Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Up 2 23
I officially love Rochester! It was so painful to read before! Not in the sense that it was boring, but that it was frustrating watching Rochester wrestle with his feelings and try to keep them under control, when it was so completely obvious that he loved her! And Jane...poor Jane. She had fallen head over heals for Rochester, but she had to constantly tell herself that it could never be! She belittled herself, abused herself (mentally), just to fall in love with him all over again when she got back from Mrs. Reed's death. And upon her arrival, she had to witness the preparations (no matter how slow) of Rochester's wedding! That has to be, the most heinous torture! I can't imagine going through that. But then Rochester finally confessed, and it's all good. The only thing that worries me is the fact that the storm split the tree that they were under. I've read about those types of premonitions before, and it can only spell trouble for them on their already storm-battered boat.
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"Wrestling" is a spot on description of Rochester's bizarre approach to his proposal to Jane. But just what is he wrestling with? His feelings? They seem sincere--and from the start Rochester has been presented as a man wiling to defy conventions (so that can't be it, can it?). I wonder.
Your take on the tree as portent is also very perceptive (and, unfortunately, I think your sense of premonition may be born out in the chapters to come). Read on! (And be sure to keep letting me know your reactions).
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