Jane vs. Blanche
Jane:
“I understand the language of his countenance and movements:
through rank and wealth sever us widely, I have something in my brain and
heart, in my blood and nerves, that assimilates me mentally to him” (85).
Jane paints a picturesque idea of how Jane views her love of
Rochester. Instead of painting him as a man so different than herself she reflects that they are one in the same and because of this she must love him.
Jane's idea of marriage is to marry someone that will mirror your own existence. Compatibility seems to be key when Jane has the opportunity to finally marry
Rochester but feels uncertain because of rank. Jane also neglects to marry St.
John because of his varying belief in religion. Jane believes she cannot love
unless that person shares everything she embodies.
Blanche:
“I shall suffer no competitor near the throne; I shall exact
an undivided homage: his devotions shall not be shared between me and the shape
he sees in his mirror” (128).
Blanche has a different image of what her
husband must be in comparison to Jane’s. Unlike Jane, Blanche believes that
marriage should be based on differences and less on similarities. Blanche
wishes to be married to someone who is less pretty so she can stand on the
throne herself. In my opinion, Blanche could never truly love someone with
this ideal in her head. She wants instead to be loved by someone than to give
love to someone else. This is the first mistake in anyone's desire for love. In
reality, real love will be given first something that is also displayed by
Janes love for Rochester even when she does not know her loves her.
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