History YMMV / Shirley

* FairForItsDay: The novel may sound condescending and unkind to the working-classes by today's standards. This would have been acceptable in the Victorian era. However, even liberal journals considered the High Toryism in the novel too unrealistic.

* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Notably, the Hymans had three children by the time Jackson wrote ''Hangsaman.'' The film implies that Jackson was struggling to write her first novel, while in real life, she had already published a novel prior to ''Hangsaman.'' The severe anxiety and depression that kept Jackson housebound did not manifest until the last years of her life. Rose and Fred have no real-life counterparts. [[spoiler:And she never murdered any of her husband's students, although she did humorously fantasize about dropping some of them down a well.]]

* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Notably, the Hymans had three children by the time Jackson wrote ''Hangsaman.'' The film implies that Jackson was struggling to write her first novel, while in real life, she had already published a novel prior to ''Hangsaman.'' The severe anxiety and depression that kept Jackson housebound did not manifest until the last years of her life. Rose and Fred are entirely invented and have no real-life counterparts. [[spoiler:And she never murdered any of her husband's students, although she did humorously fantasize about dropping some of them down a well.]]
** The adult Hyman children were ''livid'' at the negative depiction of their parents. The Hymans had an extremely troubled, codependent, and complex marriage plagued by Stanley's callous infidelity, but they were personally very charming, intelligent, sociable and hilariously funny people. The film cranks up their worst qualities for dramatic effect while leaving out the more memorable aspects of their personalities.

* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Notably, the Hymans had three children by the time Jackson wrote ''Hangsaman.'' The film implies ''Hangsaman'' was her first novel, while in real life, she had previously published ''The Road Through the Wall.'' The severe anxiety and depression that kept Jackson housebound did not manifest until the last years of her life. Rose and Fred are entirely invented and have no real-life counterparts. [[spoiler:And she never murdered any of her husband's students, although she did humorously fantasize about dropping some of them down a well.]]
** The adult Hyman children were ''livid'' at the negative depiction of their parents. The Hymans had an extremely troubled, codependent, and complex marriage plagued by Stanley's callous infidelity, but they were personally very charming, intelligent, sociable and hilariously funny people. The film cranks their worst qualities up for dramatic effect while leaving out the more memorable aspects of their personalities.

** The adult Hyman children were ''livid'' at the negative depiction of their parents. The Hymans had an extremely troubled, codependent, and complex marriage plagued by Stanley's callous infidelity, but they were personally very charming, intelligent, sociable and hilariously funny people. The film cranks their worst qualities UpTo11 for dramatic effect while leaving out the more memorable aspects of their personalities.

** The adult Hyman children were livid at the negative depiction of their parents, particularly Shirley, who was remembered by the Hymans' circle of friends as a warm, brilliant, and hilariously funny hostess.

* HollywoodPudgy: There's a lot of emphasis on Shirley's self-consciousness about her weight; she struggles to fit into clothes and is repeatedly shown eating too much. She is played by the very thin Creator/ElisabethMoss.

* HollywoodPudgy: There's a lot of emphasis on Shirley's self-consciousness about her weight; she struggles to fit into clothes and is repeatedly shown eating too much. She is played by the very thin Creator/ElizabethMoss.

* DirectorDisplacement: A minor example. While Josephine Decker and Sarah Gubbins are credited as the respective director and writer at the bottom of the poster, the first name at the top is "Executive Producer Creator/MartinScorsese," even though most people know it's not a Scorsese flick.

** Caroline thinks single women should be allowed to work. This was liberal for its time. However, Creator/CharlotteBronte's friend, Mary Taylor, told her off for being too cowardly not to say that all women, single or married, should work.

** Caroline thinks single women should be allowed to work. This was liberal for its time. However, Creator/CharlotteBronte's friend, Mary Taylor, told her off for being too cowardly not to say that all women, single or married, should work.
* MartyStu: Louis Moore. It's said he's kind, intellectual and well-liked and well-spoken, but this is not shown in the novel.

** Caroline thinks single women should be allowed to work. This was liberal for its time. However, CharlotteBronte's friend, Mary Taylor, told her off for being too cowardly not to say that all women, single or married, should work.

* AuthorTract: CharlotteBronte states there is no moral in the book. However, she intended to put in feminist themes, which are echoed by Caroline, who says that single women should be allowed to work.

* AuthorTract: CharlotteBronte states there is no moral in the book. However, she intended to put in feminist themes, which are echoed by Caroline, who says that single women should be allowed to work.