reading journal-first chapter of jane eyre.

I appreciated the way in which the book was begun. The negativity was a refreshing change to the usual happy-go-lucky feel of books that are meant to entice. The writing style and the sense of movement within the story gives one an immediate feel for her everyday life. When Jane moves away from the description of the dreary english day on towards her hidden reading; Bronte builds on her character showing her as imaginative but yet still realistic. "protecting, but not seperating me from the drear November day". By the end of the chapter the reader is aware of much of Jane Eyre's history. The reader is also introduced to many characters from an early stage, one is meant to feel for Jane from the beginning- her tragic childhood and unfair circumstances in life both displayed by john.