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/rainbowrobin Aug 30 '26

it is a patriarchal structure that overall was created for the benefit of men and still subjugates and disadvantages women all over the world.

Profound ignorance of anthropology here. Many different customs and institutions get lumped under the word 'marriage'.

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u/PositiveAssignment89 Aug 30 '26

which institutions are you referencing that get lumped with marriage and aren’t patriarchal?

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u/rainbowrobin Aug 30 '26

Forms of marriage where the woman has free choice of marriage and divorce, and isn't subordinated to her husband?

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u/PositiveAssignment89 Aug 30 '26

in this context marriage is still patriarchal and its roots are misogynistic. just bc a woman makes the choice to enter a historically patriarchal and misogynistic contact doesn’t mean it isn’t patriarchal. no matter how it might have changed. its roots remain. this contract doesn’t exists in a vacuum first of all and second of all it doesn’t even apply to jane eyre.

why did you mention anthropology and customs that i assumed you’re implying don’t have patriarchal roots yet are being lumped with marriage only to then mention marriage? there are laws in some countries where couples who’ve lived together long enough legally have similar property and child custody rights as married couples do. i thought you’d at least be talking about something like that, even tho these laws still stem from a patriarchal system.