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Antoinette’s caretaker in the husband’s manor in England, Grace Poole is paid handsomely for her discretion, which she maintains despite her misgivings regarding the husband's treatment of Antoinette. A partial narrator of Part 3 of the novel, she often drinks to excess and falls asleep, allowing Antoinette to steal her keys and roam the rest of the house.
Grace Poole Quotes in Wide Sargasso Sea
The Wide Sargasso Sea quotes below are all either spoken by Grace Poole or refer to Grace Poole. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 3 Quotes
The rumours I’ve heard— very far from the truth. But I don’t contradict, I know better than to say a word. After all the house is big and safe, a shelter from the world outside which, say what you like, can be a black and cruel world to a woman. Maybe that’s why I stayed on...Yes, maybe that’s why we all stay— Mrs Eff and Leah and me. All of us except that girl who lives in her own darkness. I’ll say one thing for her, she hasn’t lost her spirit. She’s still fierce. I don’t turn my back on her when her eyes have that look. I know it.
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At the beginning of the third part of the book, we're introduced to Grace Poole, who takes care of "Bertha" (i.e., Antoinette) in England. (By now the novel is more closely following the storyline of Jane Eyre.)Grace has heard plenty of rumors about how the Husband came to meet Antoinette. Grace knows more about the truth than her peers, since she's been working for the Husband for longer, but she also isn't sure of anything, and doesn't dare gossip about what she knows: if she's found out, she could be fired and sent far away.In a way, Grace and Antoinette Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Vel
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Grace Poole Character Timeline in Wide Sargasso Sea
The timeline below shows where the character Grace Poole appears in Wide Sargasso Sea. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 3
Part Three opens in the point of view of Grace Poole, Antoinette’s caretaker in England. She is speaking to Leah, another servant in the husband’s...
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Mrs. Eff tells Grace that she will double her pay, but that she will be replaced if there is...
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The narration switches to Antoinette’s consciousness. She is watching Grace Poole light the fire in her attic room. She gets up and puts her face...
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...wall and sees her mother in it, looking away from her. She does not tell Grace about her vision, and thinks to herself that the name “Grace” does not fit Grace...
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One morning, Antoinette wakes up aching, with her wrists red and swollen. Grace Poole tells her that the day before, “a gentleman” had come to see her. Antoinette...
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...embrace was “the life and death kiss.” She does not share any of this with Grace Poole. She drops her dress on the floor and thinks that it looks like the...
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...stairs in the dream lead here, to her attic room. In her dream, she takes Grace Poole’s keys and descends into the house. She is quiet, for she doesn’t want to...
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...it is she who is screaming. In the dream she jumps, and then wakes up. Grace Poole wakes up at the sound of Antoinette’s scream and comes over to check on...
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