It makes sense and I agree. That is what I meant too when I wrote that I have to remind myself that this was considered true facts in Brontës day. It wasn’t considered racist then, it is how they saw the world. The same is true for many of the things written about women in books from that time. I still love those books, both the Brontë sisters and Jane Austen are among my all time favorite authors. They are brilliant, describing their time wonderfully. And some of their books still feels very relevant, although they describe a very different time.

It can just be a bit unconfortable to read about sexist and racist views, since we, being able to look back on history, know how much grief, cruelty and problems have come from such views. But that doesn’t mean we can ever judge authors from the past using our ideas of right or wrong. They just lived in a different time, and had very different ideas.

I have just read half the book, so I don’t know yet how that all turns out. But she doesn’t seem to want him to teach him much yet. She seems rather more interrested in flirting with his landlord in the garden. ;)

I was also very amused with the description of how he thought teaching in the girls school would be like teaching a group of angels. And then seemed quite shocked to learn that girls are not generally that angelic. Hehe.