1. Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea
The novel contains the social criticism of sexuality, religion and feminist, which considered to be ahead of its time. In Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys has written a prequel to Jane Eyre. ... Both novels focus on the feminist issue in different ways; Rhys portrays Antoinette's struggle for identity within herself under patriarchal society, making her constrained and dies at the end. ... This is a very different kind of feminism from Jane Eyre. ... Antoinette thinks that sex can develop over time into love, but Rochester does not think it would work. ...
- Word Count: 4886
- Approx Pages: 20
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School