Sunday, December 12, 2010
Christmas Trees Grow 15 Years Before They Are Sold
Browsing Sparknotes one day I came across something very interesting. One of the sections talks about the true meaning of Jane Eyre's name. Jane is a name normally associated with being plain. This calls attention to Jane's status. The other, well-off women in the story have more extravagant names, examples being Blanche, Eliza, and Georgiana. As for the the last name it says that Eyre connects to "aire" and in french it means a birds nesting place. I found this especially interesting because it helps ties together the motif of birds in the book.
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Annie You are so good at spotting these motifs. that is a really cool that you found the meaning of Jane's name. i think that the names really mean something. Back in the Victorian era i think that they really cared about how they picked the names and what they meant.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is really neat! I wonder if Bronte meant to do that or if it is just a lucky coincidence. I was kinda wondering about the bird/ animal motif, and why that would be there besides for relief. So thanks for helping me out, because most of the other motifs and parts of the book relate to Bronte's childhood or life, so I was curious as to how that fit in. Cool discovery Annie!
ReplyDeleteI also think that it is very interesting that the meaning of Eyre means a birds nesting place. I'm sure that several other of the names in the book have meanings that are associatated with other motifs. It is just another way that Charlotte Bronte created this masterpiece.
ReplyDeleteEverything you found matches perfectly with the book. Her name fits her personality, and Jane even admits it in the book. Her last name matches a motif which is crazy. I wonder if Charlotte Bronte did all of this on purpose. It's amazing if she did.
ReplyDeleteCool find, Annie! Thanks for sharing.
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