Alright... First thing first, I have no idea how to feel about it. Giving me some conflicted feelings; one minute I'd be like "Oh, okay. Now, I understand" and the next I'd be like "Wait... I am so lost again." If I have to be honest though, I immediately don't like the mother presented in this book. Can quickly tell she is a rude one and has quiet a dislike towards Jane.
Found it adorable however on how Jane enjoys reading. Sad she got interrupted by that no good John Reed. He is such a bully just like his mother, I hope some misfortune comes upon them. They treat that poor girl like a slave, an object.
Never have I ever gotten so mad at a book before. That beating was uncalled for, and then the Red room!? Is that a dungeon of some sort!? Jesus Christ, seeing as to how horrible those people are I wouldn't be surprised if that was a dungeon. I truly hope Jane has strong enough will to overcome this and hopefully escape. For sure I would have tried if I was in her shoes. The nerve of those people infuriates me. This whole chapter did as a matter of fact.
I agree that at the beginning, that we don't really know how we feel about the book, more so with such a short chapter yet we can instantly tell that Jane has a hard time with the Reed family. Especially at the hands of Mrs.Reed and John, who is so obviously a spoiled child.
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way about the beatings too. However, I do understand why she doesn't really fight back knowing that this was a book published in the 1800s. For the first chapter in general, in my option, I think it was a good start. Especially knowing that parts of chapter one gave clues to how she's going to proceed as a person and character throughout the book.
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