Quotation: Then I awoke. Then I recalled where I was, and how situated. Then I rose up on my curtainless bed, trembling and quivering and then the still, dark night witnessed the convulsion of despair and heard the burst of passion. By nine O’clock the next morning, I was punctually opening the school tranquil, settled, prepared for the steady duties of the day.
Comment or Connection: This excerpt perfectly captures what living with existential dread is like. Hopelessness and near mental breakdown before pulling yourself together to make it through the day.
Question: How would Jane Eyre have thrived in a modern setting or any setting for that matter where she was treated with dignity.
