Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Cradle Robbing
It is funny that Mrs Fairfax doesn't believe that Rochester has asked Jane to marry him. She makes fun of her. "... there are twenty years of difference in your ages (305)." Is this age difference an issue? The fact that Rochester comes from a great background of proud Rochesters. Jane feels akward about the whole wedding situation, because Rochester wants her to be like "cinderella" covered in jewels and nice materials. Jane isn't really on the upscale of the money tree, so becoming the heir to John Eyre her uncle would bring in a decent sum of money. Which would loosen the uncomfortabilty towards the wedding.
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You're astute to pick up on the money issue (which is at the root of the class difference, which may be even more significant than the age difference--you think?). And you're on the right track in speculating what the effect of a sudden bequest might mean for Jane--if she, too, were wealthy, wouldn't that inject even more "equality" into their relationship?
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