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Who is Currer Bell? The narrator his course on Jane Eyre with an overview of Charlotte Bronte’s life, her writings under the Currer Bell pseudonym, and a brief summary of the plot of the novel. He approaches the story as a mix of the bildungsroman, gothic, and romantic novel, and discusses a variety of ways the novel has been critiqued. Consider showing the video after a study of the novel and before individuals craft their own analysis of this classic tale.
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- This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
- Robert Southey's advice to Charlotte Bronte that, "Literature cannot be the business of a woman's life, and it ought not to be" is sure to generate discussion
- Green's presentation of alternate interpretations of the novel opens the way for readers to present and defend their own analyses
Cons
- Preview the video to determine how you want to handle the asides, in this case about psychotropic drugs and Meridith's bed