“’Little Friend,’ said he, in quite a changed tone-while his
face changed too; losing all its softness and gravity, and becoming harsh and
sarcastic-‘you have noticed my tender penchant for Miss Ingram: don’t you think
if I married her she would regenerate me with a vengeance?’” (222).
Rochester is a seemingly interesting character with his mysterious
background and his sense of personality. I found throughout Jane Eyre that
Rochester was a character that continued to make me read because his story was
so hidden. In the quote above he displays his complexity with his sudden change
in mood and tone. He first addresses Jane with “my little friend” but soon
becomes harsh when referring to Miss Ingram. This was a key scene that
characterized the realness of Rochester. What I admired most about Bronte’s
characterization about Rochester is that she never laid him out to be this static
character where from the get-go he was madly in love with Jane. Often Rochester
did things to hurt Jane in turn for the emotion he wanted her to feel. I felt
his manipulation and complexities of emotions only made him display a more true
idea of what its like to get close to someone and bring your guard down.
Rochester was not always the nicest prince charming to Jane which in turn made
him seem more real.
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