Research and Ramblings

Jane: "'This life ... is hell! this very air--those are the sounds of the bottomless pit! I have a right to deliver myself from it if I can" (Vol. II, 90). At this point, Jane has been torn apart by this decision, and everything around her is telling her that something just was not right.…

This week's reading was certainly an interesting one.  I looked at the readings in a couple different ways: how the Quran compares to Plato and Aristotle's views on what makes a good person, an enlightened person, and how the Islamic view of Allah compares with the Christian view of God the Father. Firstly, Platonic and…

"'you desire to recommence your life, and to spend what remains to you of days in a way more worthy of an immortal being.  To attain this end, are you justified in overleaping an obstacle of custom--a mere conventional impediment, which neither your conscience sanctifies nor your judgement approves?'" (282). Jane just had a unique…

"Paul's idea of the relationship between knowledge and faith is certainly something I have not thought of before," I pondered over the readings and turned to my friend, Hudson.  "Even before I read the scripture in the same mindset I read Plato and Aristotle, I thought that faith and knowledge were related, but not the…

"I felt rather confused at being the object of more attention than I had ever received" (121) At this point, Jane has just moved into the Rochester estate having taken on a job as a governess.  Jane is stunned but the grandeur and hospitality shown to her as she had never known such civility.  I…

Aristotle's Ethics was one of the more intriguing reads of this semester.  I wish I had more time to delve into it, and it's certainly a work I will visit again when I have some spare time.  I found it most interesting when Aristotle defines a happy person, part of his definition is one who is…

""Psalms are not interesting.," [Jane] remarked. "That proves you have a wicked heart; and you must pray to God to change it"" (37) In this part of the story, Jane was assessed by Mr. Brocklehurst, who would subsequently admit her into Lowood.  After being asked what parts of the Bible she liked, she named off…

Philip K. Dick wrote an interesting piece on his thoughts and ramblings about what the "real world" actually means.  His musings and questions and experiences were something I identified with.  He seems to be a little out of touch with reality, whether on or off the pain medication he may have been taking while writing.…

The article, "The Ideal English Major" by Mark Edmundson best describes what it is like to live in a literature and language focused mentality better than I ever could.  I live in that state of wonder and hunger, and the more one accrues knowledge, the stronger the lust for even more.  I am such a glutton…

Sometimes I like to revisit the 2013 film, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty".  Most times, not the whole movie, perhaps just the music or the trailer every once and a while.  It makes me feel just a little bit more alive.  Right now, I'm simply feverishly writing thoughts and feelings as they come... Essentially,…