Help, please... if you have NOT read Jane Eyre.

[mer]

...Or, if you remember what you thought it was about before you read it.

Those of you who have not read Jane Eyre, nor seen the movie, could you summarize in the comments for me what you think the book is about... with specifics regarding plot... and what your occupation is? And how/what other Victorian literature you have read instead?

I realize this is a weird request, but it's research for a book. I promise.


When I asked my husband the question, he said, "It's about women. And there's yammering. Because they can't marry who they want to marry." He's a computer guy. I couldn't even guess what Victorian literature he's read, but I'd suspect it's like one work of Dickens forced on him in school.

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[joytulip.livejournal.com]

Shockingly, I've never read Jane Eyre nor seen an adaptation of it. I've read several plot descriptions and The Eyre Affair, so I know the gist of the story. I just don't understand how I never got to it. I've read Wuthering Heights, several Austens, some Hardy, and a boatload of Dickens.

I think Jane just always seemed good to the point of boring. I have little interest in people who let their morals get in the way of what they want. ;)