Character foil: Jane vs. Diana

 One of the essay prompts was of the character foils, and an example of one were the contrasting physical, and mental differences between Jane and Miss Ingram. I feel that another foil would be between Jane and Diana. As Jane spends more and more time with the sisters I can't help but compare her to them in their descriptions and their actions. Jane herself compares her likeness to Diana; Jane says,"...Diana... far excelled me: she was handsome; she was vigourous... there was an affluence of life, and certainty of flow...[that] excited my wonder, [and] it baffled my comprehension"(352). I believe that Jane's comparison of herself led me to compare her to Diana also, I think that Bronte is showing a more self conscious side of Jane that I knew was within her but that I wasn't conscious of. I also now believe that it is not necessarily a "foil" that lies between Jane and Diana; because if Jane hadn't made the comparison i doubt that i would have either. I think that it is perhaps just another side of the story that has yet to be unraveled.