If Eliot and Brontë leave any message behind in their work, it is that no ending is ever perfect, but that each means, however small, contributes to the full picture at the end.
Historical solidarity with women like Dinah and Mary is what is needed for us to go against societal rules that no longer serve the greater good and have empathy for those who carry the burden of them.
This female intimacy borne from conflict is truer to life than perfectly manufactured, hyperfictional Victorian romance, and as a result, compels attention despite its lack of focus.
