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Chapters 27-28
Summary: In chapter 27, Mr.Rochester apologizes to Jane, and tries to kiss her but she refuses him. He tells her he didn't tell her about Bertha so she would come to Thornfield. He wants to run from Thornfield with Jane but she refuses and says she must leave him forever, making him angry. He tells Jane about marrying Bertha, how her family members were mad and and how she slowly grew mad. He then brought her to Thornfield and sought out his soulmate and went travelling through Europe. He then returned to Thornfield and met Jane, he also talks about watching her and thinking about her. He tired to convince her to be his mistress but she refuses and leaves Thornfield. In chapter 28, she hitches a ride to Whitcross and spends the night under a tree. The next few days she searches for a job, sleeps in the woods, and has to beg for food from strangers. She roams to a house in the distance and a man named St. John invites her in and lets her spend the night there.
Quotation: "Terrible moment: full of struggle, blackness, burning! Not a human being that ever lived could wish to be loved better than I was loved; and him who thus loved me I absolutely worshipped: and I must renounce love and idol. One drear word comprised my intolerable duty-'Depart!'"(335).
Quotation Significance: Jane is saying how she could have never been loved more or wished for any more. And she worshipped Mr. Rochester for this, and loved him for it. But she knew she had to make the right choice and leave him.
Reflection: Jane was so shocked upon finding that Mr. Rochester had a wife that she couldn't even cry at first. When Mr. Rochester talks with her, Jane is sad about how his marriage to this women has had a negative impact on him and he was tricked by his own relatives because they were only interested in Bertha's money. Because of this, Mr. Rochester is depressed and all he wanted was his soulmate, which according to him is Jane. Jane understands this and loves him back, but she can't be a mistress. This is against all that she believes in, even though she wants to say yes to him. She believes that if she says yes she will break a rule and once you break one rule, you are more likely to break many more after that. When she is on the run,she is invited in St.John's home. I know that John Read died of a succide, but was considered a rumor, and maybe not true. It seems weird to me that they share the same name, but then I also think this can't be true because John Read was so cruel to her as a child. I think that next Jane will get a job at St.John's and make some money and move one to go back to Mr. Rochester or to find another governess job.
Discussion Question: Why do you think St. John is so nice and welcoming to Jane?
I believe St. John is nice to Jane because he is a saint and does not want her to die of starvation. Also, I believe St. John will become a big part of Jane's life and they might fall in love. Jane may have conflicts with the ladies in the household because of her stay. They are less comfortable with Jane, but they help her out anyways (mostly because of St. John). Great job on your litblog!
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ReplyDeleteNo, John Read and St. John are very different people. Both of them are flawed, however, and it makes you wonder if Charlotte was a misanthropist!