Chapter 9-16 Review

Honestly running out of things to say...

This book so far is bringing me a lot of conflicted feelings. Never been such an emotional wreck in life. But surprisingly, I enjoy it.

Now I can't say much about Chapter 9...because I was basically crying through the whole thing so I don't remember much of what I tried to read through the heart break of how sick Helen Burns was. Don't even get me started when I read that she had died, not a pretty scene and not my best moment.

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Chapter 11, Grace gave me the creeps. I do not trust a woman who lets out a strange, eerie laughter that echo's through the house. Getting some weird killer vibes here, horror movies have thought me well to not trust those types of people. Grace brings me so much suspicion.

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"It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it. Millions are condemned to a stiller doom than mine, and millions are in silent revolt against their lot."

This has to be my favorite quote in Chapter 12. Jane finds life at Thornfield pleasant and comfortable. Adèle proves to be exuberant and intelligent, though spoiled and at times a bit petulant. Nonetheless, Jane is frequently restless and collects her thoughts while pacing Thornfield’s top-story passageway.

Chapter 14 had to honestly be my favorite. Was very interested in it all. Jane sees little of Rochester during his first days at Thornfield. One night, however, in his “after-dinner mood,” Rochester sends for Jane and Adèle. He gives Adèle the present she has been anxiously awaiting, and while Adèle plays, Rochester is uncharacteristically chatty with Jane. When Rochester asks Jane whether she thinks him handsome, she answers “no” without thinking, and from Rochester’s voluble reaction Jane concludes that he is slightly drunk. Rochester’s command that she converse with him makes Jane feel awkward, especially because he goes on to argue that her relationship to him is not one of servitude. Their conversation turns to the concepts of sin, forgiveness, and redemption. When Adèle mentions her mother, Jane is intrigued, and Rochester promises to explain more about the situation on a future occasion. All this leads to a huge scandal in Chapter 16.

Chapter 16, was a big one. The next morning, Jane is shocked to learn that the near tragedy of the night before has caused no scandal. The servants believe Rochester to have fallen asleep with a lit candle by his bed, and even Grace Poole shows no sign of guilt or remorse. Jane cannot imagine why an attempted murderer is allowed to continue working at Thornfield. I'm telling you! Grace gives me the creeps and one way or another she's involved. My gut never lies to me and I don't like. Gonna be watching out for her.

Jane however, she realizes that she is beginning to have feelings for Rochester and is disappointed that he will be away from Thornfield for several days. He has left to attend a party where he will be in the company of Blanche Ingram, a beautiful lady. Jane scolds herself for being disappointed by the news, and she resolves to restrain her flights of imaginative fancy by comparing her own portrait to one she has drawn of Blanche Ingram, noting how much plainer she is than the beautiful Blanche. This both makes me happy and then breaks my heart. Tragic how low her self-esteem is but it's normal for a woman to feel that... Especially in her situation.