Jane Eyre

I can understand why Jane Eyre became a classic so easily, because this book is enetertaining and has a very unique idea for the zeitgist. One of the points in the book which I disliked a lot was when Jane decides to leave Thornfield and Mr. Rochester. Even though I realize it was necesary to the whole theme of the book, I thought it was quite slow moving at that point. As I said before, the ideas in the book surprised me because I know many ideas like this did not come until later in history. For example, Jane Eyre, a woman, had the ability and the independence to be able to choose between Mr. Rochester and St. John. Also, Jane chose the unstable, passionate Mr. Rochester over the stable, cold, religious St. John. Thhis was an unusual decision for the time and in some cases even today. Another intresting fact is that Mr. Rochester preferred Jane's intelligence to the accompolished Miss. Ingram, who by society is the more attractive option. At the end, Jane's extreme independence and great ledearship was needed by a blinded, vulnerable Mr. Rochester. The fact that the wife was leading the husband is also a very unique idea that is revolutionary. The book was ensaring and I enjoyed reading about how she grew to be a happy woman despite all the suffering she had endured.