Of original, vigorous and expanded minds
A wonderful description of how Jane's potential to blossom intellectually and emotionally is triggered by her relationship with Mr. Rochester. ...
As still as …
So even the regular church-going Victorians only did their duty on Sundays. A nice way to convey stillness - an...
Hill-sent echo
An inexplicable and even supernatural moment in the book that proves a turning point, snapping Jane out of her acquiescence...
Of gander and falcon
A surprising juxtaposition of birds to convey a contrast.
'... the contrast could not be much greater between a sleek...
Of freedom and flight
Again, Mr. Rochester has to face the fact that the more he tries to bind Jane to him, the more...
Outlandish-looking grammar
Although I've managed to master a couple of foreign languages, outlandish-looking grammar has so far stymied my repeated, and repeatedly...
Enlarging your destiny
The touching, palpable sense of expansion and hope that comes of being treated with respect and affection. This is a...
Widest-winged condor
This novel being set in England, I liked this evocation of a splendid bird from the other side of the...
Silver-white foliage
Not the silver white of leaves but of filigree-fractals frosting a window pane, a sight rarely seen since the advent...
Marrow-freezing
Jane Eyre, first as a child and later as a woman, is subjected to a number of 'marrow-freezing incidents' some...
Spike-guarded walls
The underlying theme of Jane Eyre is her refusal to be penned in by spike-guarded walls, real or metaphorical, and her...
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