Jane Eyre — Chapter 32 : résumé

Ce qui se passe

1. The narrator discovers her pupils’ abilities, wins local affection, and balances useful daily work with painful dreams of Mr. Rochester.
2. Rosamond Oliver visits the school and cottage, reveals her attraction to St. John Rivers, and asks the narrator to draw her.
3. Mr. Oliver welcomes the narrator to Vale Hall and speaks respectfully about St. John’s family and profession.
4. On November 5, St. John brings Marmion and encounters Rosamond’s portrait, prompting the narrator to urge him to marry her.
5. St. John briefly indulges his romantic hopes, then insists that his religious mission matters more than marriage to Rosamond.
6. Something on the narrator’s painting paper startles St. John; he removes a narrow strip and leaves without explaining.

Dans ce chapter

Les points à remarquer

St. John Rivers presents self-command and ambition as central to his character. This helps explain why acknowledged love does not change his chosen purpose.

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