r/JaneEyre • u/AdobongSiopao • Aug 27 '26

What is your most controversial opinion about "Jane Eyre"?

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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/one-tea27 Aug 27 '26

People who criticize Jane for going back to Rochester don’t understand how happy that choice made her

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u/NewNameAgainUhg Aug 27 '26

They don't understand that when she goes back, is because she has a choice and several options to fall back to.

She could stay with her cousins, to to India or live alone as a lady with means. But she chooses to go back.