Chapter 17 Flashcards
Why does Jane still regard Grace as odd in ch.17?
Jane is still amazed by Grace Poole’s erratic behavior, yet no one else in the house seems to notice her odd habits, her isolation, or her drinking. Learns Grace is being paid a huge amount.
Why do ch.17 emphasises Blanches bad qualities?
Her appearance contains “haughtiness,” a “fierce and hard eye” that resembles her mother’s. Blanche appears to dislike both children — she notices Adèle with a “mocking eye” — and governesses.
What does Blanche liken governesses to?
incubi, sucking the lifeblood from the family.
What reminds Jane of Mrs Reed in ch.17?
Jane says Lady Ingram’s “fierce and hard eye” reminds her of Mrs. Reed’s.
How is the male gaze highlighted in Jane eyre?
Jane’s gaze is active, almost masculine in this chapter: “I looked, and had an acute pleasure in looking… a pleasure like what the thirst-perishing man might feel . . . .”
What does Jane’s gaze reveal?
Generally gazing is a power men have over women, appropriating women by looking at them, cataloguing their beauty. But here Jane appropriates that power for herself. this isn’t an innocent glance, but a gaze tinged with sexual tension.
