The morals of Heathcliff and Rochester

The Muskogee Phoenix reviews The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer (check these previous posts) and concludes that it has some things in common with the Brontës' works:

Actually, what Meyer has written is akin to Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” or “Wuthering Heights” with a sexy, vampire Heathcliff, or Edward that is, who has morals. Ostensibly about vampires, the real underlying themes seem to be teen abstinence, overcoming prejudice, developing integrity, and, of course, true love. (Melony Carey)

The writer has a point - Rochester's behaviour is more conventional and "moral" than Heathcliff's - but still we are surprised to see Rochester's morals mentioned again.

And now for some interesting things from a few blogs. One Day More writes a post on social commentaries in Jane Eyre. And The Rusty Nail comes across a Jane Eyre reference in Dr. Paffenroth’s Orpheus and the Pearl:

Catherine was exhausted, but too restless to sleep, so she drew all the curtains and settled herself in the sitting room, reading one of the books there. The selection in this room was somewhat unexpected in a medical doctor’s home, as it seemed to be all literature. She picked a copy of Jane Eyre, a story she remembered loving as a girl.
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The scratching continued, then there was some unidentifiable growling, and finally Catherine jumped and sat bolt upright at the sound of a very high, loud and sustained shriek.

And finally Laura's Reviews has read The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Brontë and writes a nice post on it.

Categories: Books, Jane Eyre, References, Wuthering Heights