Jane Eyre
Race
How can scholars of color connect British with Asian, or past with present, without reifying our own marginality within the rubrics of empire and exclusion? How might the integration of critical race theory and Victorian studies help to bridge these gaps?
Relationships
What can we learn about Jane's character by examining the power dynamics in her different relationships?
Historical Lens
What are the parallels between Mary Shelley's 1817 novel Frankenstein and Charlotte Bronte's 1847 novel Jane Eyre?
Adaptations
Why do film works lose so much of the original works' messages, themes, and/or content?
Social Class Lens
What assumption does Bronte make about wealth? What tone shift occurs when Jane learns of her fortune?
Psychological Lens
How does trauma affect the characters, their interactions, and the progression of the story?
Gender Lens
According to Loy's article, Jane Re and Jane Eyre go through similar challenges. What is more difficult (as a woman? as a person of color?)--being in Victorian society or the contemporary world?
Sexuality
Is Jane Eyre bisexual and how does her queerness affect her struggle throughout the story?
Religion
How do Jane's beliefs about religion affect her identity throughout the book?
How do male characters in Frankenstein and Jane Eyre reflect the feminist perspectives of their writers?