1. Travel between the Book World and the real world is central to the plot of The Eyre Affair. If you could jump into any work of literature for a visit, which would you choose and why? Is there a novel whose plot you'd like to alter, as Thursday does with Jane Eyre. What would you change?
2. Mr. Rochester jumps out of Jane Eyre to save Thursday. What fictional character would you most like to rescue or be rescued by?
3. The Eyre Affair combines elements of fantasy, science fiction, mystery and romance in its plot. Did this cross-genre approach entertain or annoy you? Were all the plot elements necessary? If you could enter The Eyre Affair, would you make any changes?
4. In the alternate world of Thursday Next, literature is so highly prized by the public that fans of the poet legally change their names to John Milton, gangs battle over the authorship of Shakespeare's plays, and there is a huge public outcry when Jane Eyre is kidnapped. What are some other examples of popular devotion to literature or literature as religion in The Eyre Affair? Would you like to live in a world where people valued and interacted with literature in this way?
5. Does The Eyre Affair carry a serious message about the importance of literature and storytelling in our lives, or is it simply a fun read?
2. Mr. Rochester jumps out of Jane Eyre to save Thursday. What fictional character would you most like to rescue or be rescued by?
3. The Eyre Affair combines elements of fantasy, science fiction, mystery and romance in its plot. Did this cross-genre approach entertain or annoy you? Were all the plot elements necessary? If you could enter The Eyre Affair, would you make any changes?
4. In the alternate world of Thursday Next, literature is so highly prized by the public that fans of the poet legally change their names to John Milton, gangs battle over the authorship of Shakespeare's plays, and there is a huge public outcry when Jane Eyre is kidnapped. What are some other examples of popular devotion to literature or literature as religion in The Eyre Affair? Would you like to live in a world where people valued and interacted with literature in this way?
5. Does The Eyre Affair carry a serious message about the importance of literature and storytelling in our lives, or is it simply a fun read?