tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post5043825127752328475..comments2024-03-24T08:30:43.258+01:00Comments on FLY HIGH!: SHIRLEY, CHARLOTTE BRONTE'S HISTORICAL NOVELMaria Graziahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-6966701275748889092017-06-12T07:38:30.855+02:002017-06-12T07:38:30.855+02:00Thanks for the post.I really enjoyed your blog con...Thanks for the post.I really enjoyed your blog content.cartoon hdhttp://cartoonhddownloads.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-34125361411510843412014-11-18T19:51:52.931+01:002014-11-18T19:51:52.931+01:00I perfectly agree with what the Connoisseur had sa...I perfectly agree with what the Connoisseur had said about Shirley > Jane Eyre. I find myself connecting to Catherine more than I did with Jane Eyre. Nevertheless, the start was agonisingly dragging. I also think critiques ruin the essence of books. 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I appraise the book from the perspective of enjoyment. I found her character of Caroline Helstone a very apt, perceptive commentary upon the differences between women and men in personalities, existence, etc. For all this, she is not a study in gender and politics, but a very real character to me, sadly constrained by her circumstances which are not her fault. Although I don't agree with her wandering aimlessly around the moors, breaking her heart over Robert Moore (who was very cruel in a way to her at the beginning, by enjoying her company so much, and then hinting he'd never marry her because he's only interested in profits. it seemed to me he was enjoying the best of both worlds. He couldn't seem to distance himself from Caroline though he'd essentially rejected her). But like any REAL and well-painted character, you cannot fault the author or even the character's own personality, for things you don't agree with. You accept it as much as you accept it in real people because they are NOT you. The facti was able to look past Caroline's weaknesses and still adore her very much shows how skillful and living a portrait she is.<br />And then enter Shirley Keeldar, who combines the best of feminine wiles with the means and even name of a male (to a certain extent. there's still things she can't do, like participate in a riot). In personal preference I respect Shirley more, but I am drawn to her personality less. She doesn't suffer at the constraints imposed on most women. She is singularly vivid. Both deserve the happy endings they achieved, and I think more independent women may agree more with her submission to Louis, but only Louis, at the end. After all, if you can't respect and look up to your husband, why marry him?<br />In contrast, I found the characters of Jane Eyre to be slightly alienating and formidable. I didn't get attached to Jane, or Rochester. They were people I didn't know, couldn't understand. I admire Jane's principles, but I cannot be her friend.<br />Of course, I don't have a degree in English or anything like that. I read these books for enjoyment, for my own tastes, not as a connoisseur might. I'm not really aware of any of the critical readings and backgrounds, and I sometimes find those things ruin books. I'm just taking it as a novel and enjoying it like that.Connoisseuresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16546346288580791980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-85975004156877758762009-10-20T22:02:57.275+02:002009-10-20T22:02:57.275+02:00I am currently reading Shirley, and like you, had ...I am currently reading Shirley, and like you, had a very slow start. Perhaps part of that is because we are not introduced to the title character until mid-way through the book. Some of the characters who appear in the first chapters are hardly even players later on. You also have to get around some of Bronte's literary devices such as the narrator's interruptions and visions into the future (that once again don't drive the plot), and her use of the third person omniscient narrator. However, I still enjoyed the book and the similarities to North and South. And I do believe that Bronte showed a tremendous amount of courage in her depiction of a Victorian woman's inner thoughts and life.Shelly Steighttp://twitter.com/shellysteignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-85103950642110642962009-07-21T11:14:13.462+02:002009-07-21T11:14:13.462+02:00@buy an essay
I agree with you. I mean, I also lik...@buy an essay<br />I agree with you. I mean, I also like Jane Eyre more than Shirley. But I'm really interested in reading all by my favourite writers, even their less successful achievements or minor works. This is what I'm doing with the Brontes and Jane Austen in this period. Thanks for dropping by!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-52202139695425271252009-07-21T08:58:28.969+02:002009-07-21T08:58:28.969+02:00I like her Jane Eyre more than this one. It really...I like her Jane Eyre more than this one. It really depict the situation of women in that era.buy an essayhttp://www.essayontime.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-71133902262087448442009-07-20T00:34:51.459+02:002009-07-20T00:34:51.459+02:00@costumedramas
Hi, Judy! It's really gratifyin...@costumedramas<br />Hi, Judy! It's really gratifying to have competent visitors like you! I'm glad you've dropped by and thanks for your contribution to my post.Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-25977635503937579272009-07-20T00:07:45.652+02:002009-07-20T00:07:45.652+02:00I found this very interesting, Maria - I like the ...I found this very interesting, Maria - I like the way you think around the subject and your choice of illustrations too. <br /><br />It's a while since I read 'Shirley', so I can't say much to the purpose about your suggestion of Bronte being less brave than Gaskell in 'Mary Barton' in depiction of industrial problems, but it's something I'll be thinking about. They are two of my favourite writers and I always come back to them.<br /><br />On another tack, I've read somewhere that the character of Shirley is based on Emily Bronte, and the incident where she is bitten by the dog really happened. <br /><br />Enjoying your blog.:)<br /><br />JudyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com