Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Jane's New Inheritance
In Chapter 33, we find out that Jane is now in possession of a large amount of money. Not only that but she finds out the St.John and the rest of them are all her long lost cousins!! This is another of Charlotte Bronte's great twist. I didn't mind that they became her cousins, but I felt very suspicious about Jane. Her character is quite clear for sure, but somehow I can't get over how easily she shared her profit. It was more than enough and it was the right thing to do, but I don't think I've ever seen Jane this giving before. This new side of Jane is questionable to me.
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I was feeling the same way at first also, she's never really been giving before, as far as we know. But the impression that she is giving shows us how much she can really give! It wasn't something small like just giving each of her cousins a small amount each and keeping the rest for herself, but she equally split the money between them, showing no greed. She didn't hesitate at all, like she knew that she wanted to do that all along.
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