unquenchablecuriosity

So, as the title states, I am reading Jane Eyre for the first time this summer. I recently bought a baby pool with my sister, so I have spent most of the time reading it in there. One of my professors told me that she liked to read in her baby pool, and I thought it was a fantastic idea. As for the book, for some reason I was afraid it would be a lot like Pride and Prejudice, which I dislike, but I was told that it is nothing like Jane Eyre, so here we are today. I always thought of posting a blog, but I just never knew what to write about specifically, and then I thought, why not write about the thing I love most in the world: literature. Music might also find its way into these posts, as well as the pains of trying to write with self confidence issues. Anyways, we were talking about Jane Eyre. Right now, I'm about halfway through it, and I am absolutely in love. The character speaks so truly to the seemingly not-good-enough-woman in all of us. I just got through the part where Mr. Rochester and his guests were playing charades, and how Jane despaired over the way Mr. Rochester and Blanche played the game together. What girl hasn't felt that way in a group, as she sees the guy she crushes over point his attentions elsewhere? One thing I love about the book is something that she mentions in the Preface: "Conventionality is not morality." I see that theme throughout the novel and admire it. I feel this way a lot in my own life. I see others play out lives that are obviously not true to themselves. I have always wondered why people aren't just who they are. It seems so simple, and life seems too short to be untrue. In the novel, you see this predicament with those like Mrs. Reed and Blanche, specifically with Blanche. I like that Jane sees through these false appearances and finds no value in it. I can definitely see why bookworm girls all over the world love this book, since most of us, I think, feel the same way, and have to sit on the outside lines while others play their parts because we refuse to be a part of their game. This could all be speculation and only be true of my life, but I have talked to other English lovers, and I feel like they empathize with Jane and me on this point. I also love the interaction between Mr. Rochester and Jane. Charlotte Bronte is very good at involving the audience, as she gets Jane to address the audience from time to time with her "Dear Reader," etc. As I was reading today, I started to get bored while Mr. Rochester had left the house, and then when he came back into the scene, I got all excited, just as Jane does in the actual novel. Maybe I am too empathetic, and should probably considering getting more of a life, so I don't get too involved in a book I am reading, but I always admire when writers make me feel that way when I reading their novel. It is one of the reasons why I want to write. If I can't write a story that will cause others to lose themselves in my writing, then why bother writing? I will let you know what I think after I have finished Jane Eyre, but so far, this reader is in love.