Jane Eyre - really enjoyed it. A good version I thought that, though it condensed and simplified etc. as a film always does which always irritates a book-lover, nevertheless caught the passionate mood of the story perfectly. Both this Mr. Rochester and especially this Jane Eyre were very, very good. Worth seeing!
But I hadn't quite realized until I saw the audience how much of a chick flick Jane's story is... there were a few men in the auditorium, but many of them had a slightly "dragged" look. Which was short-sighted of them. I remember one critic, years ago, talking about Freud's question (asked by many other men before and since), "What do women want?" and pointing out that Jane Eyre gives one answer: freedom of mind, heart, and action; and a loving family; worthwhile work (however humble) that uses abilities and talents, is respected, and has satisfying results; and a little money to make that work not wage-slavery; and beyond that, a soul mate to marry as an equal! Or... to tell truth... maybe to have a little bit the upper hand there.
This book is emotional, gothic, almost surrealist at moments. It's an orphan-makes-good story reminiscent of Harry Potter (but with a much tougher school), a combo of Oliver Twist and Cinderella. In it's day it was also a sort of geometry proof of the theorem that: "Woman has a soul and isn't afraid to use it!"
A very controversial book.
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