Questions tagged [wide-sargasso-sea]
Questions about the postcolonial novel 'Wide Sargasso Sea' (1966) by Jean Rhys, which is written as a prequel to Charlotte Brontë's novel 'Jane Eyre'. Use this tag with the [jean-rhys] tag.
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Meaning of ché in several French or Martiniquan Creole phrases in Wide Sargasso Sea
The first part of Jean Rhys' novel Wide Sargasso Sea is set in Jamaica, but the main character's mother is from Martinique, where French and the French-based Martiniquan Creole are spoken. The family'...
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How long had Bertha Mason been in the attic at the point of the events in Jane Eyre
I am trying to work out how long Bertha Mason had been locked up by the time we reach Thornfield in the story. This is part of an argument I am working for work and I haven't been able to find a ...
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Would a reader of Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea miss anything essential without knowing about Jane Eyre?
I read Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea without ever having heard of Jane Eyre. I didn't see even it was a prequel to another work, because I try to avoid spoilers on the back of the book.
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