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Jane Eyre exhibits a disconcerting reality of the Victorian era from a feminine perspective. Hemmed in by society, orphaned and thrust to the ravages of fate but still retaining her Christian virtue and fighting for her beliefs Jane traverses a world opposed to everything she stands for.
But Jane is an epitome of religious virtue and refuses to despair ultimately traversing against all odds.
Overall, Bronte's narrative is labyrinthine. But it is also radical in how it conveys a sense of progression to the reader by the second half of the novel which reads like a Victorian thriller. With the hint of the supernatural to it, Jane Eyre is as tantalizing today as it was when it first fell upon Bronte's unsuspecting England.
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Racial slurs, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation
<I really loved the first half of this book but once I got to the main conflict I had a really hard time continuing to enjoy it. I completely understand that books are a product of their time and I can look past a lot in the way of language and themes that we would never use today. Especially considering Charlotte Brontë would probably be considered a liberal if she were writing today. But at the same time it’s hard for me to enjoy a book where the main conflict is based off a woman going mad, being locked up for 15 years, and considered a lunatic. I don’t blame her for writing it, but I can’t blame myself for not finding it and entertaining storyline. Also every man in this book was a manipulative asshole and it’s a shame that the whole story about a strong, passionate woman that was so ahead of it’s time in that way ended with the main character going back to said manipulative asshole.>
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Ableism, Racial slurs, Racism
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide
Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Xenophobia, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Abandonment, Colonisation, Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexism, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Ableism, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Classism
Minor: Confinement
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Gaslighting, Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Colonisation, Classism
Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness