Pros: I liked how they discussed Charlotte Bronte's personal life. In addition, they gave a good summary of the book to refresh my mind. The use of three broadcasters was helpful because it brought different perspectives to the table. The broadcasters talked about how Bronte used her own memories from her past to add to Jane Eyre. Bronte and her siblings would collaborate on writings. The second speaker sees Mr. Rochester as ironic because of his obvious traits and secretive nature, I agree with that. They say that all of the characters in Jane Eyre get what they deserve, once that is pointed out many connections can be made. The Victorian social reality was brought up and is easy to distinguish in the novel because there are many times where Jane puts herself below the wealthy.
Cons: The second speaker used "um" way too much. The accents at times could be a little hard to understand as well. Some of the topics were drawn out longer than necessary. In addition, there was some repetition of information between the speakers. They should warn listeners that they will give out spoilers for the whole book. Some found the novel to be too risque for the time period. They said that Jane bit John Reed, I have no recollection of that.
Interesting Info: Bronte's father started his own school when he was only sixteen years old then went to Cambridge. Mr. Brocklehurst is based off of the person Willliam Wilson, Bronte put his characteristics to the extreme. Samuel Richardson's novels interested Bronte because they were about powerful men that incarcerated women. Bronte fell in love with a married man and wrote an unsuccessful book about it. The power balance is resolved when Mr. Rochester takes a beating from the final fire and Jane comes back to take care of him. Bertha is a holy demonized character so the readers won't have sympathy for her when she dies and when Jane marries Mr. Rochester. The final word in the novel is Jesus and it's significant because religion is a big part of everything.
I also found that Charlotte Bronte's father started the school when he was only sixteen years old. He was very young and that was something odd. I did not notice that the speaker said "um" too much. I probably just wasn't looking for that in the questions and answers. I also had trouble understanding their accents at some times like when they would try and talk over each other. Their accents were also were also distracting.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on the part where the second speaker used "um" a little too much, and that the accent could be hard to hear at other times. I also think that there was a lot of unfinished thoughts as well as ones that took too long. I like how you compared Bronte's father and Mr. Brocklehurst, I have never thought or heard of that before. I also like your last sentence and how you tied everything back to the Victorian Era and how Jesus is the main part of everything.
ReplyDeleteI agree that they said "um" a lot, which distracted from some of the points made. I also agree that they should have warned listeners about the spoilers, but overall they made many good points that were interesting and important to the story. Bertha Mason's character also interested me when they talked about her being made so no one would like her.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that the speakers said "umm" too much and that their accents got distracting. I also think it was hard to follow along at times because they rambled on about some topics. I agree with your points you made and this podcast is a spoiler alert, if someone has not finished reading the novel.
ReplyDeleteI too felt that it was sometimes hard to hear what the people were saying. I also found it annoying that they constantly said "umm" while speaking and taking big pauses while speaking too. I found it interesting that the people how are in the book are loosely based on people that Charlotte met or knew in real life.
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