bornn1977
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Post by bornn1977 on Dec 12, 2007 16:15:36 GMT -5
I'm reading Jane Eyre and I have a question that maybe someone could help me with. Why does Mr. Rochester sometimes call her "Janet"?
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sagedautumn
Collection of short stories bought by Random House
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Post by sagedautumn on Dec 12, 2007 18:31:05 GMT -5
Really??? Where?
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zeldafitzgerald
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Post by zeldafitzgerald on Dec 12, 2007 18:47:19 GMT -5
I had no idea he did either........... what page/part? ill look in my editions.
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Post by Dominique on Dec 13, 2007 2:26:18 GMT -5
I remember thinking it was a bit odd when I read it but just assuming it was some kind of pet name.
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Lu
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Post by Lu on Dec 13, 2007 3:46:48 GMT -5
I have a translated edition of Jane Eyre and I remember I noticed that, but I just thought it was a sort of pet name too.
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Juliet
Collection of short stories published by an independent editor
"To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.?Victor Hugo
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Post by Juliet on Dec 13, 2007 8:40:39 GMT -5
Yes, I remember !I thought too it was some kind of pet name...
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bornn1977
First poem written for Mother’s Day
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Post by bornn1977 on Dec 13, 2007 10:59:02 GMT -5
Here are some places in the book
Volume 2 Chapter 7 towards the end
Volume 2 Chapter 9 half way through
Volume 3 When they reunite
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Kristie
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Post by Kristie on Dec 13, 2007 14:21:05 GMT -5
Like the others, I thought it was a sort of pet name. A term of endearment, perhaps? I do agree with the others and thing it's a little odd, but I just figured it was his name for her.
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Post by Hazy on Dec 13, 2007 22:17:36 GMT -5
I think it was a pet name too.
A little bit like how George said Maryanna and Annamaria to his sisters in the Other Boleyn Girl
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Post by Dominique on Dec 14, 2007 6:30:40 GMT -5
That's funny I remember him calling them that, but until seeing the nicknames side by side I never noticed that they were practically the same two names put together in different orders. Weird! It's like they're the same person almost. I guess that reflects all their competition and jealously and the both sleeping with the King thing.
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oureternity
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Post by oureternity on Dec 15, 2007 4:40:02 GMT -5
Yeah it's like some kind of a nickname or something, lol. I didn't get it at first either..
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sagedautumn
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Post by sagedautumn on Dec 15, 2007 15:39:06 GMT -5
Wow that's pretty weird. Janet seems like such a mod name!
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