You might have read it in High School and you might have watched it on PBS, but you have DEFINITELY heard of Jane Eyre. Charlotte Bronte’s groundbreaking novel is one people just know, but why? Guest Host Aaron Sartorio joins Talia Smith as they discuss the relevance and eeriness of one of the most popular pieces of literature!

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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Jane Eyre (2006)

Jane Eyre (2011)

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“Jane Eyre and the 19th-century woman” by Sally Shuttleworth

“Jane Eyre: Bertha Mason” The British Library 

“Misreading ‘Jane Eyre’: Literature and the perils of the racial lens” by Cathy Young

Report on the Treatment of Mental Illness, 1844

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