Disclaimer: I will be comparing only Jane Eyre and Rebecca (1940), the movie not the book, because I have only seen the movie and not read the book and don’t know if there are huge differences between them. Even though Jane Eyre is mostly regarded as a Romance novel, I believe like Rebecca, which is known as a Gothic… Read more Jane Eyre + Rebecca — Gothic Romance
Tag: Charlotte Brontë
Rochester, the Original Misogynist
Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, is a very intriguing and controversial text from Victorian-era England. Following Jane along in her life as an orphan through her cruel relationship with her aunt and the events that follow that also are laced with neglect and ignorance. Jane Eyre is packed to the brim in different psychological effects… Read more Rochester, the Original Misogynist
Thornfield Hall
I’ve taken the time to try to accurately recreate Thornfield Hall in Minecraft. Having the description read to me from the book, I felt transported to the location (though that may have been part of being in quarantine at the time), and I started to draw it as I saw Thornfield in my mind. At… Read more Thornfield Hall
Project 2 — Jane Eyre + “tolerate it” & “mad woman”
One of the words that comes to mind when reading Jane Eyre is “tolerant.” Not Jane, herself, but everyone around her. They all just tolerate being around her. From the very first page of the novel, readers are shown how badly she is treated by her cousins and aunt, through to her schooling at the Lowood Academy… Read more Project 2 — Jane Eyre + “tolerate it” & “mad woman”