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Originally Posted by Bethberry
Actually, I would have thought that Jane Eyre would be the book of choice for those under 18 while Whuthering Heights and Villette would be for those over 30. Of course, reading Jane Eyre while an impressionable teen likely means one misses most of the dark irony at Jane's expense.
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It's probably a bit of a contentious thing that I said.
But I think Wuthering Heights is all about defiance, passion, idealism. It's got the grand gothic element that is so appealing when you're young. Whereas Jane Eyre is more considered, loving a person rather than getting lost in the 'love for love's sake' ideal. I think at 18 I'd have found Jane Eyre to be a total prig and Mr Rochester just a pig.
