Jane Eyre
The central idea of this chapter of Jane Eyre is hypocrisy. Mr. Brockhurst is calling girls out for having their hair done in braids or top knots, having too many pieces of clothing, and eating bread and cheese as if it was an indulgence. He then brings his own wife and daughters into the school who are wearing exquisite clothes and arrive in a fancy carriage. Brockhurst accuses the girls of being unchristian because they had simple necessities or pleasures. The headmaster of the school, Miss Temple, seems to care for the girls and wants them to be able to thrive and enjoy their childhoods. The phrase that seems to sum up this passage the best is "Oh, madam, when you put bread and cheese, instead of burnt porridge, into these children's mouths, you may indeed feed their vile bodies, but you little think how you starve their immortal souls!" This seems to be a sarcastic remark from the author, showing that just providing for kids is turning them into little heathens. This idea best helps develop the chapter because after seeing the Brockhurst family and hearing Mr. Brockhurst say this, we can clearly see his bias and hypocrisy.
Hey Michael. Love you lots. His name is Mr.Brocklehurst. But yes, the main idea of this chapter is hypocrisy. I wonder if he intentionally had his wife and daughters walk in at that time to make some statement of "hah im better than you irrelevant people." If so, it adds more to the hypocrisy. He is trying to teach the ways of God, and God is certainly not here for boasting and bragging.
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ReplyDeleteI do have to say, while this blogpost was short and sweet, I do wish you went more in to depth with your analysis of the central idea of this chapter. Otherwise, I do agree with the fact that hypocrisy is definitely one of the most prevalent themes. But how does it relate to what Charlotte Bronte is trying to argue about society?
Hey Michael !!
ReplyDeleteThank you for making your blog so brief, you go straight to the point with no fluff. One critique for this though is that a little contextualization BEFORE mentioning the central idea would help. I enjoy that you cited the quote specifically, but for as much as you quoted there was not a lot of analysis. I found it significant that you mentioned Mr. Brockhurst’s bias, as this is relevant to understanding his corrupt nature. You are such a great writer and I am looking forward to reading more from you :)) ps your sweatshirt is in the wash i promise
Your blog does a really good job allowing me to understand the hypocrisy of that particular chapter. It was really helpful for you to bring out specific details as well as an actual quote to back up your claim. However, for those like me who used a freebie for this particular blog, it would help me understand more about the chapter if you had summarized the text first. I️ think giving background information is a crucial part of an analysis.
ReplyDeleteHey m dog palko. like big body jos said, its brocklehurst. I think your blog was good, though you could add a lot more. You do a good job on the narrative part, just that you could add more analysis to it as a whole. Overall, id say u barely passed, maybe a D- :) im just playing
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ReplyDeleteSome good thoughts here, but I agree with your peers that it's missing a (good) bit of the depth of analysis you are capable of doing. Here's further feedback from the blog post rubric:
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