Jane Eyre Reflection

Throughout the dense reading of Jane Eyre, the book seemed to get more interesting, and after finishing the book, I thought that it fit very well with our unit of teen hood that we talked about in class. Not only did the book refer to Jane's outcast mentality, but it also allowed us to learn about the Victorian roles of women and how different Jane really was from what traditional social norms existed during that time. I liked how the book got better as it went on (thank god because its start was pretty rough) and I learned a lot of things about both the Victorian era (literature). Also it was neat how the book related the Bronte's real life, making it easy to remember her own biography. I thought the ending of this book was a little too predictable and the happiness didn't fit with the gloomy overall story of the book although Jane's goal was to find a place of solace. As for the unit, I think that most people knew about the stereotypes of teen hood, and that it could've gone into a little more detail or a broader subject like stereotypes as people grow up. A thing to change could be to make the PowerPoints on different things so that people learn (having one or two groups on a topic so that all of the points are covered). I think that this book should be taught in College Lit., but it should be given more time because of how dense it was so that people can stay caught up, because it fit the class very well besides for being a well-known book. Overall the book had both good and bad effects on the class and the unit, and I am happy that I toughed it out to the end.