Jane Eyre and A Passage to India

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and A Passage to India by E. M. Forster are novels that both hold beliefs and prejudices, religion and culture, agreements and disagreements, which resultantly connect and divide characters. The novels primarily focus on the characters, Jane Eyre and Mrs. Moore, who both, consciously and unconsciously affect the lives of the men (Mr. Rochester and Dr. Aziz) they involve themselves with. There are several other characters that play significant roles in the novel as well. The character role adaptations within the film versions though, deviate from the one’s within the novels. The director’s (Cary Fukunaga and David Lean) for the films attempt to follow the novel’s storyline, though particular scenes are depicted differently in order to induce visual audiences. However, the effect of changing the scenes makes it harder for these viewers to understand the characters in depth since they cannot grasp certain details that lay within the character’s mind. Scenes within the novel get substituted in the film with ones that seem more suitable and by doing this, the director’s accomplish an equally substantial storyline in comparison to the book. Although the director’s aimed to convey the message of the novels in the films realistically, they ended up making changes and resultantly portrayed it differently. Lean and Fukunaga both lost touch with true meaning behind the novels in their films.
Forster’s novel tackles many subjects though the ones that stand out are those of racism and colonialism. His argument seems to be that the English and Indians cannot be friends or affiliate with one another without it taking a negative toll. The film does grasp this part of the story quite well; the characters are willingly trying to connect with one another and pursue a relationship but certain prejudices rise to the surface with terrible outcomes. The viewers can see that Lean shares the appreciation for the difficulties involved with dealing with the