Why does Rochester marry Bertha again?

[lunabee34]

Surely she's not crazy when they get married? What's the sitch? Explain this subplot to me somebody!

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[altyronsmaker.livejournal.com]

I had read 'The Wide Sargasso Sea' in college in a Post-colonial lit class, and in discussing the novel it came out that it was intended to be the prequel to Jane Eyre - taking that hint of Bertha being of mixed race and exploring her life before the Rochesters.

It's been...oh my goodness...um, eight years since I read it though. Yikes. I was being a little too flippant in my original answer to Lunabee.

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

I haven't read that either although I've heard really good things. It'll have to go on the Must read list. :)