Monday, October 16, 2017
Why was Mr. Rochester so judgmental of Jane?
When Jane first met Mr. Rochester was the night that he fell off of his horse and sprained his ankle. She didn't know it was him until she was formally introduced to him as he sat by the fire. Right away, he wouldn't look at her and he started to ask her a lot of questions about her life, her family, and how she ended up at Thornfield. He also kept on asking her if everything that she did was her own work, like her sketches, he asked her if she drew them herself and if she drew them with her own hand. He would also ask if she was pleased with her work and would say it's not saying much if she did because she hasn't had many accounts of having pleasure. I think that he was being like this because he wanted to know more about Jane and know who was living in his house, but I also think that is kind of his personality. Any thoughts?
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I believe that he is trying to understand her. He has never spent much time around someone with a background like hers so he probably doesn't know what is acceptable and what is not when it comes to asking her questions. He may also be asking those questions for different reasons than what seems obvious. For example, he might be baiting the hook with the words "its not saying much if she did because she hasn't had many accounts of having pleasure" he might be pushing her to give him more information about her life at Lowood or at Mrs.Reeds house
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