Why won’t we free the madwoman in the attic?

“Jane Eyre” has been haunting my life since high school. This may seem strange, but after completing a thesis project on Charlotte Brontë’s novels my senior year, I continue to see its tropes and versions of its characters everywhere. The “crazy first wife” or “madwoman in the attic” trope was popularized by “Jane Eyre” and, […] The post Why won’t we free the madwoman in the attic? appeared first on The Michigan Daily.

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