Thornfield, First Response
Jane is hired into service at Thornfield hall by Mrs. Farefax to act as a Governess to Adel. Her role as governess lead her to be a teacher and in odd times a servant. Jane also befriended Mr. Rochester and eventually intended to marry him until she found out his scandal.
“Will you walk this way, ma’am?” said the girl; and I followed her across a square hall with high doors all round: she ushered me into a room whose double illumination of fire and candle at first dazzled me, contrasting as it did with the darkness to which my eyes had been for two hours inured; when I could see, however, a cosy and agreeable picture presented itself to my view."
The first thing Jane experiences at Thornfield is the kindness and agreeabilityof the establishment. This is given to us in the form of an analogy to the lines of, Jane's coach ride is to her younger sadder years as her time at Thornfield is to her more mature happier years.
In essence saying that coming to Thornfield is what eventually resulted in her living a happy life.
“Will you walk this way, ma’am?” said the girl; and I followed her across a square hall with high doors all round: she ushered me into a room whose double illumination of fire and candle at first dazzled me, contrasting as it did with the darkness to which my eyes had been for two hours inured; when I could see, however, a cosy and agreeable picture presented itself to my view."
The first thing Jane experiences at Thornfield is the kindness and agreeabilityof the establishment. This is given to us in the form of an analogy to the lines of, Jane's coach ride is to her younger sadder years as her time at Thornfield is to her more mature happier years.
In essence saying that coming to Thornfield is what eventually resulted in her living a happy life.
Though Jane had many good long days at Thornfield she also felt her worst betrayal while a resident within its walls. Jane had agreed to marry Mr. Rochester and was at the alter when informed that Mr. Rochester was already married to a Bertha Mason. A woman who had shared Thornfield 's hospitality with her since the day she arrived. Jane is furious with Mr. Rochester for holding back such a large and important piece of information from her. She refuses to marry or even live with him and runs away the following day.
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