{"id":2150,"date":"2013-10-24T05:20:49","date_gmt":"2013-10-24T12:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michellejolin.com\/wordpress\/?p=2150"},"modified":"2013-10-23T21:51:56","modified_gmt":"2013-10-24T04:51:56","slug":"romantic-heroines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=2150","title":{"rendered":"This is not a book review, it’s a love letter"},"content":{"rendered":"

And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh: it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God’s feet, equal \u2014 as we are!
\n–Charlotte Bront\u00eb\/Jane Eyre<\/p>\n

Jane, be still; don’t struggle so like a wild, frantic bird, that is rending its own plumage in its desperation.”
\n“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being, with an independent will; which I now exert to leave you.
\n–Charlotte Bront\u0113\/Jane Eyre<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

There is not a heroine who I identify with and love more than quiet, little, plain, passionate Jane Eyre<\/p>\n

Jane who will do only what is right by her own high standards. Whose quiet exterior belies a passionate and deeply loving heart. Who has to tear herself from her most beloved Mr. Rochester to remain true to herself.<\/p>\n

She can remain true to herself because she knows who she is.<\/p>\n

I love that she is entirely melded with the heart and soul of the man she loves yet fiercely independent at all times. <\/p>\n

I love that she struggles to find a balance between moral duty and her passions. I love that she molds a spirituality all her own that meets her needs. She doesn’t back down when she knows she is right, but she stands with quiet conviction, kindness and forgiveness.<\/p>\n

I love that like a lot of people, it takes some time for her to learn to forgive. <\/p>\n

Most of all, I love Jane for how deeply she loves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh: it is my spirit … Continue reading This is not a book review, it’s a love letter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-words"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7lr3R-yG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5263,"url":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=5263","url_meta":{"origin":2150,"position":0},"title":"Happy birthday, Charlotte Br\u00f6nte","author":"Michelle","date":"April 21, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Happy birthday to Charlotte Br\u00f6nte. 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