Book Analysis: Jane Ayer
Jane Ayer
The word bildungsroman is very similar to an autobiography; that person just might not always tell it. It is a story that is told about a specific individual from when they are a small child, to when they are a grown adult. The novel Jane Ayer is an absolutely perfect example of a bildungsroman. As she grows from a little girl to a woman it shows her process of maturing in hard times, good times, and crazy times. Jane went through a lot in her life and this book is an amazing description of it. When Jane was younger she didn’t have much of a family life. All of her immediate family was dead and she was left with an aunt and cousins who treated her with little care. She was hit, abused, and told false wisdom from these individuals.
Everything that happens to a person will affect who they are; depending on how they let if affect them. Jane did not let it take her down. She was, as some would say “sassy.” She looked at the bigger picture most of her life. She was not the type of girl to accept or settle for what was available when she knew there was greater. Jane was sent off to school a little later on and escaped from the horrible family, but she did not escape from her problems. She absolutely hated the headmaster and found other things in her life she did not like. It comes to show that there will always be something hard going on in life. How you handle it is more important than running from it. You can’t run from your problems. Jane might have left the horrible household she grew up in, but she found new problems. She also had to learn the art of forgivness, because carrying around her hatred and past was only dragging her around. Jane learned to enjoy school and find the flow of things. After 6 years she actually became a teacher. After teaching for two years she found herself falling in love. Love is such a funny thing, and also a learning process. Jane seems to have the right idea though. She has perspective. But with perspective always comes heartache. Daisy from the novel The Great Gatsby once said about her daughter “I hope she’ll be a fool~that’s the best a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” In saying this Daisy means that if you don’t know the truth or have perspective life seems quite all right, heartache free; even love. But Jane is the total opposite of what Daisy wishes her daughter to be. She sees it as it is and deals with it. Later growing even older and finding real love. Jane Ayer’s bildungsroman is very bold. It has many lessons impacted inside. Her hard life built her as a character making her strong and smart. We can learn a lot from Jane and her story. There are lessons from when she is little to the end.
The word bildungsroman is very similar to an autobiography; that person just might not always tell it. It is a story that is told about a specific individual from when they are a small child, to when they are a grown adult. The novel Jane Ayer is an absolutely perfect example of a bildungsroman. As she grows from a little girl to a woman it shows her process of maturing in hard times, good times, and crazy times. Jane went through a lot in her life and this book is an amazing description of it. When Jane was younger she didn’t have much of a family life. All of her immediate family was dead and she was left with an aunt and cousins who treated her with little care. She was hit, abused, and told false wisdom from these individuals.
Everything that happens to a person will affect who they are; depending on how they let if affect them. Jane did not let it take her down. She was, as some would say “sassy.” She looked at the bigger picture most of her life. She was not the type of girl to accept or settle for what was available when she knew there was greater. Jane was sent off to school a little later on and escaped from the horrible family, but she did not escape from her problems. She absolutely hated the headmaster and found other things in her life she did not like. It comes to show that there will always be something hard going on in life. How you handle it is more important than running from it. You can’t run from your problems. Jane might have left the horrible household she grew up in, but she found new problems. She also had to learn the art of forgivness, because carrying around her hatred and past was only dragging her around. Jane learned to enjoy school and find the flow of things. After 6 years she actually became a teacher. After teaching for two years she found herself falling in love. Love is such a funny thing, and also a learning process. Jane seems to have the right idea though. She has perspective. But with perspective always comes heartache. Daisy from the novel The Great Gatsby once said about her daughter “I hope she’ll be a fool~that’s the best a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” In saying this Daisy means that if you don’t know the truth or have perspective life seems quite all right, heartache free; even love. But Jane is the total opposite of what Daisy wishes her daughter to be. She sees it as it is and deals with it. Later growing even older and finding real love. Jane Ayer’s bildungsroman is very bold. It has many lessons impacted inside. Her hard life built her as a character making her strong and smart. We can learn a lot from Jane and her story. There are lessons from when she is little to the end.