BLOG #2 Jean Muir Chapter 5

What a smart woman Jean is. She has the whole Convetry family thinking different things and the general consensus is that she is a meek, humble, soft, sad girl. This version of her that they see, fits the desirable good girl role of most fairytales that we see today. But in reality, Jean is fierce, and nothing she does or says is by accident. In Chapter 5 of the novel, Jean plays her cards really well. She has finally figured out how the different members of the family respond to her, and she notices that Gerald is starting to become intrigued with her, especially after she helped him when he was stabbed by Ned. In chapter 5, Jean perfectly plants a letter from "Sydney", just in a way that Gerald can see. After Gerald sees the letter, he ask her about it and becomes her crusader and confidant, informing her that they are friends and that he will grant her the respect that her name deserves. Jean plays the broken and scared role of fearing for her life, while also deciding if she should get another man to save her. The irony in the situation is that the men are the ones who need saving from her. Of course Gerald falls into the traps of a woman with tears, and all of a sudden treats Jean with the respect that someone of her position wouldn't usually get. Jean uses him, and as of late he is completely oblivious to the fact.