#i don't hide that i'm anti rochester

[mzannthropy]

I've been waiting for this chapter--and dreading it at the same time, bc again, I just cannot be quiet. I can't not be myself! So: a controversial opinion incoming, (fans of Edward Rochester stop reading now): Huntingdon flirting with Annabella Wilmot in front of Helen, knowing she has feelings for him, reminds me of Rochester flirting with Blanche Ingram to arouse jealousy in Jane. There's also the fact that both heroines made a hasty retreat from the drawing room when in emotional distress. Both men catch up with the heroine and act as if nothing happened. I'm not otherwise comparing the two of them, or the books (if anything, Helen is in a better position bc she is not employed by the guy and is of higher social status than a governess). But it felt almost chilly to me how similar their conducts were.