Saturday, March 10, 2018
Why is Mr. Rochester mean to Jane and then nice to her?
I was confused by Mr. Rochester's change in moods with Jane during several scenes. When Jane and Mr. Rochester first met, he was mean to her, but later on he was nice. When the fire was started in his room, Mr. Rochester started calling her a witch, but then went on thanking her for saving him and wanting her to stay. Part of the reason Mr. Rochester does this might be because of what happened with Adele's mother and how badly it had ended. When Mr. Rochester overheard the conversation between Celine and another man, he described it to Jane, saying, "They insulted me as coarsely as they could in their little way" (Bronte 136). Mr. Rochester was obviously hurt by this exchange of words and the situation, which could be why he goes back in forth with his moods; He doesn't want to be hurt again.
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I agree with your idea. I think Mr. Rochester doesn't want Jane to get too close to him so he is constantly changing how he treats her to keep her at bay. He believes that by doing so, he will not get hurt again because there will be no possible way for her to gain his affection if he is also uncomplimentary and curt with her.
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