Saturday, March 10, 2018
Why does Mr. Rochester tell Jane everything about Céline?
I do not understand why Mr. Rochester tells Jane everything that transpired between himself and Céline Varens, Adèle's mother. In detail he tells her about how he went to the hotel Céline was staying at and waited for her to return from her night out only to see her return in a carriage with another man. I understand that this chain of events impacted his life greatly and that it caused him to become the man that he is, but why does he feel the need to lay all of this information on Jane? I think he is even confused as to why he is telling her all of this because he states, "Strange that I should choose you for the confidant of all this, young lady" (Bronte 146). I just cannot comprehend why he would tell all of this to someone he recently met.
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I think he might be telling Jane this because she is a great listener and does not judge anyone. Mr. Rochester also doesn't live with them at the house and is a rather lonely man. He has a chance to tell someone about something that is heavy on his chest and can't stop once he gets going. Jane is also one not to say anything that she hasn't thought through 15 times before she actually says it, so he knows that she will be careful in what she says.
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