Carlyle Hero

Carlyle believes that there are different versions of heroes and that unbelief in heroes is a sign of spiritual disease (Carlyle 607).

 The hero that I created does not have a name because he keeps his identity secret and appears as a regular person, despite his cape and mask. He is a hero because he puts others first and is always ready to help anyone that needs assistance. Though he is very capable of accomplishing big missions, he views small tasks, like helping old ladies cross the street, just as important. He is humble and kind. He can always be counted on to save the day! “His word is the wise healing word which all can believe in” (Carlyle 607). The quote is related because anybody can always know that the hero will keep his word and accomplish what he says he will.

Carlyle, Thomas. "On Heros, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History." British Literature. By Ronald Horton. 2nd ed. Greenville: BJU, 2003. 607-08. Print.

Timeless Themes

Connections between Jane Eyre and “The Reason”

“The Reason” relates to Jane Eyre in two ways; the first being with friendship and mentorship. The lyrics read, “That I just want you to know, I’ve found a reason for me, to change who I used to be, a reason to start over new, and the reason is you.” The reason is a person-- a very influential person that made an impact on another’s life. In Jane Eyre, Maria Temple and Helen Burns from Lowood had a positive impact on Jane, which molded her into the person she became.

Reason is a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, or event (Dictionary.com). Is Mr. Rochester Jane’s reason for enjoying Thornfield? Her growing interest in him is the reason she scolded herself for thinking that their relationship could be more. That wishful thinking is probably something she wished she hadn’t fallen into; Jane learns from that and resolves not to do it again.

Clocks by Coldplay

Lights go out and I can't be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
Have brought me down upon my knees
Oh, I beg, I'm begging please
Singing: come out, all things unsaid
Shoot an apple off my head
And a trouble that can't be named
The tiger's waiting to be tamed

Singing:
You are
You are

Confusion never stops
Closing walls and ticking clocks
Going to come back and take you home
I could not stop what you now know
Singing: come out upon my seas
Curse missed opportunities
Am I a part of the cure
Or am I part of the disease?

Singing:
You are
You are
You are
You are

And nothing else compares
Oh, nothing else compares
And nothing else compares

You are
You are

Home
Home
Where I wanted to go

Connections between Jane Eyre and “Clocks”

                “Clocks” concludes with, “You are and nothing else compares” and “You are home where I wanted to go.” First, it says, “you are and nothing else compares.” Jane’s thoughts reveal a similar feeling toward Mr. Rochester. Her personal thoughts were, “gratitude, and many associations, all pleasurable and genial, made his face the object I best liked to see: his presence in a room was more cheering than the brightest fire” (Jane Eyre 149).

 Also, the lyrics read, “You are home; home where I wanted to go.” Though in the song it is the person away from home desiring to be home, Jane, who is at home (Thornfield), desires Mr. Rochester to be home. She expresses disappointment as she thinks, “suppose he should be absent, spring, summer, and autumn: how joyless sunshine and fine days will seem!” (Jane Eyre 150).

Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. New York: Puffin, 2008. Print

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