Mr. Rochester, Jane's boss at Thornfield, sits her down on a bench in the garden where he tells her of a hypothetical story of an unknown man. He talks of how he committed a crime in a foreign place. He now returned home to live his life regretting his decision and hoping to feel relief through separation from his problem. In order to do this he plans to live a new, normal life with the woman he loves. This will hopefully bring him the kind of salvation he is looking for (221). This parallels Victor Frankenstein’s paranoia closely. His “crime” was the creation of the monster. He knew this was a mistake and he tried to escape it by abandoning the monster and seeking mental relaxation far away through nature. He attempted to continue living his life with his fiancee Elizabeth but that was not realistic. His crime caught up with him and took from him everything in life that he loved.
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I like this connection you made, but the big difference between Rochester and Frankenstein is that it was a bit harder for Rochester to escape his "crime". Other than that little discrepancy they are exactly alike.
ReplyDeleteI really like this connection! I hadn't thought of comparing the two books. My only suggestion is that a quote showing Rochester's hope for salvation would strengthen the comparison.
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