Jane Eyre was written in 1847. It is one of the most famous pieces of literature in history. As you read you may pick up on some similarities to other stories. Was this coincidence or were they inspired by this story.
When Jane is a little orphan girl, she lives with her aunt and cousins, her "evil" aunt and cousins. Cinderella similarily is an orphan who lives with her stepmom and stepsisters, "evil" stepmom and stepsisters.
As Jane grows older, she gets a job as a governess. At first she hates Adele's father (or so they say), but then she grows to fall in love with him, even though he is planning on marrying Blanche Ingram. In the Sound of Music, Maria gets a job as a governess, and really doesn't like the Captain very much. As time goes on, Maria and the Captain fall in love, even though he was planning on marrying the baroness.
These stories have a lot of similarities with eachother. Often authors derive their ideas from other stories and archetypes.
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