Quote: "But unluckily the Varens, six months before, had given me this fillette Adele; who she affirmed was my daughter; and perhaps she may be, though I see no proofs of such grim paternity written in her countenance: Pilot is more like me than she" (147).
Reflection: The story behind Adele makes much more sense now. It is understandable to see why Mr. Rochester gets a bit annoyed or agitated with Adele because in the exposition, the author made the reader believe that he willingly chose to take custody of Adele because he cared for her. However, he realized that his previous love had left her daughter and knew it was not the young child's fault and should not be left to foster care. It must be hard for Rochester to be reminded every day of his previous love who betrayed him after he cared for her so sweetly. I do not blame Rochester for not believing Adele was his true daughter; obviously her mother slept around so how is she to keep tabs on who exactly impregnated her. It is a shame that Rochester connects his bad past with the Varens to the poor young girl who had no involvement in her mother's scandals. Jane does try to open Mr. Rochester's eyes to the brighter side of Adele and the situation. Bronte shows Mr. Rochester's sarcasm through that last phrase expressing how obvious it is that Adele is not his true offspring.
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