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issybird · 04-11-2016, 10:15 AM

There's an interesting article on the BBC website today about the Brontë sisters, their heroines and their influence.

I haven't read either Wuthering Heights or Jane Eyre in decades after compulsively reading and rereading them in my adolescence, but I was always a Cathy fan instead of Jane. However, I finally read Villette only last year, when it made my ten-best list, and Lucy Snowe is definitely a contender.

The author links the Brontë women to contemporary protagonists, for good or ill. I'm not sure I agree that Katniss Everdene is a deathless character, but she makes a case for it. Overall, a fun and provocative article, even if the author is obviously shilling for an upcoming biography of Anne.

04-11-2016, 10:15 AM	#1
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,368 Karma: 235205657 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	Those Brontë women There's an interesting article on the BBC website today about the Brontë sisters, their heroines and their influence. I haven't read either Wuthering Heights or Jane Eyre in decades after compulsively reading and rereading them in my adolescence, but I was always a Cathy fan instead of Jane. However, I finally read Villette only last year, when it made my ten-best list, and Lucy Snowe is definitely a contender. The author links the Brontë women to contemporary protagonists, for good or ill. I'm not sure I agree that Katniss Everdene is a deathless character, but she makes a case for it. Overall, a fun and provocative article, even if the author is obviously shilling for an upcoming biography of Anne.