If Jane Eyre was a Playlist
(using k-pop songs!)
Jane Eyre is one of my favorite romantic novels! I have tremendous respect for Jane’s display of independence, especially in a novel written in 1847! I remember the first time I read the novel for an English class in high school: let’s just say that I wasn’t overly fond of a novel with a 400+ word count. However, during my second endeavor to read the classic novel, I was much more accepting of its intimidating length and even found myself enjoying the story. At this point in my life, I’ve read Jane Eyre several times and always find something new to love, like the well-rounded characters or Jane’s passionate affair with the alluring Mr. Rochester. With this in mind, I decided to write our first novel playlist on Jane Eyre! I broke the playlist down according to the scenes that I thought were most crucial to the novel’s plot progression. My goal is that this playlist will also help bring some enjoyment to your experience with the novel as well!
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A Playlist for Jane Eyre:
Scene Heading: Jane Eyre and the Red Room- Gateshead Hall
Scene Quote: “Unjust!-unjust!”
Song Choice: Mad City- NCT 127
Scene Heading: Arrival at Lowood
Scene Quote: “It is partly a charity-school: you and I, and all the rest of us are charity-children”
Song Choice: School Life- Stray Kids
Scene Heading: Jane Eyre and Helen Burns
Scene Quote: “What is your name besides Burns?”
“Helen.”
Song Choice: Spring Day- BTS
Scene Heading: Helen’s Death
Scene Quote: “You came to bid me good-bye, then: you are just in time probably.”
Song Choice: I need somebody- Day6
Scene Heading: Jane’s Arrival at Thornfield
Scene Quote: “How do you like Thornfield?’ she asked. I told her I liked it very much.”
Song Choice: Utopia- Ateez
Scene Heading: Jane and Mr. Rochester
Scene Quote: “How can I do that? If you are true, and your offer real, my only feelings to you must be gratitude and devotion- they cannot torture.”
Song Choice: Euphoria- BTS
Scene Heading: Jane leaves Mr. Rochester
Scene Quote: “I must leave you, Mr. Rochester”
Song Choice: I Loved You- Day6
Scene Heading: Jane arrives at Moor House
Scene Quote: “Somehow, now that I had once crossed the threshold of this house, and once was brought face to face with its owners, I felt no longer outcast, vagrant, and disowned by the wide world.”
Song Choice: Save Me- BTS
Scene Heading: Jane hears Rochester’s Voice
Scene Quote: “I saw nothing: but I heard a voice somewhere cry-
“Jane! Jane! Jane!” Nothing more.
Song Choice: Focus On Me- Jus2
Scene Heading: Jane goes back to Mr. Rochester
Scene Quote: “Reader, I married him.”
Song Choice: Kiss and Makeup- BlackPink and Dua Lipa
Okay, the last one was really cheesy, but what can I say? I’m a sucker for the cheesy things in life.
