Jane VS. Bertha
| Jane | Bertha |
| White, British | from West Indies—the colony of the U.K |
| non-violent | biter,savage,beast |
| self-control | angry,alcoholic |
| educated thinker | "pigmy intellect”(侏儒心智) |
| independent | crazy, needed to be taken care of |
| caring soul | God-les |
| small,thin | large,strong,corpulent |
| poor(￡30/yr) | rich (￡30000/yr) |
| plain Jane | beautiful,attractive |
| innocent | “contamination(污染物)”—germs(细菌) |
[Note: They also had sth. in common: jealousy, victim of Rochester]
Rochester： relationship with Bertha
If Bertha is the colonized subject, then Rochester is the despotic master who literally keeps her captive.
St. John: wants Jane to join him as his wife on a missionary expedition to India--“bettering the race”
Jane recognizes that although his discipline is too much for her, he will do extremely well in India, perhaps indicating that the Indians are in need of such a severe influence to keep them under control.
Jane: eventually comes into her inheritance from her uncle, the source of her wealth is Madeira, another slave society.
Jane acts in an honorable fashion by dividing her wealth with her cousins who saved her, but the means of her independence is undeniably due to the colonies.
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