St John Rivers...
I despised him in the book. The movies nerve capture the harshness he had in the book.
shareit also kind of annoys me that the movie leaves out that they are actually cousins since that is her main reason for arguing that she should be able to go on the missionary trip with him without getting married to him but he flat out refuses
shareit also kind of annoys me that the movie leaves out that they are actually cousins
It annoys me, too. I understand that Fukunaga wanted to avoid the implausible coincidences and deus ex machina of the novel. I sympathize, but avoiding the cousin relationship creates other problems. One problem is why would Jane share her inheritance equally with strangers?
I tend to look at the fortuitous meeting of Jane and the Rivers family as evidence of divine providence in her life. Even St John believes that it was the hand of God that sent Jane.
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain. share
I tend to look at the fortuitous meeting of Jane and the Rivers family as evidence of divine providence in her life. Even St John believes that it was the hand of God that sent Jane.
Definitely. Bronte was making an argument against what Calvinists think is divine favor manifest on earth at the time. Most thought that wealth and power were proof of being elect. Which is why we have Jane's Aunt and the school officials being so high, mighty and falsely devout.
What Bronte states is that love in life, familial, friendship and marriage is evidence of divine favor. Money has nothing to do with it. It is really a beautiful argument. share
Thanks for that insight, kaskait.
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.