In her senior project, one of my students looked at four film adaptations of “Jane Eyre” and concluded that Bronte’s novel is more radical than all but one of them.
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Jane Eyre, Still Groundbreaking
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Mustering Courage To Become Jane Eyre
I’m convinced that “Jane Eyre” helped give my great-grandmother the courage to leave her home and launch herself into the world as a governess.
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Lily, Achilles, Bertha & Ishmael on Vacation
Lily Bart, Bertha Mason, Achilles, Ishmael and Queequeg all go on vacation. Where do they go?
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Jane Eyre: 1st Discipline, Then Love
To find love, Jane must first undergo a stern, self-denying discipline. Then she must let go of the discipline and follow her heart. She turns to a challenging passage from the Book of Mark to set off on that journey.
Herbert & Bronte on Spiritual Restlessness
St. Augustine, George Herbert, and Charlotte Bronte all write about spiritual restlessness.
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“Jane Eyre” Still Challenges Us
“Jane Eyre” was radical when it came out and it continues to challenge us today with its assertive women.
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Social Media Invades the Classics
Imagining literary characters using social media opens up new insights into a work.
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Sexual Misconduct in the Classics
A sexual misconduct course required of all employees got me thinking of problematic situations in the books that I teach.
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