This contains a spoiler to let all know..... I can't stand Jane. She finally decides to go back to Rochester, and he is actually kind enough to except her into his heart. If I was him, I would have left her to die a lonely death. I mean what the hell??? She comes back after he has suffered serious hardships while she has had a lovely life. One may argue that she was put on the street for a few days. Pish posh!! What a wimp, if you can't survive for a couple days out in the streets, especially in a town, you don't deserve to live. This so called "punishment" is nothing compared to what Rochester has had to endure. After breaking Rochester's heart and putting him through constant suffering and misery, she feels that it's alright not only to come back and see Rochester, but to stay with him for the rest of her life. She does not deserve this in my opinion.
What a weird and abrupt ending. I'm really annoyed with Bronte's abrupt style of writing. It seems like she just wanted to be done with the book. And she introduced Mary and John.... maybe I just have a bad memory, but where the hell did they come from. And to end with one of their lines.... very odd. It doesn't make sense. I will however give Bronte credited for not writing a stereotypical everyday love story. This story, although a love story, had a few twists and turns involving mad wives, desolation, etc. Nonetheless, it was pretty obvious what was going to come; Jane and Rochester living happily ever after. Personally, I feel Bronte's style of writing is very clunky and predictable. Not a bad book however.
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Walker,
I concur completely. It does seem a bit inconsequential that Jane left Rochester to his lonesome self, in which he became incredibly despondent, and then return to him when she feels it convenient. On the other hand, he did break her heart originally by almost committing bigamy and being deceitful.
Agreed to the fullest extent. People don't just except people back into their lives like that. For a man who loved and lost, became full again with the return of Jane. But unfortunately losing your vision is not a sense you want to lose. The way it turns out in the end is like a fairytale. It is how you would want it to end. When you watch a movie and the "underdog" male gets rejected, you always route for him. In this book, it could be seen that Rochester got screwed and it was because of Jane. But on the other hand it was Jane's decision to leave, it was to start a new life, rejuvinate the old one.
Mr. Rochester has lost everything. His life has been miserable, except for those instances of true love when Jane has been in his life. He lost multiple lovers, (although they were not true) his eye sight, his hand, his high standing in society, his house.... He has lost so much that matters in the long run and also things that have worldly importance. He even lost Jane for a while. (Figuratively, of course, because she always belonged to him in her heart, which is what truly matters.) His life has been filled with such darkness, sorrow, and the only glimpses of happiness have been when he was surrounded by Jane's aura. Jane knew what it would do to Rochester, and she also suffered. We see two extremes again, Rochester becoming icy and cold in his loss of passion, and in Jane's loss, she becomes fiery with the intention of not letting her own heart get into her head. Yet the vivid images she portrays of her haunting dreams are reasons enough to understand just a little of what she suffered. It is rather reversed to what we typically see in men and women today, seeing as it is very stereotypical for women to be 'ruled by their emotions' and men are classified as more 'reserved.' And back to the main point, if life had turned out so sorrow-filled and a ray of light came shining through the darkness; mercy at last, wouldn't you open the windows to let it in? Would you not give Jane a second chance with all of your heart?
I couldn't agree more, Walker. The ending to this book was awful. Everything was far too perfect, it seems as if Bronte just wanted to finish it, and rushed the ending. Or it could be the fact that she is a woman and women like happy-ever-after outcomes. Something to ponder. Great post, Walk.
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