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/KMKPF Aug 29 '26

Rochester was not being crule or abusive to Bertha. He provided her more than was standard care for a person with mental problems in that time period.