poohfan OP t1_je4osgm wrote
Reply to comment by Zeltene in Need some help from Jane Eyre fans... by poohfan
That's a good idea! Thanks for the suggestion!
I always thought she went to her aunt, because she literally had no where to go, & she preferred it to Lowwood.
Zeltene t1_je4pd25 wrote
I meant, after she ran away from Mr. Rochester when the truth was revealed about his mad wife in the attic. She almost died in the field when a clergyman found her, and it turned out to be her cousin Saint John. I mean, what are the odds.
VisualGeologist6258 t1_je4v99s wrote
One could argue that it was divine will, since religion is a big part of the novel and Jane’s survival strategy is ‘pray and praise God’ when walking around the countryside with nowhere to go and nothing in the way of resources.
Could’ve just been a coincidence but I choose to interpret it as an act of God.
Zeltene t1_je56fs7 wrote
This could also be an interesting point of comparison. If memory serves, quite a few of her contemporaries critiqued the book as anti-Christian.
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