Because of the style in which Jane Eyre is written, you can tell that this story was written in the nineteenth century. ... I think that Rhys, the author of Wide Sargasso Sea, chose to re-tell Jane Eyre in the way that she did because it gives us an interesting perspective on a character who is not known at all in Jane Eyre. In Jane Eyre, we do not know anything about Bertha Mason other than that she is perceived as a mad and dangerous person. In Wide Sargasso Sea, we step into her life and find out what really happened and her point of view on the events leading up to the fire. I...

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• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Seeing Antoinette"'"s view of what happened between her and Rochester is much different from what is seen thru the eyes of Jane Eyre. Although both Charlotte Bronte"'"s Jane Eyre and Jean Rhyse"'"s Wide Sargasso Sea ultimately deal the same people, they have almost opposite views of their characteristics and the stories behind them. Reading Jane Eyre, we see Antoinette Mason, or '"'Bertha'"', many times. ... One major incident in Jane Eyre is the fire where Jane ends up saving Rochester"'"s life. ... Reading Jane Eyre, everyone just assu...

• Word Count: 887
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School