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Post by gabi.eglinton on Nov 16, 2015 21:39:21 GMT
We've established that Antoinette did not have a firm faith. She never truly accepted a God figure, yet it is noted that Antoinette sees her life as being controlled by a marionette. If this is her view, who is the puppeteer? If it's not God playing the strings, who does Antoinette believe to be in control?
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Post by lreinhardt230 on Nov 18, 2015 0:00:10 GMT
Antoinette believes that her marionette is controlling her life and causing her to be submissive and passionate. In this time period, men ultimately had the power to control a woman's life, and that is what she sees unraveling.
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Post by tatummcp on Nov 18, 2015 23:01:37 GMT
I agree with Lauren that the men are ultimately in control of Antoinette. In the packet there is a quote from Jean Jacques Rousseau that is essentially saying that a woman's goal in life and the primary job of a woman is to please men and make a man's life simple and interesting. This was the belief of many people at the time and I believe that Bertha Mason sticks out because she realizes that although God is not controlling her life, something or someone else is. To me the fact that Bertha Mason goes insane because she chooses not to follow men's wishes is important because she could serve as a symbol of many other women of the time period who knew that they should not have to be controlled by men the way they are but can not and are not doing anything to stop it.
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Post by ruchi on Nov 21, 2015 20:34:46 GMT
I think the problem in Antoinette's life was that she not only didn't believe in God, but she really didn't have anything that she truly believed in in place of God. She is characterized in the packet as a mostly logical and straight-forward person, and I think subjective ideas such as love and religion really confused her. Since she found no comfort in religion, she seems to have a severe lack of faith and purpose in her life, which would explain her desperate actions to try to please Rochester. She originally thinks that she can fulfill her role as a good wife to him, but he rejects her and she again finds herself with no purpose. I think that the lack of guidance from some sort of faith or religion would eventually lead to an overwhelming amount of distress in her life, followed by her demise. Do you think the Antoinette's story would have changed if she believed in God?
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