While writing the transcript, it really surprised me how I could transfer the plot into a modern perspective and I could still get the same, if not very similar, message. For example, we made our Jane character and orphan who was living with foster parents and had a somewhat strained relationship with them. With this plot, we were able to incorporate many of the familial conflicts. Also, it made me look at many of the aspects of love in a different way by trying to come up with an examples of lost love or familial love that were applicable and were plausible in modern life.
What I found the most difficult was not being able to match Jane's story perfectly. I faced a similar issue that had come up with Heart of Darkness. Finding an extremely close modern representation of the themes in Jane Eyre that were plausible was my greatest challenge. Many times I had to stop myself and ask the question: Is that plausible?
What I was most impressed with during the writing of this was how focused my partner and I were once we started. We both had the common goal of completing it by the end of the weekend, and even though we didn't accomplish that goal, we had a significant start that only required an hour at maximum of our time during the deadline to polish it. But, being so focused was not something that I was used to. Often I get easily distracted while I am at home trying to do my homework. Many times I think, "If I had been productive with my time then I could have gotten to bed at least and hour and a half earlier." It was motivating knowing that I can sit and focus on one task at hand for a long period of time, and allowed me to think that I could be more efficient with my time.
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