Tuesday, August 25, 2009
I believe Bronte's preface is a product of its time. The way she politely thanks her sponsors and supporters then asks the reader to not be judgmental simply because the main character is a female or because she has a poor history. In today's times the reader wouldn't think twice about the main character being female.
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great point, but don't you think that's representative of the differences our society has made in the past 150 years? What might cause someone to make apologies or ask fro special consideration in today's literary society?
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