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"Villette is a wonderful book, by Charlotte Bronte, which all should read. It is the story of a young woman growing up in a comparatively hard life, who allows things to just happen. All who have read Jane Eyre and loved it as much as I did must read Villette! "
Shira Brandwein, Resident Scholar
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"Villette is a story about a girl, Lucy, who is basically alone in life. The books is broken down into two "books". Never really knowing her family, is raised by an aunt. Lucy, upon reaching an age where she must fend for herself, having no income, ventures out into the world with no connections or knowledge of where she will go, hoping to earn a living as a teacher or governess. Her venture begins the second "book" within Villete. Lucy happens upon a young women on the ship across the channel from England and follows her to Villette (Brussels). There, Lucy wonders and find herself a situation to become a teacher in a boarding school. During her time in the school, Lucy learns about people, her devotion to her Protestant religion as well as love, and her desire to become self supporting. In the end, Lucy learns finally finds true love and is given the chance to start her own school."
Amy, Resident Scholar
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""While I looked my inner self moved; my spirit shook it's always fettered wings half loose; I had the sudden feeling as if I, who had never truly lived, were at last about to taste life..."
A repressed Victorian woman, Lucy Snowe, tries to leave an unhappy past behind her and sets out on a journey of self-discovery. With only her faith in the notion that "a way will be made", she leaves England and travels to Belgium, to the cosmopolitan city of Villette, where she gets a job teaching English in a school for girls. She distances herself to avoid any chance of being hurt, but, she is forced out of her role as an "observer" and must face passionate feelings for two very different men-- Fire and Ice--who seem to have conflicting opinions as to her true nature. She figures out which is her soul-mate and finds a love "far better than common" which "honored, protected, and elevated, no less than it gladdened her to whom it was given." Though not without trials (understatement) Lucy, armed with this love, learns to live. "
Wendy, Resident Scholar
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"Lucy Snowe leaves England and a lonely past to become a teacher in a French boarding school in Villette. There, she confronts her feelings of love and longing as she witnesses romances involving Dr. John and two quite different young women. She also finds a love of her own in M. Paul, another teacher at the boarding school. The novel's ambiguous ending leaves Lucy's future to the reader's imagination."
Jennifer Wood, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- depressed
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- GENERAL--no other subplots apply
- fighting matchbreaker (parents/authorities)
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Life of a profession:
- teacher
Inside culture (main char)
- British
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- vague finding self/purpose in life (i.e. no plot to book)
- religious issues
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society)
- French
- Dutch
Job/Profession/Status story
Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- teacher
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 5 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- France
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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