Jane Eyre Analysis
Journal Prompt #1
In the novel Jane Eyre there are two main male characters that are introduced to us, one being Mr. Rochester and the other, St. John. Mr. Rochester's rude and abrupt personality reflects in the way he treats every women in his life and the same goes for St. John's marble like appearance. As the reader can see Mr. Rochester is utterly the opposite of St. John. He isn't handsome like he is, he doesn't have a charming appeal to him as St. John does and he is not based on a tight religion like St. John but the big difference between them is age. This is the main thing that shows a contrast on how they treat the women in their lives.
First there is Mr. Rochester and Jane the main characters of the novel. When first introduced to Mr. Rochester, he seemed like a jerk and nasty but when understanding his story one can't help but think "wow this man is real" a valid-seeming man. To Jane Eyre at first he noticed that she was different than other school girls that most of the things she said to him other school girls wouldn't dare say to their master. To Jane he was harsh yet warm meaning, the words that came out of his mouth where very unexpected yet they (the words) seem to have a warm sense to them. Also Mr. Rochester's character is reflected in the way he treats Jane is by how he sees her, he sees her as his intellectual equal. Even though, Mr. Rochester is supposed to be superior towards Jane he understands that she is a very intellectual person and that he can converse with her not like how he could with Adele or Ms. Fairfax. Mr. Rochester sees Jane as his companion and wants her to be with him. This is unexpected because as the reader can see Jane isn't in the same economic status as Mr. Rochester is or shall I say was. Yet throughout everything Mr. Rochester has been through he still is able to treat her right and is one of the reasons why Jane fell in love with him. Yet Mr. Rochester’s character is sort of changed when he is with Jane which is why
In the novel Jane Eyre there are two main male characters that are introduced to us, one being Mr. Rochester and the other, St. John. Mr. Rochester's rude and abrupt personality reflects in the way he treats every women in his life and the same goes for St. John's marble like appearance. As the reader can see Mr. Rochester is utterly the opposite of St. John. He isn't handsome like he is, he doesn't have a charming appeal to him as St. John does and he is not based on a tight religion like St. John but the big difference between them is age. This is the main thing that shows a contrast on how they treat the women in their lives.
First there is Mr. Rochester and Jane the main characters of the novel. When first introduced to Mr. Rochester, he seemed like a jerk and nasty but when understanding his story one can't help but think "wow this man is real" a valid-seeming man. To Jane Eyre at first he noticed that she was different than other school girls that most of the things she said to him other school girls wouldn't dare say to their master. To Jane he was harsh yet warm meaning, the words that came out of his mouth where very unexpected yet they (the words) seem to have a warm sense to them. Also Mr. Rochester's character is reflected in the way he treats Jane is by how he sees her, he sees her as his intellectual equal. Even though, Mr. Rochester is supposed to be superior towards Jane he understands that she is a very intellectual person and that he can converse with her not like how he could with Adele or Ms. Fairfax. Mr. Rochester sees Jane as his companion and wants her to be with him. This is unexpected because as the reader can see Jane isn't in the same economic status as Mr. Rochester is or shall I say was. Yet throughout everything Mr. Rochester has been through he still is able to treat her right and is one of the reasons why Jane fell in love with him. Yet Mr. Rochester’s character is sort of changed when he is with Jane which is why