Jane Eyre

I have just been rereading my favorite book, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. I'm not going to go look in the HTML ref to type the umlat, sorry. I have discovered what are my favorite parts, in order:

• When Mr. Rochester has the Ingrams and the other folks over
• When St. John Rivers and Jane are arguing (it gets funny once you know what will happen)
• Whenever Mr. Rochester tells his history (the history isn't so nice, but his narrative style is interesting...)
  

I really just like this book as a whole. One thing I find interesting is that Jane and others see others as inferior because of their education, and find it frustrating. What's interesting about this is that Charlotte Bronte had the same problem. She lived in Haworth all her life, practically, and by her standards, there was nobody with education to talk to. It's depressing, and while there are parts of the book that have a prejudice, (Jane thinks French people are inferior and there's also prejudice against "Creoles"--what terms, one doesn't know) this is hardly a prejudice, but more of a simple problem: if you're more educated, there comes a point when you have to draw the line or you'll lose your listener's interest and the pleasure of conversation. Interesting enough!

Oh, and the version we have has all these critical excerpts in the back of the book which are vastly interesting. You've got to read Jane Eyre, it's an exceptional book!