.
I-The words used in this one infer a sense of darkness, as if someone is dead. What happened is that Mrs. Reed is sick and she has called on Jane, so Jane goes and learns that her cousin, John, has committed suicide and that her two girl cousins don’t talk or get along. The word common mishap is a example of that. Because of a common mishap things happen and that is exactly why Georgina and Eliza do not talk anymore. Well, Jane was there to say her last good-byes to Mrs. Reed and to forgive her for the way she treated her. But as always, the bitterness, refusal, and hostility of someone take over and things never get done, like Mrs. Reed finally warming up to Jane. The letter Jane received was sort of a good thing out of all the dark, the light for the dark.
Pages 233-247
A-interment, sympathy, “Georgina made an advantageous match with a wealthy worn-out man of fashion,” gloomy, discolored face, purchasing new carriage, “You must see the new carriage, Jane, and tell me if you don’t think it will suit Mrs. Rochester exactly; and whether she won’t look like Queen Boadicea.”
I-So far, Jane has been through some up and downs, Eliza went to and interment to become a nun, while Georgina, “made an advantageous match with a wealthy worn-out man of fashion.” It probably meant she married a man who didn’t care who he married, because he was probably all worn-out and tired. Well, then Jane gets back to Thornfield to know that Mr. Rochester bought a new carriage, which represents him and how he is starting fresh with a part of his life, by buying a new carriage. When he and Jane meet, he tells her about the carriage and whether or not she has seen it. This infers that he tells her this because he wants to make it a reality that he is finally getting married and it is not fiction. But to Jane, it is not good news, because of her feelings for the man, so it can also be inferred that he told her that to get her jealous.
Pages 247-261
A-“It is a long way off, sir,” “No matter-a girl of your sense will not object to the voyage or the distance,” “Not the voyage, but the distance: and then the sea is a barrier,” “From what, Jane,” “From England and from Thornfield: and-,” “well?” “From you, sir.” Sobbing, “Jane will you marry me, “stroke of twelve.
I-This is very good, Jane is talking with Rochester about his recent engagement and how Jane is going to go to a new governess job in Ireland. By this, the reader can see that Jane is destroyed, that she wants Rochester and that he is only telling her all these things to get something out of her, to make her jealous, and to get out the true feelings of Jane to see if she feels the same way he does about her. The quotes used are a conversation between the two, when she finally expresses her feelings and Rochester as well. Jane agrees to marry him, and at the stroke at twelve they are together. Seems like many big events happen at the stroke of twelve, Mrs. Reed dies, and Jane’s reality of being with Mr. Rochester comes true.
Pages 261-275
A-ill-temper, soul made of fire, courtship, happy, fairy-tale, passionate pressure, consent, romance, kiss, “My future husband was becoming to me my whole world.” Mrs. Rochester.
I-Jane’s dream of finally being with the man she loves is finally becoming true, but she is beginning to have second thoughts about it. To her, it is a “fairy-tale, and happiness,” but it is hard for her to actually make it into a true reality. In her eyes, things might get screwed up. She has passionate pressure, passion for Rochester but pressure to try and not screw things up and have another person that she loves leave her. All she thought about now was Mr. Rochester, and soon she would become Mrs. Rochester, but that fear of having her dreams come true is unreal to her because every time something good happened to Jane, it disappeared later. So, she is still traumatized from the past events in her life.
Pages 275-289
A-a tear of disappointment, pleasure of love, impatience, warning of disaster, religious, exaggerated statue, figments of imagination, passionless, half heaven.
I-It is the night before Jane’s wedding and she is beginning to have second thoughts. She has a tear of disappointment because for some reason her dreams are falling apart because of her insecurities and her fears of being unhappy. The pleasure of love is what is keeping her from running away and leaving Rochester then and there. She keeps having dreams that serve to her as warnings of disaster and her figments of her imagination are getting to her. It can be inferred that she is having these dreams because she does not want to accept the fact that someone who really loves her is there and is not going anywhere. She starts to fell passionless and as if she was in half heaven. Also, it can be said that she might have felt as if she were in half hell. Jane has no confidence and needs to be a person with more trust and needs to go with the flow instead of worrying about what is going too happened days, months, or even years from her wedding day.
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