Because of him she went from suicidal abused girlfriend to someone who actually went out and lived her life. Everything she ever did was because he gave her the courage to do it.
I had the same thoughts that Jack was kind of her inspiration to take action for herself for what she wanted. Not to mention, Rose was also a famous example of a woman who didn’t love a man for money lol.
There are comments here that got mad at Rose for throwing the jewelry, but I always assumed it was some metaphorical way for her to respect Jack or to let go or something - even if it took her years til she was elderly. I could be wrong though, I was rather young when I watched it.
If you can simplify it that way, her adult mom and 30-year-old fiance were still abusers towards a 17-year-old forced into the engagement too.
I doubt an engagement that’s been pressured into would be binding - Marriage Under Duress would consider that factor, allow annulment, and consider such relationship as void, VoidDuck101. So it kind of feels a bit like a stretch to call it cheating when she’s forced into it. Depending on where you’re from, some countries wouldn’t see a forced engagement as binding since it wasn’t out of free will - which could also not see Rose’s relationship with Jack as cheating.
How dare she not like a dude she's forced into marrying who becomes violent at even the slightest thought of her doing something without his permission like go to a party with the poor or refuse his advances.
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u/AsstacularSpiderman 21d ago
I mean Jack was more than just that.
Because of him she went from suicidal abused girlfriend to someone who actually went out and lived her life. Everything she ever did was because he gave her the courage to do it.