Due to the flashback technique, the audience knows the marriage is not going to work, rendering the amount of time devoted to this in the book superfluous in the film version. The story does not, for instance, go into great detail about Edward Rochester begging Jane Eyre to stay with him. The flashback technique adds drama and mystery to the effect of the film.Ĭonsider how the film maintains pace and viewer interest. Unlike the film, the book begins with Jane's childhood and moves forward chronologically. From this point, the film returns to the beginning of the story. For example, the film starts near the end of the story when Jane Eyre drifting in the rain, impoverished and homeless until she is rescued by St. Although the film keeps the fundamental framework story, the order of events is shuffled using this method. Film Techniques and Story ApproachĮvaluate the use of the flashback technique. However, in the film she adopts these people.
John Rivers and his sisters and consequently shares the fortune. In the book she learns she is related to St. She inherits the fortune of her long-lost uncle. Think about Jane Eyre's inheritance in both forms of the story. Also in both the book and the film is the solicitor who shares information about Rochester's previous marriage at a crucial point in the ceremony. This event and the actions it triggers (the subsequent stabbing and Jane Eyre's involvement afterward) are taken directly from the book.įocus on Edward Rochester's proposal to Jane Eyre. The portrayal of Edward Rochester is generally similar in the movie and the book.Ĭonsider the importance of Richard Mason's arrival in the film. This film scene is taken directly from the book. Rochester injures his ankle when he falls off his horse which leads to him meeting Jane at the house. Think about the events that lead up to Edward Rochester meeting Jane Eyre. Jane's rescue of Edward Rochester from fire is another action taken directly from the book that shows her courage. Despite the harsh conditions she faces, her character is compelling because she remains strong and the film follows the book in emphasizing this point. For example, Edward Rochester asks Jane Eyre to detail her "tale of woe" but she refuses. Many factors showing that she is a strong woman are present in the book and the film.
Adele talks about a mysterious woman who appears at night but this plot line is not developed further in the film.Įvaluate the portrayal of Jane's strength of character. In the book, Jane suspects she is the person responsible for the fire and the stabbing at Thornfield Hall. For instance, the scene in which Jane is physically assaulted by her cousin appears in both book and film.Ĭonsider the importance of Sarah Poole. These characters are untrustworthy and cruel in the book and the film. Also, the death of Jane's friend Helen from typhus results in improved conditions, because it becomes clear that her illness had been caused by poor diet and cruel treatment.Ĭonsider the role of Jane's aunt and cousin. Firstly, the way in which Jane's relationship with the school authorities develops is less evident in the film. There film deviates in two ways, however. Brocklehurst and the rigid strictness of the school are the same as the novel. The film's interpretation of the harsh manner Mr. The film preserves this premise and therefore maintains the importance placed on her character.Īnalyse how Lowood School is depicted. The book describes her as being unremarkable in the way she looks. Look at the physical portrayal of Jane Eyre.