... obvious plainness as if it were a fault of character. Her vulnerability is shown upon learning of Rochester's possible marriage to Miss Ingram. As in many instances, Jane forces herself to study the truth. Jane wills herself to look into the mirror and honestly evaluate her material appearance. She entitles it as she believes in all truthfulness "Portrait of a Governess disconnected, poor ... and plain." Ironically it is precisely this truthfulness that attracts Rochester's attention. "You examine me, Miss Eyre," said he: "do you think me handsome?" I should, if I had deliberated ... he...

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