This final section of the novel is all about Bertha at Thornfield in England. The section starts out Grace Poole and her hesitation to care for Bertha. Rochester wrote to her and told her that he would pay her double or treble what he originally said in order for her to take care of Bertha. Grace said that she felt she was being payed by the devil, but she still accepted the job. Bertha is locked in a room far away from everyone else. The only human contact she gets is with Grace, who lives in the same area as Bertha. Bertha no longer has a mirror to look at herself in and no longer keeps herself in the condition that she was in Spanish Town.
Grace drinks a lot. When Grace passes out after she drinks a lot, it is very simple for Bertha to take Grace's keys and escape out into the rest of the house. Bertha roams around and says that the inside of the house seems as if it is made of cardboard. I found that to be a unique analogy, especially because cardboard is extremely flammable. Bertha refuses to believe that she is living in England, I do not understand why. One day, Grace took Bertha out. Bertha thinks that she was taken to England and she was outdoors in the fresh air and freedom. Bertha knows she is nuts because she said, "If I could be here longer I'd get well again and the sound in my head would stop" (Rhys 183-184). If Bertha was able to live free in a normal environment, she might not have continued to grow into a crazed lunatic.
Bertha wakes up one morning and notices that her wrists are red and swollen. Grace tells her that Richard Mason, her so called brother, came to visit her last night and she attacked him. She did not attack him until after her told her that there was nothing he could legally do about Rochester locking her up in the attic space. She stabbed him with a knife that she bought when she went to England with Bertha and then viciously bit him when he threw the knife out of her hand. Since Bertha did this, she had to be detained. Bertha remembers little of this encounter, but she said that if she had on her red dress, Richard would of recognized her rather than being confused when he saw her. Then Bertha goes on to talk about when she kissed Sandi in the red dress and I am a little confused as to whether this is supposed to be a romantic memory or a friendly memory. I know Sandi was her cousin so I think it is just a friendly one, but she describes it as if it was a loving memory so I am not too sure of what their relationship is at this point.
Bertha later describes her dream that she must remember. She describes getting Grace's keys and wandering through the halls. She enters a red room and lights all of the candles. She has a veil on her face, and proceeds to light all of the candles in the red room. The candles combined with the red room remind her of a church and she gets angry. The candles fall and gradually begin to catch other objects on fire. Bertha then walks into the hall and sees herself in the mirror. She calls out to Christophine for help and notices that Christophine does help her. Christophine created a wall of fire to block out everyone else.
Grace drinks a lot. When Grace passes out after she drinks a lot, it is very simple for Bertha to take Grace's keys and escape out into the rest of the house. Bertha roams around and says that the inside of the house seems as if it is made of cardboard. I found that to be a unique analogy, especially because cardboard is extremely flammable. Bertha refuses to believe that she is living in England, I do not understand why. One day, Grace took Bertha out. Bertha thinks that she was taken to England and she was outdoors in the fresh air and freedom. Bertha knows she is nuts because she said, "If I could be here longer I'd get well again and the sound in my head would stop" (Rhys 183-184). If Bertha was able to live free in a normal environment, she might not have continued to grow into a crazed lunatic.
Bertha wakes up one morning and notices that her wrists are red and swollen. Grace tells her that Richard Mason, her so called brother, came to visit her last night and she attacked him. She did not attack him until after her told her that there was nothing he could legally do about Rochester locking her up in the attic space. She stabbed him with a knife that she bought when she went to England with Bertha and then viciously bit him when he threw the knife out of her hand. Since Bertha did this, she had to be detained. Bertha remembers little of this encounter, but she said that if she had on her red dress, Richard would of recognized her rather than being confused when he saw her. Then Bertha goes on to talk about when she kissed Sandi in the red dress and I am a little confused as to whether this is supposed to be a romantic memory or a friendly memory. I know Sandi was her cousin so I think it is just a friendly one, but she describes it as if it was a loving memory so I am not too sure of what their relationship is at this point.
Bertha later describes her dream that she must remember. She describes getting Grace's keys and wandering through the halls. She enters a red room and lights all of the candles. She has a veil on her face, and proceeds to light all of the candles in the red room. The candles combined with the red room remind her of a church and she gets angry. The candles fall and gradually begin to catch other objects on fire. Bertha then walks into the hall and sees herself in the mirror. She calls out to Christophine for help and notices that Christophine does help her. Christophine created a wall of fire to block out everyone else.