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Jane Eyre I really need to finish reading the book. I haven’t improved from that graphic novel :( I always thought St. John was supposed to be a bit unpleasant, but in here he’s very attractive. In the end, he shows that he has a bad temper and is rather selfish. I understand Rochester and Jane better now. I mean, Jane has said that she has never really interacted with men (John Reed doesn’t count to her, I guess), and Rochester thoroughly impressed her. He has an amazing sense of honor and justice and blames himself for his mistakes. Not many people would admit to mistakes with so much humility as him, in my opinion. I can see why Jane would love him so much. But I still can’t understand why Rochester would love her? (I must must must finish reading the book!) This version is more entertaining than the 1996 version, the only other adaptation I’ve seen so far. I like that this focuses more on Rochester and Jane’s love more than the story does (I think…). And I see that change they made about Rochester’s hand. I feel so stupid talking about this without finishing the book…. But I really really liked this version. I couldn’t look away from the screen during Rochester’s confession (although I was a bit annoyed that the tree didn’t exactly split) and even stopped practicing guitar. Same goes for when St. John confronts Jane about India and Rochester. 

Jane Eyre

I really need to finish reading the book. I haven’t improved from that graphic novel :(

I always thought St. John was supposed to be a bit unpleasant, but in here he’s very attractive. In the end, he shows that he has a bad temper and is rather selfish.

I understand Rochester and Jane better now. I mean, Jane has said that she has never really interacted with men (John Reed doesn’t count to her, I guess), and Rochester thoroughly impressed her. He has an amazing sense of honor and justice and blames himself for his mistakes. Not many people would admit to mistakes with so much humility as him, in my opinion. I can see why Jane would love him so much.

But I still can’t understand why Rochester would love her? (I must must must finish reading the book!)

This version is more entertaining than the 1996 version, the only other adaptation I’ve seen so far. I like that this focuses more on Rochester and Jane’s love more than the story does (I think…). And I see that change they made about Rochester’s hand. I feel so stupid talking about this without finishing the book…. But I really really liked this version. I couldn’t look away from the screen during Rochester’s confession (although I was a bit annoyed that the tree didn’t exactly split) and even stopped practicing guitar. Same goes for when St. John confronts Jane about India and Rochester. 

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