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"Remember the madwoman in the attic in Jane Eyre? Jean Rhys has rewritten this classic story from her point of view. According to Rhys, Mr Rochester's first wife was a Creole heiress who he fell in love with in her Jamaican home, but who was too wild & free to be accepted in polite Victorian society. His denial of her drives lead her to distraction & her story is told in an imaginative & sensitive manner."
Claire Baldwin, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- playing footsy while inconveniently married
Inside culture (main char)
- Black
Other aspects:
- immigrant story
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Husband
Culture clash?
- Being oppressed by outside culture
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society)
- European
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Woman's story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- wild
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- wealthy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 7 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- The Caribbean
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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