Wide Sargasso Sea | Part 2 Summary
The narrator of Part II is Edward Rochester, the hero of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. He is never named in Rhys's novel, but the details he gives of his life make it clear to the reader that he is a younger version of Bronte's character. The narration of Part II begins several months after Antoinette voiced her fears of leaving the sanctuary of the convent for the outside world. In that time, Mr. Mason has died and his son, Richard, has arranged the marriage of Antoinette to Rochester. Put ashore in the town of Massacre, Dominica with his new bride, Rochester thinks to himself,...
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