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(Brontë Week #3) Race, Otherness, and Colonialism in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

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Welcome to Brontë week, a week of exploring the Brontë sisters work, life, culture and, more! Update: This blog posted was updated with additional information on 8/19/20 Warning: This post contains MAJOR spoilers for Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. "Metaphor, in fact, is never an innocent figure of speech." ~Alain Robbe-Grillet Colonialism is a thread … Continue reading (Brontë Week #3) Race, Otherness, and Colonialism in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

(Brontë Week #2) Giving Anne Brontë, the Most Radical of the Brontes, Her Due 200 Years Later

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Welcome to Brontë week, a week of exploring the Brontë's sisters work, life, culture and, more! I really don't like playing the Brontë comparison game because all of them are special, important, smart and, radical in their own ways but I can't help but admit that Anne Brontë is my favorite Brontë. With her kindness … Continue reading (Brontë Week #2) Giving Anne Brontë, the Most Radical of the Brontes, Her Due 200 Years Later

(Brontë Week #1) Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë: A Review

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Welcome to Brontë week, a week of exploring the Brontë's sisters work, life, culture and, more! Firstly, I have to say that it feels a little ridiculous to be "reviewing" Wuthering Heights. Reviews are usually to tell other readers if they should or shouldn't read a book. If the review is positive, reviews are usually … Continue reading (Brontë Week #1) Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë: A Review

““I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will:” a Collection of the Best Jane Eyre Quotes

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I love Goth...if you add an "ic" to make to "Gothic!" Gothic novels from the early 19th century are just incredible. I will admit that I love a good haunted house and dark and stormy night. As such, I love Jane Eyre. It has to be one of my favorite books. The plot is perfect. The … Continue reading ““I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will:” a Collection of the Best Jane Eyre Quotes