As soon as I first read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, there was only one book series that I automatically found a connection to, Harry Potter. I know it was weird to compare a book from the Victorian era to a book series that started during the 1990’s, but both books are really close connected to each other.
They both don’t recognize the place that they have spent most of their life their home. Jane would rather stay away from Gateshead and Harry wouldn’t want to be at Privet Drive. They would prefer to be away form the places that has caused them so much pain in their life. They would rather be at the place they recognize as home; Hogwarts for Harry and Thornfield for Jane. Both of these places have meaning to each person. It is a place where they can be loved for who they are.
As soon as Jane and her cousins are about to depart, they seem to not dislike each other as much as they did when they were little kids. They seemed to push the past behind them and start their life. The same thing happened with Harry and his cousin Dudley during Deathly Hallows . As soon as Harry is about to leave his family forever his cousin Dudley, the one that has been abusive to him for most of his life, finally shows respect to Harry by giving him a proper goodbye and shaking hands willingly. Both knowing that they are at peace with each other and will most likely never see each other ever again.
It is amazing how these books with completely different plots could have similar scenes.
To see more similarities between these two books go to a blog by Madam Malkins called HP and Jane Eyre, The similarities between the two books
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Interesting connections. Did you make the connections before you read the Malkins blog? How did the Malkins blog affect your thinking? Do you think Rowlings was influenced by Jane Eyre as she wrote the Harry Potter books?
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking your blog in a new direction.