Jane Eyre Dialectical Journals 1 25
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bron t ë
1-25 Dialectical Journals Num. Quote
Commentary
1
“Folds of scarlet drapery shut in my view to the right hand; to the left were the clear panes of glass, protecting, but not separating me from the drear November day[...] rain sweeping away wildly before a long and lamentable past.”
(chapter 1, page 2)
On page 2 of the book Jane Eyre, the author’s point of view is told through the eyes of a child. As we read the first couple of pages, the stage is set for a child that is in a family, but a family that does not accept the child into their life as part of it. “[a] heart saddened [...] of my physical inferiority to Eliza, John and Georgiana Reed.”
(page 1). Jane, as I am presuming is the narrator of this novel (also indicated by the dialogue between her and another character), comes off to us as a bit of a somber person, definitely affected by the neglection that she suffers through. She is not treated as an equal for some unknown reason to the reader, and seems to find comfort in simple objects such as when she sits to read a book titled
History of British Birds by a window. She describes a dreary and sad situation for her, but to the reader there is something more. Though her tone is a sad one, she finally seems to find her “happiness” through isolation and a good book. This beginning part of the book plays a major role of setting the stage, as we now know, through the author’s tone, that the journey of the person being described begins as a really tough one.
2
“All John Reed’s violent tyrannies, all his sister’s proud indifference, all his mother’s aversion, all the servants’ partiality turned up in my disturbed mind like a dark [...] I dared commit no fault; I strove to fulfil every duty; and I was termed naughty and tiresome, sullen and sneaking, from morning to noon, and from noon to night.” (chapter 2, page 10)
We continue to get more insight on how Jane feels about the standpoint she is in in her
1-25 Dialectical Journals Num. Quote
Commentary
1
“Folds of scarlet drapery shut in my view to the right hand; to the left were the clear panes of glass, protecting, but not separating me from the drear November day[...] rain sweeping away wildly before a long and lamentable past.”
(chapter 1, page 2)
On page 2 of the book Jane Eyre, the author’s point of view is told through the eyes of a child. As we read the first couple of pages, the stage is set for a child that is in a family, but a family that does not accept the child into their life as part of it. “[a] heart saddened [...] of my physical inferiority to Eliza, John and Georgiana Reed.”
(page 1). Jane, as I am presuming is the narrator of this novel (also indicated by the dialogue between her and another character), comes off to us as a bit of a somber person, definitely affected by the neglection that she suffers through. She is not treated as an equal for some unknown reason to the reader, and seems to find comfort in simple objects such as when she sits to read a book titled
History of British Birds by a window. She describes a dreary and sad situation for her, but to the reader there is something more. Though her tone is a sad one, she finally seems to find her “happiness” through isolation and a good book. This beginning part of the book plays a major role of setting the stage, as we now know, through the author’s tone, that the journey of the person being described begins as a really tough one.
2
“All John Reed’s violent tyrannies, all his sister’s proud indifference, all his mother’s aversion, all the servants’ partiality turned up in my disturbed mind like a dark [...] I dared commit no fault; I strove to fulfil every duty; and I was termed naughty and tiresome, sullen and sneaking, from morning to noon, and from noon to night.” (chapter 2, page 10)
We continue to get more insight on how Jane feels about the standpoint she is in in her