One of the things I dislike about Mr. Rochester in this section of the book is his tendency to think of himself as a victim. "Oh, poor me, I was wronged by my mistress," (never mind that having a mistress is a sin) "and my father tricked me into a terrible mistake when I was young," (never mind that he's been using that as an excuse to behave badly ever since) "and now I'm just going to pity myself to the end of my days, or I was, until I had this great idea of how to be happy," (which...
Published on July 10, 2016 13:46