This is a brief character analysis of the housekeeper of Thornfield Manor, Mrs Fairfax, and the governess Jane Eyre.
Mrs. Fairfax and Jane Eyre can't be any more opposite in character if they tried. Mrs. Fairfax knows her boss as a boss and nothing else. She knows how he liked his home kept, she knows that he is a gentle man only because of how he responds to her, and she knows that he is a land owner. Mrs. Fairfax seems to not view Mr. Rochester in any particular way nor does she seem that it is important to do so. She only assumes certain things about him because of how the people in the town viewed him.
Jane Eyre on the other hand was very curious about the person she would be working for while all the while judging the person she would be working with. This may be an important trait of hers because of her background. Jane wanted to know more about her boss so she could have some sense of what she was getting herself into, or perhaps she wanted to know more so it could fill in the gaps when she imagined what her new boss was like. Whatever the case may be, what seemed to be important to Jane about Mr. Rochester was not even a thought to Mrs. Fairfax. Feel free to look up Jane Eyres' past and see why she may be responding to Mrs. Fairfax in this manner. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Eyre_
Jane Eyre responds to her new boss, Mr. Rochester, differently because of her past. Mrs. Fairfax is an elderly housekeeper who hasn't thought twice about the master of the quarters, Mr. Rochester. Jane Eyre grew up an orphan and was emotionally abused during her youth. I think Jane Eyre examined Mr. Rochester with the perspective that he was much misunderstood as she was. Both Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester were alike since he was never given a fair chance to justify himself within the small community and Jane Eyre never felt justified as a small child. It was things that they felt they had in common hat led Jane Eyre to think of Mr. Rochester in a new light.
ReplyDeleteMichael Garcia
I agree with your blog input, i saw a diffrent aspect or perspective, but Latrisia made me see a diffrent view of a new point of view.
ReplyDeleteYvette ortiz
They are pretty contrasting people, goes to show how people need to not judge others, and just merely get to know them yourself. Mr. Rochester deserves to show the two women how he's like without the outside world persuading the women false assumptions.
ReplyDeleteBrandy Wilson
I love to see how Jane Eyre is so similar to people in real life rather than just characters in a story; we all are influenced differently by things in our present, as a result of our experiences that we have had in our past. I personally strive to keep a line visible between work life an social life, I am an observer by nature and tend to see this wherever I am. I really enjoy how you brought this forward in your post.
ReplyDeleteAlex Stofferan
never judge a book by its cover
ReplyDeletek.hutchinson
I like that you compared them, I feel as though most people are like Jane because most people judge, ask way to many questions, and concern themselves in things that don't matter.
ReplyDelete-Cassidy Park
Very accurate of how I felt the characters were portrayed as well. They are certainly there to provide an almost-contrasting aspect of the experience. Mrs. Farifax who accepts things as they are, and Jane Erye, whom could not be more different in the way she approaches the situation.
ReplyDeleteBrian McNulty
very good on describing both characters, i do agree that most people are like Jane asking who what why all the time..that doesnt make her nosey, just curious.
ReplyDeletegreat comment above^ never judge the book by its cover very well said!
ReplyDeleteThis was definitely a different look into how some people judge others. This may be said too much but "don't judge a book by its cover" doesn't only apply to books.
ReplyDeleteGilbert Rangel
I didn't read Jane Eyre but i agreee that we shouldn't judge people without knowing them.
ReplyDeleteGilberto Flores
Interesting comparison between the two characters. I have not read Jane Eyre as well, but at least Jane knows how to truly judge people by finding out more about them, unlike Mrs. Fairfax. Terrible! I agree with your post.
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