Growing up, Jane Eyre was one of my favorite books. I don't remember how old I was when I first read it; probably about 12 or 13, since I was a voracious reader at that point. I read my mother's copy, one that was probably much older than I was. It had a dark pink cover and a painting of Jane running away from Thornfield Hall on the front. It's probably out of print now; anyway, I can't seem to find a picture of it online.
I saw the new movie with Mia Wasikowska as Jane and Michael Fassbender as Mr. Rochester over break, but I've been wanting to watch it again. I picked it up at the library when I was there the other day and rewatching it has confirmed that I'm pretty much in love with it. I loved Mia Wasikowska as Jane, and the soundtrack by Dario Martinelli (the same man who scored Pride and Prejudice with Kiera Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen) is superb. The track above is one of my favorites off the soundtrack. I think it suits the tone of the book exactly, capturing Jane's intelligence, passion, and restraint all at the same time, as well as her frustration at being trapped by her role as a women at her level of society.
Jane Eyre and Elizabeth Bennett and Anne Shirley were the heroines of my childhood, and still are today. There are many film adaptations of each of these women, but I hope that my girls - and maybe even my boys - will get to know them as I did, curled up on the couch with a book.
Jane Eyre and Elizabeth Bennett and Anne Shirley were the heroines of my childhood, and still are today. There are many film adaptations of each of these women, but I hope that my girls - and maybe even my boys - will get to know them as I did, curled up on the couch with a book.
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