Chapter 18 Flashcards
Why is Blanche depicted as an inferior example of femininity?
Blanche Ingram’s bad behavior are presented in this chapter. For example, she pushes Adèle away with “spiteful antipathy” and her treatment of Jane isn’t much better: She “scorned to touch [Jane] with the hem of her robes as she passed” and quickly withdrew her eyes from Jane “as from an object too mean to merit observation.”
How is Blanche similar to Varens?
she is showy, but not genuine. Her heart is “barren,” her mind is “poor,” and she lacks “freshness,” the one trait Rochester claims to be searching for.
How does the view on mr mason portray foreigners?
Immediately disliking the tame vacancy of Mason’s eyes, Jane compares him with Rochester, finding they differ like a gander and a falcon. Mason’s difference lies in foreignness; example of how foreigners are denigrated in this novel.
Where has me mason come form?
West Indies
What is important about Rochester’s disguise as old woman?
Rochester is assuming an ambiguous role — a position of both gender and class inferiority. Rochester breaks gender boundaries
When disguised as a gypsy what does the red cloak signify?
connecting with other red images in the novel and showing his connection with the element of passion. Due to the class difference he is unable to reveal his true sentiments (must keep his words, like his face, veiled)
How are Rochester’s supernatural powers highlighted in ch.18?
His ability to weave a magical web around Jane with words and, more importantly, his ability to look almost directly into her heart so she feels an “unseen spirit had been sitting for weeks by my heart watching its workings and taking record of every pulse.” He has also seen through Blanche’s heart, recognizing her fortune-hunting mission.
