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| Jane Eyre Movie Poster-2011 |
In my last blog I bragged a lot about how my, “I Hate Classics” slogan took a completely different turn. To continue the bragging I thought about introducing one of my favorite classics aside from LOTR (Lord of the Rings).
As usual almost most of my book adventures take place at the book fair and because I buy mostly all my books from my one and only favorite book fair store it starts out with Rupa Publications. The main reason for me buying this book was because it was quite cheap, Rs. 85 then the other shops who were selling it for at least a 100. In fact, Jane Eyre wasn’t even in my list of ‘books-to-buy’, I just happened to be at the classics section immensely happy about how cheap classics are. Which is my favorite aspect about classics, even if I end up despising them, they are just so cheap it doesn’t even matter (like the day I brought Wuthering Heights
Jane Eyre:
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| Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Brontë in 1847 is one of the most renowned classic of all times. |
Jane Eyre is an orphan raised by an aunt who believes her social status to be far beneath her own and her family. Being a nine year old, she has a nature to rebel and has a free spirit making her poles apart from the other people in the 18th century. Amongst her cousins, her alien personality regularly gets her into fights with her eldest cousin who punishes her for touching his future inheritance. She is sent to a charity school called Lowood by Aunt Reed who can no longer support her foreign nature. After residing in the school for eight years, when she reaches adulthood she leaves to becomes a governess in Thornfield Hall. The master of Thornfield Hall, Mr. Edward Rochester, falls in love with her and asks her to marry him. Jane soon realizes that she has made the biggest mistake of her life by saying 'yes' soon the marriage is cancelled at the last minute, and Jane flees from Thornfield alone without a single penny. In her new life she has a new economic and social position, but eventually makes her way back to Rochester, a man now having no economic stability all because his insane secret wife, who was the reason of Jane and Edward's broken marriage.
My Opinion:
Classics are known to get on your nerves. For most human beings they are defined to be long, tedious and exceptionally descriptive. That can be one reason why you should read Jane Eyre because it eludes all these characteristics of a so called classic. No words can be great enough to describe it, perfectly. Its that kind of a book which is adored by everyone be it a little eleven year old girl to a fifty year old man. There is something magical about Charlotte Brontë’s style of writing that pulls you in and captures your imagination. If the protagonist is a female and the reader is a male, believe it or not the male reader will dissolve into the character of Jane. All of you who can’t read sad love stories, that is only a small aspect of Jane Eyre's story, in truth its a touching novel about the self discovery of a independent women living in the 18th century. Its through her words you will see the trauma of that era, the fear of God and the power of love. (By the way to all of you. ‘I-cant-read-sad-stories’ the ending is happy anyway.)
For being one of the best classics I have ever read, deep insightful and full of meaning.
Additional Information:
The movie “Jane Eyre” has just released on 11 March 2011 (the date is not valid in India Alice
Movie trailer:
I like your blog you are very creative and you have very good knowledge of books. I read this book Jane Eyre i enjoyed it.You should have written about people of that time they were so simple and helpful.
ReplyDeleteMost of your blogs touch upon a lot of feminist topics. You do go into fantasy but that's a phase...hope u get over fast...
ReplyDeleteIMDb gave the movie a rating of 7.7/10
ReplyDeleteHow about your write about music, movies etc. other than books?
^ The blog is called 'The Bookish Life', I wonder why would anyone want to read anything apart from what the author is actually passionate about.
ReplyDeleteI have always enjoyed reading your posts. Keep up the great work. Seeing the critical nature of your posts, I am guessing that you would want to pursue your interests in a related field. And if you do, you'd want to develop a habit of editing and proof reading your posts. It may sound boring but it really helps in refining your work :-)
@sanskriti: When I read an extract of Jane Eyre in a compiled-for-women-and-girls book that i was reading, I found it catchy but not enough to make me read the whole book...but the way you put it, makes me wanna read it...KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
ReplyDeleteTo the blogger, don't pursue your interest in books. They are a waste of time. Become a doctor or engineer when you grow up...you will make more money :D
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the comments! The Anonymous above, J.K Rowling has made more money then any doctor or engineer as matter of fact and despite being an engineer from IIT, Chetan Bhagat earns his money from his books.
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