Grace Poole is extremely creepy to me. She reminds me of a crazy, psycho old lady who I could see doing something lighting the room on fire. Although, I have a strange feeling that Adele might be the one who lit the room on fire. I don't have solid evidence for why she would, but Mr.Rochester doesn't care for Adele and frequently tells her to leave him alone. Adele may have done this to get his attention, but like I said I don't have solid evidence to why it was her.
This chapter has been my favorite chapter so far because of how spontaneous and creepy it was. It was one of the first times that I wanted to keep reading until I found out who did it. Earlier in the book, multiple times, Rochester tells Jane that she is going to know a secret that he has, and I think we will know this secret in the next couple of chapters, having to do with this fire.
I also thinks it's extremely strange how Rochester left right after the incident, like he needs space to figure out how he will explain what happens to Jane. When he returns, Jane is going to to get a surprise of her life and her life might not be so plain anymore.
I think in the next couple of chapters the book is going to take a dramatic twist involving Jane having an inner struggle with keeping the secret closed off to the rest of the world and I'm excited to read the next couple of chapters.
Jessie,
ReplyDeleteGreat post! And I'm glad that you are getting into the more "creepy" aspects of the novel (trust me, there is more to come!). I think you may be the first student I've had who has suggested that Adele might have a role in the fire--but when I think about it, it sort of makes sense. I'm looking forward to reading your thoughts on events yet to occur!