Out of the entire book, I found the last third the most difficult to relate too. It wasn't so much that the situations didn't apply to me, but that they were pretty obscure. The Rivers' kindness towards strangers was the first thing that struck me as something I could relate too. Although the situations would probably be different from being in the city, to up at my cottage, id like to think that if someone were to come to my doorstep in need of assistance, I would do everything I could to help them. I can relate to Jane's feeling of physical exhaustion and defeat as she was begging, as I was once canoe tripping through Quetico Park, underfed and suffering from heat stroke. I can imagine how she would feel while wandering that day, as it must have been ten times worse then what I felt. I can also sympathize with why Jane would not want to marry St. John as she felt like she would just be settling for something although she didn't love him. I was recently put in a similar situation with a friend of mine, so I can understand her temptation. Jane is also very generous with her inheritance towards her cousins. If I were to come into some money when it didn't all rightfully belong to me, I am sure that I would share with my loved ones so that they were not angry with me.
             I didn't feel that many books that I have read in the past could relate to this section of the novel at all. As mentioned in the last two sketches, I find many similarities between Jane Eyre and Pygmalion and Great Expectations, but no new ones at this time.
             This third made me realize the simple contrast between the society Jane lives in and life in Toronto. Toronto and the towns that Jane encounters are very different, obviously because of size. It seems that everyone Jane knows are somehow connected to each other, and that when she asks the inn keeper if he knew a certain man (from her description) he kn
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