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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[executrix.livejournal.com]

altyronsmaker: There's definitely a bit of "well, what can you expect from those not-English women? Of course they're going to be sexy, and therefore at risk of insanity." There's also a hint that Bertha might be of mixed race, which at that time was even more associated with sexuality and insanity. Which, as we all know, are the same thing anyway.

lunabee34: hey, when you have some time on your hands you'll really be able to appreciate my B7 version where Jane is a mutoid and Rochester is Travis...

[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. :)

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

Yes, but *which* Travis?

*grins*