Friday, August 31, 2007

46-60
Jane gets ready for school. Is school going to be a new setting for the rest of the book or only a temporary move. Are there going to be a lot of new character devlopment from her going to school. Since her teacher's show her care is there anyway that they can teach her what love really is. Is Mrs. Reed going to miss Jane in some wierd way, or will she is happy that she is out of her hair. What new friends will change the plot. Will these new friends ben symbols of a new beginning?

15-30

What is the reasoning for the extreme neglect from the family, is Bessie a nice person or is she just like the rest? What has Jane done to get this treatment. The author makes sure we see Jane is a good girl while the family members say different. Is there something about Jane’s parents that make her despicable. The lies and mistreatment are evidence that there is a deeper explanation for the horrible treatment.

31-45

The fact that Jane is going to school is a good thing. This gives Jane a chance to receive some compassion from someone. She said she hated the way she is treated and she’s right. Why does the author insist on telling the audience that Mrs. Reed hates Jane. There has to be a reason. The word consistency is repeated in this section a couple of times. Why? How long will it take Mrs. Reed to give Jane the love she needs from a Mother figure.

Pages 1-15

Where is the setting of this book? Who is th antagonist/protagonist? why is the author setting up the family to seem kind of mean. Is he trying to tell us something that is going to happen later in the book or is he not telling us anything at all. Is the setting going to have an impact on the overall plot of this book or is it just going to be irrelevant.

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Week 1 Lit Device

Week 1

Imagery is language that appeals to the five senses. This is used to show objects, actions, feelings, thoughts and the states of mind.

“Mrs. Reed was a rather stout women; but, on hearing this strange and audacious declaration, she ran nimbly up the stair, swept me like a whirlwind into the nursery, and crushing me down on the edge of my crib, dared me in an emphatic voice to rise from that place, or utter one syllable during the remainder of the day.”(29)

Bronte uses a lot of different ways to express her thoughts and the thoughts of his characters. The excerpt taken from above is one of imagery. This piece of imagery from the author is trying to give the reader an idea on how Jane is treated by Mrs. Reed and how cruel and mean the way she really is treated. Not only does this help you get a sense of the hatred that Mrs. Reed has toward Jane but it keeps it clear how that we still do not know why Mrs. Reed treats her this way. This one paragraph clears a little bit of these first few chapters.