Thursday, September 18, 2008

It is obvious that Rochester is trying super hard to please Jane. Almost trying to hard as if to succure any second thoughts and make sure she marries him. Jane who has lived a simple life might be over whelmed with his needs to surround her with joules and dresses. This bombardment with possessions that he intends to spend on her may appear creepy or over the top. I on the other hand believe his intentions are good and he simply wants to bring her up to his class level. Since it would be considered unethical for him to marry a mistress by his pears he wants to bring her to his level. We see this alot in the book. Especially in the first encounter Rochester fell to her level. This makes her his equal as he said "my bride is in front of me". We also see some symbolisms between Adam and Eve. I find them very interesting. Since Rochester is older and was the first of the two on the estate he is considered Adam. Eve was created by Adams rib, Rochester alludes that the strings are attached in his ribs. They can also symbolize the first two people. I find the most interesting is the Original sin. Rochester seems to have his own original sin that interrogates his emotions. We find out that his wife is Grace Poole. I like how there are so many twists in this novel and hidden messages.

1 comment:

David Lavender said...

Nice to see a "male" perspective and to hear a little support for Rochester who--like all of us guys--may fumble a bit in making his feelings known, but perhaps is trying to do his best to express his sincere affection for Jane. (I hope you wind up on the defense during our mock trial!)