Complicated Love(PART 3 OF 4)
Yes, his sister tought St. John loved Jane so much, but to Jane, he seemed to love her to procure a fitting fellow-labourer in his Indian toils.
I know...I know...but Diana thought his brother loved Jane sincerely from the bottom of his heart. That's why she said "That is just what we hoped and thought! And you will marry him, Jane, won't you?"
So, Kato, are you telling me that Jane misunderstood his love?
Yes, I am. Watch the DVD, Diane. If I were a woman, I would go for St. John. Obviously, Mr. Rochester is quite manipulative and insincere, if not a womanizer. I would kick his ass and never see him again.
Kato, you're becoming quite emotional about this.
Oh, no...I'm actually quite cool-headed. I can see things unemotionally. He, he, he, he, he...
In any case, Jane didn't love St. John.
No, she didn't. I know that...because "Jane Eyre" is a fiction, after all.
So, Kato, you're saying, if it weren't a fiction, Jane would have loved St. John, instead of Mr. Rochester, aren't you?
Yes, most definitly, I am.
What makes you think so?
Well, in the real world, Charlotte Brontë got married to Arthur Bell Nicholls, her father's curate.
Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte's brother, Branwell, the only son of the family, died of chronic bronchitis and marasmus exacerbated by heavy drinking in September 1848, although Charlotte believed his death was due to tuberculosis. Branwell was also a suspected "opium eater". Emily and Anne both died of pulmonary tuberculosis in December 1848 and May 1849, respectively.
Charlotte and her father were now left alone together. In view of the enormous success of Jane Eyre, she was persuaded by her publisher to visit London occasionally, where she revealed her true identity and began to move in a more exalted social circle.
Her book had sparked a movement in regards to feminism in literature. The main character, Jane Eyre, in her novel Jane Eyre, was a parallel to herself, a woman who was strong. However, she never left Haworth for more than a few weeks at a time as she did not want to leave her aging father's side.
In June 1854, Charlotte married Arthur Bell Nicholls, her father's curate and, in the opinion of many scholars, the model for several of her literary characters such as Jane Eyre's Rochester and St. John. She became pregnant soon after the marriage. Her health declined rapidly during this time, and according to Gaskell, her earliest biographer, she was attacked by "sensations of perpetual nausea and ever-recurring faintness." Charlotte died, along with her unborn child, on 31 March 1855, at the young age of 38.
Her death certificate gives the cause of death as phthisis (tuberculosis), but many biographers suggest she may have died from dehydration and malnourishment, caused by excessive vomiting from severe morning sickness or hyperemesis gravidarum.
There is also evidence to suggest that Charlotte died from typhus she may have caught from Tabitha Ackroyd, the Brontë household's oldest servant, who died shortly before her. Charlotte was interred in the family vault in The Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Haworth, West Yorkshire, England.
SOURCE:
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
You see, Diane, in the real world Charlotte got married to her father's curate, who is more like a St. John character in the fiction.
So, you're saying if Charlotte were Jane, she would choose St. John rather than Mr. Rochester, aren't you?
Yes, definitely I am.
But, Kato, you said in the previous article that Jane accepted the virtual world at the end and got married with Mr. Rochester, and then the couple lived happily ever after unlike Sana and Adnan in the chatroom tragedy.
Yes, I said.
Why then did you say that?
Diane, have you ever heard of the following saying?
When two people make love,
there are at least four people present---
the two who are actually there and
the two they are thinking about.
--- Sigmund Freud
Source:
"The Most Infamous Triangle Relation
in Japan" (In Japanese)
(June 25, 2007)
『日本で最も有名な三角関係』
（２００７年６月２５日）
No, I haven't. This saying is quite new to me.
Oh, is it? I thought you viewed the BBC miniseries "Freud".
How do you know I viewed the above DVD?
...'Cause you showed me the DVD cover the other day in the library. Actually, I borrowed the above DVD from Joe Fortes Library.
Have you viewed it, Kato?
No, not yet. It's a 350-minute-long 6-part story. I didn't have enough time. I'm gonna see it this evening. Anyway, I thought you came across the above saying since you're interested in the life of Sigmund Freud.
Yes, I'm quite interested in the world-famous psychoanalyst. But, I've never heard of the above saying. So, Kato, how come you've picked it up?
In the real life, Charlotte Brontë got married to her father's curate, who is a St. John character in the fiction. Although she loved her husband, I'm pretty sure that the person she really wanted to love is a man like Mr. Rochester.
I see. So, you're saying, Kato, Charlotte wrote "Jane Eyre" to marry Mr. Rochester in the virtual world, aren't you?
Yes, that's right. Charlotte wrote "Jane Eyre" to satisfy her inner desire and realize her dream because she knew that it would be hard to get married to a Mr. Rochester character in the real life.
I see. So, when Charlotte made love with Arthur Bell Nicholls in the real life, she used to think about Mr. Richester. Is that what you're trying to say?
You're telling me, Diane. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha...
Kato, you're quite sarcastic! If I really want to make love to Mr. Rochester, I would certainly marry him.
Yes, I'm sure you would. But, Charlotte couldn't do that.
Why not?
Apparently, her marriage was influenced by her father, if not arranged by him, I assume. In any case, Charlotte couldn't get married to anyone outside her social circle in those old-fashioned days.
So, you're saying Charlotte realized her happiness by marrying Jane Eyre to Mr. Rochester in the virtual world. Is that it?
Oh, yes, Diane. You're telling me.
(To be continued)