WIDE SARGASSO SEA by Jean Rhys 🇬🇧 BOOK REVIEW [CC]
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- My review of JANE EYRE's prequel WIDE SARGASSO SEA by Jean Rhys.
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I read it many years after first reading Jane Eyre, I wish I'd read it sooner.
One of the best endings in literature, in my opinion! I got chills!
I finally read Wide Sargasso Sea last year, I think. It has haunted me since. How ironic that Rochester's character is not named in WSS, much as Bertha is locked away and invisible in JE. I especially appreciated how Rhys writes about colonization, class, race as well as Antoinette's mother's state of mind and how it affected Antoinette's character. Thanks, Juan!
Thanks, Alba!
As far as I recall she was locked in the attic, not the cellar. But it's been a few years
One way or the other "Wide Sargasso Sea" is on my physical TBR and has just been bumped up.
You’re right, she is locked up in the attic. Do I say cellar in the video? If I do, it’s just slip of the tongue. I hope you enjoy Wide Sargasso Sea when you do pick it up!
Thank you, Juan. 🙂
Thank you, Juan. Your synopsis was very hellpful and encouraging. I listened all the way through even though I have not read Wide Sargasso Sea and even though I heard the story you made it sound extremely interesting and I still want to read it. It is fun that we get to hear the other side of the story. It is a sad story but even more real than Jane Eyre. I just finished Jane Eyre and loved it. But one gets tired of the blinders they had on in the Victorian era. Only white Christian men were to be pleased and followed. So this story will be a mind expanding experience for me. Will listen again.
I'm glad to hear that my synopsis was helpful and that you are interested in reading "Wide Sargasso Sea." It is a beautifully written and thought-provoking novel that offers a unique perspective on the characters and themes of "Jane Eyre." As you mentioned, it is a sad story, but it is also a poignant and important one that challenges the narrow, restrictive views of the Victorian era. By exploring the experiences and perspectives of Antoinette, the narrator and protagonist of "Wide Sargasso Sea," Jean Rhys offers a compelling critique of the ways in which colonialism and patriarchy have shaped and continue to shape the lives of women and people of color. I hope you enjoy reading "Wide Sargasso Sea"!
Excellent review, Juan! And just in time for Read Caribbean June! 💛 Great novel that represents post colonial literature, as you stated in your video. Thank you very much for reading and reviewing Caribbean literature.
I read this book in January as a Read Along (Lectura conjunta LC) right after reading Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, and I did notice that Mr. Rochester changed Jane’s name in the novel several times and at one point Jane points it out, and he stops doing so in Brontë ‘s book. In Rhys’s book he does it with Antoinette as well. Her response to it is similar, but as an oppressed woman Rochester’s response is different.
In your review you mention the subject of gender as a form of slavery for women and it makes so much sense in both books. For Jane Eyre, however the other subject, race identity works well with her because she is white born in Europe, so she can be a free or liberated woman when she “rescues “ a sick Rochester, and doesn’t care about the mad woman in the attic. I have noticed that in Charlotte Brontë’s books ( Jane Eyre, Villette, etc.) she points out the superiority of the English people over any other including Europeans. 🤔
Antoinette, as a creole white woman, reflecting the results of colonialism that wracks havoc her mental health, sets on fire a house that represents her oppression (colonialism / her heritage of slave ownership from her own family / being a woman and treated as a second class citizen, etc). This is a metaphor for liberation, and shows that all forms of colonialism brings more and more violence.
Thank you very much for your illuminations. As always, I enjoy your videos very much and share them with my reader friends in social media. Keep up the wonderful work!
Thank you, Cindy, for your kind words and your great comment. I really appreciate your contribution. I’d love to read for Caribbean literature, so if you have any book recommendations I’d love to hear them.
Great review Juan! I read this novel a few years ago and it made me change the way I looked at Mr Rochester. I honestly didn't have a very good opinion of him when I read Jane Eyre (one of my favourite classics), but Wide Sargasso Sea made me see him in a worse way. I almost can say that it changed my view of Jane Eyre. Thanks for sharing your readings.
Thanks, Alejandra! I'm so glad you enjoyed this review. To me, there are two Mr. Rochesters, but I am not particularly fond of either.
Hi! I read both of them two years ago. I also think it‘s better to read Jane first. Great video 🤗
Thanks!
Could you please do a video on Elfriede Jelinek's "Lust"
Thanks for your suggestion!
Very informative and well-articulated review as always. I enjoyed learning something new (for me!) since I’ve never read anything by any Brönte : ) but I plan to do that soon.
Thanks, Tom! My favorite Brontë is Charlotte, and my favorite book of hers is Jane Eyre.
Il only i could speak english like you do
I really enjoyed your review. I'm just preparing a video all about the second half of the novel (the first is here: czcams.com/video/hJzYVOx_rtk/video.html). Do let me know if you'd like to share any of your thoughts - for example - the different points of view.