Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Love at last

All i have to say is, finally. Mr. Rochester and Jane's relationship has been very romantic, flirtatious and sexual all along, and finally they are doing something about it. I wonder if Jane will continue in her job as Adele's governess. I still am trying to predict what will come of the strange incident with Mr. Mason. I like the sense of closure we get when Jane returns to Gateshead as summoned by Mrs. Reed. It lets us move on from that section of her life, and fully return to her life at Thornfield. Mrs. Fairfax informs Jane that Mr. Rochester has gone to London to purchase a new carriage for Mrs. Ingram when they get married, and Jane begins to wonder where she will go. Her ideas for the future have changed, and now instead of wanting to leave Thornfield to pursue something else, she is afraid of being kicked out. ""I dreamt of Miss Ingram all the night: in a vivid morning dream i saw her closing the gates of Thornfield against me..." (Page 280)When Jane is returning to Thornfield she decides to walk there, which i think symbolizes something, I'm not sure what though. When Mr. Rochester and Jane are speaking in the garden, before he proposes to her, we see the that the moon is rising and the sun is setting. This setting represents the tweener time and the moon which signifies Rochester's dependence on Jane. This is also one of the first times in a while we have seen Jane unable to control and suppress her emotions - she cannot hold back her tears. They get soaked in the rain before they return to the house, and they're all wet in the hallway, undressing each other and kissing. The word 'effaced' is used again when Jane says "...joy soon affaced every other feeling..." (Page 296)

2 comments:

dogs down under said...

God you are good at coming up with things sis. The moon rising and sun setting does show his dependence, that was cool you figured it out. Do you really think that their relationship will last though? If the chesnut tree symbolizes their relationship then they are screwed.

David Lavender said...

Natalie's right" this is another insightful post. I, however, am way behind on responding, and I know that you've read ahead a bit by now--so I'll await your reaction to revelations yet to come!

Keep up the good work!