The Move (THE LIBRARY message #3438)

The Move

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Posted by Karen R on December 20, 1997 at 11:25:11:

In response to Eh..., written by Erin on December 18, 1997 at 18:39:26

] That was such a worthless movie. Was the book better?
]

] ...the novel's value is dependent upon its relation to Jane Eyre. If you're interested in a 20thc. interpretation and reaction to JE, you'd probably find WSS interesting. WSS explicates some implicit themes in Bronte's book, yet it's a very short work; it can't tackle everything.

] Erin

I remember being intrigued by the "prequel" aspect to the movie because I like JE so well. Who wouldn't want to know more about Bertha and Rochester. However, the movie added absolutely nothing to my understanding. Perhaps, the novel would be better...

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