Assignment 3

Well, I said I would have like to see the story pick-up more, in the sense of more fear since it is a gothic novel. It picked up, but not in the way I was hoping, it was somewhat better though. At first I thought that it was starting to show some of the detail in the setting again. I thought that although it was the generic " dark and stormy" day it still started to set the mood for wht was about to happen, as well as the (in my assumption, almost medievil looking) school that she is going to. I understand that you have to establish the character to an extent, but I just could not deal with all the detail. I thought that, there were more aspects of terror, both in psychological and physical ways. I think that the way Mr. Brocklehurst tries to force religion on her by scaring her into thinking that she will go to hell for doing anything that the Bible sees as unjust and not repent for in essence. The physical is more so with Helen because of how Miss Scatcherd treats her. I think that Helen's philosophy is good to an extent. I think that it is good to be forgiving, but at some point you do have to stand up for yourself, as Jane said. I think that also continues to show Jane's strength as a character.