A Short Comparison of Book To Film Adaptations: Jane Eyre Edition
I know, I know, you're thinking, long time no write, Melissa! Well, I didn't want to write without having something worth writing about, and since this is a bookish blog, it had to be... bookish, you know, and I didn't have anything bookish to write about. Until I thought of one of my favorite pastimes: comparing books to their movie and TV counterparts! Now, normally, I'd just complain about how inaccurate the costumes were or how poorly the book was 'updated' to be made into a script, but today, I'm just going to compare the basics of Jane Eyre and its film versions. Jane Eyre was introduced to me by my bestie up in Maine a couple years ago. I had heard of it many times, but hadn't read it, and she assured me I would love it. She was correct. I read the book twice back to back, and still enjoy reading the book again to find little snippets I missed the last time I read it. You might have already known the book's synopsis,...