Furthermore, Janet feels as if the bees communicate with her, setting the course for her life’s work as an apiarist and a nun (a path that frees her from the domineering presence of men) who spends her days searching for the method by which bees communicate. Afteward, she is left feeling transformed into a simpler, more powerful self. In a pivotal moment, Janet is enveloped by a swarm of bees, but rather than panicking, she discovers an inner tranquility that stems from the purity of her belief that the bees will not harm her. Hutchence, she finds a suitable outlet for her aspirations and intelligence, one that is not limited by her gendered role in society. From this moment onward, Janet thinks less of Lachlan, and when she begins beekeeping with Mrs. In doing so, Janet proves her own bravery and willingness to carry the family’s burdens alongside her parents, marking a critical moment of her coming of age. However, as the McIvors begin to be harassed and despised for protecting Gemmy, Janet begins to focus less on her own repression, and on the night of the attack, Janet waits outside in the darkness for Jock to bring Gemmy home.
Lachlan constantly expects her to submit to him even though she is older and tougher than he is, simply because he is a boy, and although she respects her mother Ellen’s toughness and tenacity, the narrow future the settlement affords to both her mother and herself frustrates her. As a girl, Janet feels oppressed by her gender for much of her childhood. Janet is present with Lachlan and Meg when they first meet Gemmy.
Janet is the oldest of the McIvor children and Lachlan’s cousin.
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