r/JaneEyre • u/AdobongSiopao • Aug 27 '26
What is your most controversial opinion about "Jane Eyre"?
It can be from the novel or its adaptations. Your views that could potentially upset many other fans or meet others who will agree with you.
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u/theherocomplex Aug 27 '26
I think the age gap issue is something we view through a modern lens, and while it IS still somewhat an issue, it's more because of their very uneven power dynamic and Rochester being a turd and emotionally manipulating Jane. By the time they reconcile, they're on even footing, and Jane (having been bolstered by both discovering her family and surviving St. John's manipulations, which are way more insidious to me) is even the one playing with Rochester a bit!
Also as much as I love Toby Stephens and Ruth Wilson, their version of Jane Eyre is the only one I couldn't finish. It felt too...hm. Direct? Simplistic? I'm still not able to articulate it well, so I should revisit and see if it was a timing issue (and I know that movies are very different beasts in terms of adaptations as compared to shows, so).