The Mystery Of Edwin Drood By

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on this situation by leading the other girls in the nunnery to be her “poor pets”(118). She realizes that the girls as well as the head of the school, Miss Twinkleton, who describes Rosa as her “pet pupil”(14), look at her to be the embodiment of romance because of her prospective marriage. Miss Twinkleton and the girls live their love lives through Rosa, “over her shoulder”(51). Rosa feeds into the situation by making sure that the girls are watching her and letting Edwin know that they “must get married . . . the poor girls would be so dreadfully disappointed” (17). She uses her power over Edwin, which is given through love and devotion to her and both of their parent’s wishes for them to be married, as a way to stay in control at the nunnery. She is the object of the gaze to all of the girls and Miss Twinkleton, “nothing escapes their notice”(18). Realizing that she is the object of their gaze, she remains in control by showing the girls what she has with Edwin from afar. ...

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Edwin acts as if he is oblivious to it. It begins when Jasper questions Drood on “when she (Rosa)”(10) spoke of him and “how she (Rosa) phrased”(10) these comments that she had told Drood. This high level of interest implies that Jasper is interested in Rosa as more than just a music student or his nephew’s fiancé. This situation between Rosa and Jasper is magnified when Rosa begins to cry while singing to the piano. Jasper “followed her lips most attentively”(49), which makes Rosa most uncomfortable. She breaks into a “burst of tears”(51) and runs from the room. Edwin is still unaware of what is wrong and concludes that Rosa “is not used to an audience”(51). This situation may imply ...

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