tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post3777603980432250873..comments2024-03-02T13:01:38.633-05:00Comments on A Night's Dream of Books: The 2014 Jane Eyre Read-Along: Week 8, Chapters 29 - 33Maria Beharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-77284000640083261712014-11-11T16:25:44.996-05:002014-11-11T16:25:44.996-05:00Hi, James!
Oh, no, I'm sure that side of his ...Hi, James!<br /><br />Oh, no, I'm sure that side of his nature will always be with him, and, in his fanaticism, he will always reject it, erroneously considering it a temptation away from his work as a missionary. Had he given in to this side of himself, he could have married Rosamond and done a lot of good right there in England, championing the cause of abused children, for instance. <br />Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-43903807660195954132014-11-11T15:52:58.364-05:002014-11-11T15:52:58.364-05:00I appreciate your insight about St John Rivers'...I appreciate your insight about St John Rivers' internal passionate side. That is something that I thought he overcame with his rejection of Miss Oliver. Your comparison of the landscape around Thornfield Hall and Moor House with the owners' characters is astute.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-67953419212145289562014-11-10T15:40:16.511-05:002014-11-10T15:40:16.511-05:00Hey, Brian!
Thanks for the compliment!
The possi...Hey, Brian!<br /><br />Thanks for the compliment!<br /><br />The possibility of Rivers hiding some very strong passions underneath that cold, hard exterior had not occurred to me before. But it's very evident in his cold assessment of Jane's overall personality and looks. It's also very evident in his reaction to Rosamond, whenever she is near. Jane, being a very perceptive person, Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-39739086513098637482014-11-10T04:20:09.898-05:002014-11-10T04:20:09.898-05:00Super insightful commentary as always Maria.
I ha...Super insightful commentary as always Maria.<br /><br />I had not thought about a St. John Rivers possible secret inner passions but it might very well be there. Other such people have a very contradictory inner self. Perhaps he is over compensating. <br /><br />I really like your identification of the Romantic aesthetic. As I read more and more nineteenth century English literature, I am Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com