jane part 2

Response 1

1. Based on the trailers alone, what genre would you think Jane Eyre was? Talk about how the 1996 trailer and the 2011 differ in how they portray the novel.

a. Based on the trailers alone, I would assume Jane Eyre is a combination of the genres romance and drama. From both trailers, Mr. Rochester is portrayed how he is explained in the book. It is almost easier to see his narcissism and sarcastic tone via the trailers and it matches how one would imagine he would speak and sound throughout the beginning of the novel. I feel as though the first trailer focuses more on portraying the love story aspect of Jane and Mr. Rochester and many scenes of their actions evolving into how they end up are brought to life. The second leaves the story to more interpretation and contains more suspense revolving around the relationship between the two.

1. Referring back to this week's lecture PowerPoint, what gothic tropes do you see in Jane Eyre [the text]? How does this compare to the trailers?

b. Referring back to this week’s lecture powerpoint, it is evident that a sense of history, a pervading atmosphere of gloom, melodramatic arguments, and definitely a sense of mystery are gothic tropes in Jane Eyre, the trailers and the book. Jane is portrayed is the woman who will be swayed by Mr. Rochester who represents a sexist man wanting to take advantage of women. This is similar to the novel wherein Mr. Rochester plays the part of an idolized and feared being due to his status until he falls for Jane and a whole other side to him is revealed. 

1. Which trailer do you think most accurately portrays Jane Eyre as you understand it--the 1996 trailer, or the 2011 trailer, or neither? Why?

c. As I understand thus far, I believe the trailers accurately portray Jane, however, they could have done a much better job. Jane should be portrayed more independent and strong hearted. She seems easily swept away by Mr. Rochester which should not be the case as it is shown in the book that she is much stronger than that. I would hope that throughout the actual film, Jane would be portrayed more closely to how she is portrayed in the novel.

1. Leaving aside the trailers for a moment, what gothic tropes have you seen in the text so far? Be sure to include a quote and a page number, and talk about why that specific trope stood out to you.

d. One specific gothic trope that I noticed in the novel was a pervading atmosphere of gloom mixed with melodramatic scenes. In chapter 21 page 266, for example, Jane states, “I had once vowed that I would never call her aunt again: I thought it no sin to forget and break that vow now” (Bronte 21). In this scene, a melodramatic reflection on the history Jane has with her Aunt Reed is explained in depth and it causes a lot of suspense, leading the readers to recognize how emotional Jane is in this situation. 

Response 2

1) Based off of the trailers alone, what genre would you think Jane Eyre was? Talk about how the 1996 trailer and the 2011 differ in how they portray the novel. 

After watching the trailer,I would believe that Jane Eyre falled under the genres of dramatic romance. Based on the 1996 and 2011 trailer, there are definitely distinct portrayls that differentiates the overall content. In the 2011 trailer, it shows Janes life as a child as more intense and dramatic while the 1996 trailer showed it in a more vague yet less intense way. Both portray Mr. Rochester very similarly to the novel but there are slight differences in the trailer. In the 1996 trailer, Mr. Rochester seems much more manipulative and narcissitic and the romance is much more present among him and Jane. Both trailers show a sense of suspence and unexpected scenes keeping the viewers on their toes. With any novel that turns into the movie, it is obvious that the movie turns out to be much more dramatic than the novel which was present in both trailers. 

2) Referring back to this week's lecture PowerPoint, what gothic tropes do you see in Jane Eyre [the text]? How does this compare to the trailers? 

Gothic tropes that I noticed in the novel of Jane Eyre presented a sense of history where sexism was more prominent back then that this novel protrayed among the romance of Jane and Mr. Rochester. Although sexism has improved over the years, it is clear that the trailers did not forget to portray the sense of history regardless of the current views of sexism. The trailer does portray a sense of mystery through cut scenes from the movie that leaves me as a viewer curious and suspenseful of whats to come. It is also seen in the novel and trailers that sense that Jane is in peril which is the main gothic trope where Mr. Rochester takes advantage of. 

3) Which trailer do you think most accurately portrays Jane Eyre as you understand it--the 1996 trailer, or the 2011 trailer, or neither? Why? 

To answer the question as honest as I can, I feel that trailers cannot accurately protray the movie as it is a snippet thats purpose is to gain the viewers attention. Although, I think this answer could be answered better if I had watched both films to efficiently answer the question. I think both trailers accurately portrayed Jane Eyre as I understand it because in both trailers you can tell that Jane is a strong willed yet innocent girl where she had a troublesome past and Mr. Rochester is a manipulative and self-consumed character. 

4) Leaving aside the trailers for a moment, what gothic tropes have you seen in the text so far? Be sure to include a quote and a page number, and talk about why that specific trope stood out to you. 

Gothic Tropes seen within the text so far is the scene in Chapter 20 where use of a suspenceful setting to create a sense of mystery and express Janes vulnerability. " the consequence was, that when the moon, which was full and bright , came in her course to that soace in the sky opposite my casement, and looked in at me through the unveiled panes, her glorious gaze roused me" (Bronte, 238). This scene is where Mr. Rochester scared Jane by coming to her with all blood which created melodramatic violence trope as well.

Also need these two questions answered

1. When does the chestnut tree break in half, and what do you think the chestnut tree symbolizes in the text? (Aim to answer this in about 100 words or so).

2. In reading the first part of Jane Eyre, we saw John Reed call Jane a lot of names, including "bad animal" (11), and "rat" (13); Bessie even calls Jane a "mad cat" at one point (15). However, in Chapter 24, Rochester refers to the woman he loves and wants to marry as "thing" ("But what had you to ask, thing--out with it?" (302). How does Jane respond to being called a "thing"? What did you think or feel when you read this scene?