Bronte vs. Bronte

[elettaria]

eye_of_a_cat is posting an Austen vs. Bronte poll, which completely fails to take account of the fact that people seem to be very divided on Jane Eyre vs. Wuthering Heights, rather than just happily loving all the Brontes. At least, so popular opinion has it. The time has come to discover the truth, and as in all good polls I'm refusing to accept the existence of a middle ground.

[Poll #1282245]

Comments

[leenah.livejournal.com]

oh, i love The Professor!

sigh. Brontes. it's my thing.



and it is TOO LATE for me, as i have had *litigation* class and red wine.

:)


(and, fyi, NO salivating over heathcliff. not here.)

[elettaria.livejournal.com]

GOOD. Anyone who salivates over Heathcliff immediately gets put on the At Risk register as far as relationships are concerned.

[eye-of-a-cat.livejournal.com]

I remember back when I was teaching Wide Sargasso Sea and the students were getting all 'how dare she say that about Rochester the main is a saint' that me and J joked about setting up an Isabella Linton Intervention Centre for anyone a little too willing to overlook the flaws of various literary characters...