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I see St. John as a mixture of phlegmatic and melancholic, but the Rivers family are definitely phlegmatic--the water humor.
Interesting analysis, it made me recall the whole movie while reading the newspaper above.
Oh, sorry! I meant the comment not the newspaper LOL ;)
I realized it's long but I just kept on and on, I couldn't stop :P
Julie, you're right about St.John but I disagree regarding his sisters. They aren't completely phlegmatic, they are passionate and loving. If you recall it they disagreed the fact that Jane marries their brother for the reasons he mentioned.
@Amany About the Rivers, I think that it has to do with spirituality. Water being a central metaphor in Christianity for life and joy. See this sentence: "The last letter I received from him drew from my eyes human tears, and yet filled my heart with divine joy". Human tears + divine joy - that's water.
Although St.John is a little off in matters of the heart, Jane ends her own autobiography with him. His fate is the last one in the story, and in spite of everything he is called "a faithful servant" - the very words a believer in Christ wants to hear at the end of their life (as per Matthew 25:23, "His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord").
And his sisters are also faithful, benevolent and joyful.
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I see St. John as a mixture of phlegmatic and melancholic, but the Rivers family are definitely phlegmatic--the water humor.
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Interesting analysis, it made me recall the whole movie while reading the newspaper above.Oh, sorry! I meant the comment not the newspaper LOL ;)
I realized it's long but I just kept on and on, I couldn't stop :P
Julie, you're right about St.John but I disagree regarding his sisters. They aren't completely phlegmatic, they are passionate and loving. If you recall it they disagreed the fact that Jane marries their brother for the reasons he mentioned.
@Amany About the Rivers, I think that it has to do with spirituality. Water being a central metaphor in Christianity for life and joy. See this sentence: "The last letter I received from him drew from my eyes human tears, and yet filled my heart with divine joy". Human tears + divine joy - that's water. Although St.John is a little off in matters of the heart, Jane ends her own autobiography with him. His fate is the last one in the story, and in spite of everything he is called "a faithful servant" - the very words a believer in Christ wants to hear at the end of their life (as per Matthew 25:23, "His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord").
And his sisters are also faithful, benevolent and joyful.
