The presentation of the story of Jane's childhood through a modernized diary in the form of a personal micro-blog-- a blog with relatively short entries and smaller files than traditional blog-- helps to tell it in a manner that is not only more realistic, being presented as the present through the eyes of a child, but also more accessible and engaging to the modern reader by being moved from its Victorian setting to modern times. The creation of such a blog provides the character of Jane with the psychological benefits of social interaction and self-disclosure, or the revealing of personal elements of oneself such as thoughts or emotions, while at the same time providing a virtual for fans to interact and connect with the character, as well as with each other.
The creation of Jane's Tumblr account allows for her story to be told through her eyes at the time. Nothing is seen as more or less important because of the benefit of hindsight, and emotions are not muted or exaggerated because of the effects of the passage of time. The micro-blog approach also allows readers (or in this case, followers) to see into the mind of Jane at the time that the events of her life are happening- to see what worries and thoughts and hopes she has that have not faded over the years. The extent of the effect of the events of Jane's youth can only be truly understood in this way. Furthermore, the act of maintaining a social media account and practicing reflective journaling in the form of a personal blog could have a great influence on the character and mindset of the modern Jane.
In “I Blog, Therefore I Am,” David Kline discusses the purposes behind and the impact resulting from personal and commercial blogging. Kline observes that the practice o...
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She recalls a disagreement that took place on Facebook between her and a close friend over a few comments placed on her timeline. Wortham describes how she felt embarrassed over the pointless argument. She discloses “I’m the first one to confess my undying love of the Web’s rich culture and community, which is deeply embedded in my life. But that feud with a friend forced me to consider that the lens of the Web might be warping my perspective and damaging some important relationships” (171). Introducing her personal feelings and perspective of how she feels Facebook is taking over her own emotional response online weakens her argument. Wortham reasons that others feel the same as she does. She says, “This has alarmed some people, convincing them that it’s time to pull the plug and forgo the service altogether” (171). Wortham does not bring in other testimonies of those who feel the same as she does, therefore the readers are only introduced to her personal
The misfortunes Jane was given early in life didn’t alter her passionate thinking. As a child she ...
I keep my journal hidden; the script, the drawings, the color, the weight of the paper, contents I hope never to be experienced by another. My journal is intensely personal, temporal and exposed. When opening the leather bound formality of Alice Williamson's journal a framework of meaning is presupposed by the reader's own feelings concerning the medium. Reading someone else's diary can be, and is for myself, an voyeuristic invasion of space. The act of reading makes the private and personal into public. Yet, for Alice Williamson and many other female journalists of the Civil War period, the journal was creating a public memory of the hardship that would be sustained when read by others. The knowledge of the outside reader reading of your life was as important as the exercise of recording for one's self; creating a sense of sentimentality connecting people through emotions. (Arnold)
In the introduction of the author’s essay, she starts off with interviews and examples of everyday people. The author, Emily, meets with one girl named Kitty and thought she “was warm and funny and humble” until the author went onto her MySpace account (Nussbaum 1). The author was thrown off and shocked because she did not expect Kitty to throw herself out there on the internet like that. From that point the author talks about famous people like Paris
This novel is effectively that of a bildungsroman. We can see the protagonist’s growth from a child to an adult and Jane’s development throughout. It is referred to as an ‘autobiography’, but Jane states that “this is not to be a regular autobiography”, going back to Jane’s eagerness to continue with her story.
bits like this help to shape Jane into a Lady and who she will be when
To begin, as a child, Jane keeps the secret of hiding in a curtain-shrouded corner, unbeknownst by anyone resulting in positive and negative consequences. Jane does this in order to escape torment from her cousin, John Reed, and succeeded at first. “[Jane is] happy: at least in [her] own way” (Bronte 3). Furthermore, by keeping her whereabouts a secret, Jane avoids confrontation and conflict, remaining happy; a positive ramification of the secret she keeps. However, by keeping this secret, Jane receives negative consequences as well. For example, John abuses Jane by flinging Jane’s book at her, causing her to fall and strike her head against the door, making her bleed. Aside from being abused by John, Mrs. Reed, Jane’s aunt, scolds and punishes Jane because of her secret, hiding behind the...
Jane’s coming of age story begins with John Reed where she is very rebellious and overly-passionate, which leads her to attack him when he bullies her. When first meeting Mr. Brocklehurst, Jane showed him that she is rebellious because she only enjoyed the books of the bible where there was rebellion against God. After her time at Lowood, Jane was very mature and now had more faith (due to her friendship with Helen Burns) than she ever thought was possible for her. With Mr. Rochester, Jane was not afraid to respectfully speak her mind, she denied his request for her to stick around and becoming his mistress after Jane found out he locked away his crazy wife, which showed that she had matured and could handle the situation and make decisions for herself. Finally, with St. John, Jane proved that she is capable of being independent because she requests only their help in finding a job before, but later becomes wealthy and also denies his proposal. Jane’s strong qualities remain within her all throughout her journey but are expressed in ways that show how she has matured, for example, from first being emotional to now logical. By learning from her life experiences Jane was able to mature and grow to be a strong, and independent
Today, it is common to add personal blogs and social media links on websites or interactive portfolios. There is the benefit of increased identity coverage, but maintaining consistency in personal and professional presence is essential. Showing a more human side might be a positive attraction to some audiences, but revealing too much or inappropriate content could be a pitfall.
I started reading blogs when I was taking a class on digital media. As part of the class I was introduced to Lankshear and Knobel‘s (2007) The New Literacies Sampler. The sampler explained that the technologies we use and the social practices in which we engage are wrapped around one another, and the practice of blogging is a part of the newly emerging area of digital literacy. Blogging falls into the category of what Lankshear and Knobel (2007) term “new literacies.” New literacies do not solely have to do with new technology. Lankshear and Knobel (2007) state that new literacies must involve a paradigm shift, and, mainly, enable people to create and participate in ways they have not been able to do before
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Given the background of Victorian motherhood, the nourishment, teachings, and support from the mother are never really present in Jane’s life. Placing other women in her life are able to fill the void where her mother would have been, but never fill the void as a mother really would.
Jane's life has encountered many people and events to change the course of fate. From her childhood she went through struggles and experienced life in a negative way. Through her life we see the gothic and romantic literature in the book from the encounters she has with everything from people to nature. Although she was raised into a life of despair and wrong treatment, she has still found a way to be happy and have a pleasant life.
... by creating alternative personas –her different facebook profiles serving as a manifestation of the life she wished she could have had; media was a way out.
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