Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Things are finally looking up for Jane, she now has gained a magnitude of money from her dad! It is about time that things go right for Jane. On the other hand, St John reminds me a great deal of Rochester; and the proposal? Marrage between cousins, that is a bit strange. It seems as though St John is using God as a form of blackmailing Jane into the marrage. He continues to say that their marrage was God intended, however, in reality it is his desire for her that he wishes to marry her. In addition, St John proposes to take her to India with him, as Rochester had for England. St Johns character is very similar to that of Rochester, quite yet watchful in his silent demener. He is a watchful eye over Moore House, as is Rochester of Thornfeild. I think that Charlotte Bronte's introduction of St John is her way of reminding the reader of Rochester, though St Johns character she is leading us back to question what had become of Rochesters fate. I want Jane to go back to Thornfeild in search of Rochester, hopefully Charlotte Bronte doesnt leave us questioning, and leads us back to Janes true love.
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I agree with you on the fact that things needed to turn around for jane. She was going through a weird time. It is also so weird how her cousin proposed, that is just not ment to be
First things first--the money Jane receives is from her uncle, not her dad, and that uncle is the 'link' in the relationship between Jane and the Rivers family. Actually, it was not that unusual for cousins to be married back in the day (it certainly wasn't considered incestuous or improper)--keep in mind that FDR and Elanor Roosevelt were distant cousins prior to their marriage.
Secondly (and perhaps more importantly), I like that you are already beginning to weigh the comparisons between Rochester and St. John. In what ways are they similar? In what ways are they different? More to the point, how might these differences signal that, but for Bertha's existence, Rochester might provide a better match (this sort of comparison might provide an interesting essay topic!).
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