Board Thread:Off-Topic Fun/@comment-6195464-20130207205701/@comment-108.49.79.202-20130606113921

Utter solitude wrote:

108.49.79.202 wrote: Oooh, want to add something to my thing in the post above-

Jill is actually Sir Maurice's second daughter, and therefore Belle's younger sister. Maurice always pampered Belle and made the biggest deal out of her, but Jill always sort of lived in Belle's shadow, and wasn't even good at it nor ever had a chance at living up to it. I don't see Belle being okay with something like that, though :( No, she wasn't, but it's how Maurice did things.

Nor Belle nor Jill had any choice in the matter-Maurice, as shown by pretty much all his actions, is very, very controlling. Jill's always living in Belle's shadow and not being Belle always caused her to wonder, what made her like this? Why was she bad at everything, why was Maurice like this?

And this is where Belle's talent for seeing the good in everyone emerged. Belle and Jill were close-Jill would always cry to her older sister and spill her guts out, asking her, "Why can't I be you? Why do I have to suck at everything?" (for lack of a better term, you know what I mean :P) and Belle would go on to find the good in her, to tell her what she was good at, and to show her everything Maurice didn't see.

Eventually though, when offered the chance, Jill couldn't resist but beg Jack to let her be what she wanted and had it in her to be. Belle always complimented and pointed out Jill's sense of adventure and will-Jill new that with Jack, she would get a chance to actually use these traits of hers.

Also, on a different note, Jack's mom died in childbirth. Growing up, it was just her and her father.