Friday, March 12, 2010
Question
The question I have is from chapter 26. "There's power here," said Mr. Jaggers,coolly tracing out the sinews with his forefinger. "Very few men have the power of wrist that this woman has. It's remarkable what mere force of grip there is in these hands. I have had occasion to notice many hands; but I never saw stroner in that respect, man's of woman's than these." (214) My question is; What is the significance towards Molly's wrists in the book? Mr. Jaggers makes it seem like there's a reason behind, but what? I get that something in her past has made her strongner or if it was cutting herself why did she do it.
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Well, I agree with you about the fact that something in Molly's past made her stronger. The way I interpreted this quote is that Molly had to come back from an injury that reduced her strength but came back even stronger than she was before. The story of Molly's wrists show a comeback and have a hidden meaning behind that that will probably be revealed later in the book. It might even be used to contrast another character's life story later on.
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