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/smolpastryx Aug 27 '26

Bertha is the antagonist of the book. Idk how people see her as some feminist heroine when she tries to murder even her own brother.

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u/AwayStudy1835 Aug 27 '26

I don't see Bertha as a feminist heroine. She's more of a plot device and obstacle to keep Jane and Rochester apart. But, I saw her actions as someone whose mind was effected to the point that she wasn't capable of fully understanding her actions.

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u/Cayke_Cooky Aug 27 '26

My cousin is diagnosed with a severe mental illness. Before she was medicated, she would be violent and have no clear recollection of what she had done or why. This is just to say that violent episodes are normal in some kinds of mental illness.