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A review by anastasia_raf
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
I will not rate this book. I don't think I could, if I did I would have done it accordingly. This book includes racism, ableism, sexism, etc. But is considered progressive for its time. It's considered feminist. To that, I will disagree. Feminism MUST include all women. I see no such thing in this book. Jane uses many racial slurs and judgement against women of colour (take her encounter with the fortune teller as an example,) And many times she brings other women down and condemns their likings when they don't much her own.
As a kid, Jane, I think was "more" of a feminist. I don't know if it makes sense, but I felt she was more open-minded, less concerned with societal views but still had to play the role chosen for her and yet she defied more often what that role meant or expected of her. I don't know, I think her more revolutionary in her youngest years. I can see that her dreams and what she wanted to make of her life were progressive enough. (See the spoiler at the end)
But still, how can you judge that book so? Since it's just a biography. It was never aiming to be feminist. The writer just wanted to narrate her heroine's life, to tell her story. She was a strong woman indeed and progressive enough. But no, I wouldn't categorise this book as a feminist read, nor romance. It's a biography. Nothing more, nothing less.
Especially her want for independence But she rejected all that in the name of love. Which is beautiful but not something uncommon, especially with women heroines
As a kid, Jane, I think was "more" of a feminist. I don't know if it makes sense, but I felt she was more open-minded, less concerned with societal views but still had to play the role chosen for her and yet she defied more often what that role meant or expected of her. I don't know, I think her more revolutionary in her youngest years. I can see that her dreams and what she wanted to make of her life were progressive enough. (See the spoiler at the end)
But still, how can you judge that book so? Since it's just a biography. It was never aiming to be feminist. The writer just wanted to narrate her heroine's life, to tell her story. She was a strong woman indeed and progressive enough. But no, I wouldn't categorise this book as a feminist read, nor romance. It's a biography. Nothing more, nothing less.
Especially her want for independence But she rejected all that in the name of love. Which is beautiful but not something uncommon, especially with women heroines