Zeltene
Zeltene t1_je4pd25 wrote
Reply to comment by poohfan in Need some help from Jane Eyre fans... by poohfan
I meant, after she ran away from Mr. Rochester when the truth was revealed about his mad wife in the attic. She almost died in the field when a clergyman found her, and it turned out to be her cousin Saint John. I mean, what are the odds.
Zeltene t1_je4o9sp wrote
Reply to Need some help from Jane Eyre fans... by poohfan
I have always been curious how other people perceived the Jane's name floating on the air to her which caused their reunion. Also her accidentally ending up in the care of her only blood relatives after she ran away from Mr. Rochester. Gothic mysticism or slightly annoying trope? I also wonder difference in perception between modern reader and her contemporaries, especially regarding those scenes. Perhaps you could look up some reviews from her time, and compare with opinions of your book club?
Zeltene t1_je56fs7 wrote
Reply to comment by VisualGeologist6258 in Need some help from Jane Eyre fans... by poohfan
This could also be an interesting point of comparison. If memory serves, quite a few of her contemporaries critiqued the book as anti-Christian.