Much of the surface difference from the early novels stems from the setting-the West Indian climate humidifies the prose and England is but a fantasy–while the themes remain classic Rhys: her downtrodden outsider women forever struggling for a place of their own, beyond the machinations of her vague and sometimes wealthy men fickle in their affections. I could feel the distance from her earlier novels and this one in its pages-it is clearly the work both of a mature writer and of a human who has lived a full and difficult life. Wide Sargasso Sea, Rhys’s response to Jane Eyre, appeared after her nearly 30-year disappearance from the literary world-a time period characterized by harrowing domestic struggle. I do know that my favorites are her first ( Voyage in the Dark – written first, though published third) and her last (this one).
Unfortunately so much time has passed between readings that I don’t recall enough of them individually to draw specific comparisons. I had to space them out because they are so devastating. This text is designed for use by GCSE, A-level and first year undergraduate students on English literature courses.And so concludes my six-year reading odyssey with the five novels of Jean Rhys. Key features include: a biography of the author literary and historical background to the work a summary and glossary of the text a specimen essay and suggestions for further reading. The series covers major works from medieval to modern English literature, and classic and contemporary works from Europe, America, the Commonwealth and the Third World. Information on the author and the historical background to the text is given and a specimen essay, hints for study and a summary of the text is included. The books provide criticism on specific texts plus questions. This series of notes for GCSE and A level is tailored to exam requirements. Set in Jamaica, this work paints a portrait of a young girl doomed by society, the past and the future to become the most notorious madwoman in English literature. "Wild Sargasso Sea" is Jean Rhys's story of Antoinette Cosway, the first "Mrs Rochester" of Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre".
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