In chapter 2, we discuss Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre (1847) while enjoying some Friele coffee from Norway!

We discuss why some early reviewers of Jane Eyre called the novel "antiChristian," the anti-imperialist underpinnings of the novel, and of course its feminist aspects.

You can read about Matthew's trip the Brontë parsonage in Haworth on his blog.

You can listen to Partyline's "Trophey Wifey" on Youtube as well.

Many consider F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby the quintessential American novel, a classic if you will.

Fitzgerald himself even proclaimed, "I think my novel is about the best American novel ever written."

What makes it a classic? Why do we continue to teach it, year after year, in both high school and universities? Do we even understand the novel? Fitzgerald wrote to critic Edmund Wilson, "Of all the reviews, even the most enthusiastic, not one had even the slightest idea what the book was about."

Pour yourself a cup of coffee and join us in this episode as we talk about the continued impact of Fitzgerald's 1925 and whether or not we consider it a classic.

Welcome to Classics and Coffee, a podcast where a father and daughter talk about books while enjoying their favorite coffee.