Lyndsay Faye's Jane Steele

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The novel Jane Steele, by Lyndsay Faye, is a story about a girl and the adventures she inquires on her journey. Jane was an orphan living with her selfish Aunt Patience because her mother had committed suicide. Edwin, her cousin becomes Jane's first murder victim by accident. In result, Aunt patience sends Jane off to Lowan Bridge for schooling. She meets Clarke, one of her favorite companions, attending the school ran by headmaster Mr. Munt. She then stabs the headmaster in the neck with a letter opener in result to him starving Clarke. Jane and Clarke then run away to London where unfortunate events separated Jane and Clarke. Following this her childhood housing was looking for a governess in result of Aunt Patience dying. Therefore Jane …show more content…

That's part of what makes Faye's protagonist feel immediate and real. “Contemporary fiction novels allows one to say everything and anything”(Eaglestone 33). Eaglestone remarks embody Lyndsay Fayes style of writing due to the precise way of describing events without holding anything back. Some readers may find this as unsettling, however, some claim that it allows the reader to create surreal visuals to receive a deep understanding of the events taking place. Furthermore, contemporary fiction is normally focused on giving people a window into some corner of everyday experience and showing them what it would be like to walk in someone else’s shoes. This idea exemplifies the reason that contemporary fiction is one of the most popular literary styles within a novel. Abbe Wright, conducted an interview with the author of Jane Steele, over the importance of including “feminism” in her controversial novel. “giving something back to women that was taken away, the right to make our own decisions, and live without the fear that we will be punished somehow”(Wright 2). The use of feminist literary criticism is used to explore the inequalities, social injustices and abusive messages directed toward women within cultures. Lyndsay Faye's, says that the importance of having a female narrator, was simply sought out to go against the norm. She believes that …show more content…

At the beginning of the review the author introduces the novel and explains some of his or her personal opinions over the book. The author of the review then goes on into explain that, Jane is not as bad as she thinks she is. The review talks about the comparison of Jane Steele, and Jane Eyre. While reading the review It is obvious the writer is a huge Jane Steele fan. The review continues on with the writer explaing the book in her eyes and retelling the novel without spilling any spoilers. However, the author does include some quotes that describe the identity of Jane Steele. The review is pretty straightforward with very little opinion. the very end of the review the writer says, “ If you love Jane Eyre, I can’t imagine you won’t love this book as well.” Within this review, some readers disagree with the part where the writer of the review says that Jane isn't a sociopath, claiming that she commits her murders for the better. Another quality review, ‘Jane Steele’, a Victorian Murderess With a Heart of Gold, is a review in which the writer has strong opinions over Fayes novel. The writer of the review states that the similarity between Jane Steele, and Jane Eyre are very closely alike. The reviewer then goes on to explain that Jane takes no pleasure in being a murderess. Towards the end of the review the writer says that the rest of the book follows a predictable

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