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Originally Posted by issybird
Rochester deserves more than a smack upside the head! Wife abuser, would-be bigamist and seducer, Jane Eyre should be very, very afraid of what might happen to her if he ever gets tired of her. She’s lucky he’s been maimed.
I only wish Bertha had been successful in one of her attempts on his life. I like to think they happened during her sane periods.
I really don’t get how Rochester is a romantic hero.
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I'd forgotten just how awful Rochester was. I'm pleased that even as a young teenager, I had the sense not to find him romantic, or to accept his portrayal of himself as a victim. I guess his injuries are supposed to be enough punishment for his transgressions, except he still has servants and long-suffering, noble Jane to cater to him for the rest of his miserable life.
And don't get me started on St. John ...