Examples Of Responsibility In Jane Eyre

Have you ever had to make a difficult decision where you couldn't decide between passion and responsibility because you wanted more? Many people often experience this feeling, which makes it harder for people to make big decisions in everyday life. This connects to the novel, Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Bronte, where Jane Eyre finds her first love and only true love. only with a man named Mr. Rochester who is wealthy, while Jane is only a governess to Mr. Rochester’s ward. After Jane discovers her lover’s dark past she is conflicted because she had never felt love like this before and did not want to give it up. Jane faces many tough situations and her love for Mr. Rochester makes it even more challenging for Jane to decide what to do
John Rivers, or having hope to rekindle her love with Mr. Rochester. Jane’s cousin, St. John, wants Jane to live her life with him in India serving under God with missionary work. St. John truly believes that this is Jane’s destiny and her responsibility to God to help others, but Jane will not marry St. John because they do not love each other. St. John only wanted Jane to go to India if they would be going as husband and wife, and just as Jane is starting to let the idea in and ponder about this decision she hears Mr. Rochester call out for her. Jane immediately cries out in return, “ I am coming! Wait for me! Oh, I will come!” then Jane states, “I flew to the door, and looked into the passage; it was dark. I ran out into the garden; it was void”(Bronte 485). Jane’s response when she hears her love, Mr. Rochester, shows that she still cares about him and loves him very much. Unfortunately, Jane runs around looking for where the voice came from, but cannot find it. This is because it is Jane's mind and subconscious speaking, which is Bronte’s way of showing that Jane still has an immense passion, and love for Mr. Rochester. The next day Jane acts if nothing had happened the night before when she admits to herself, “My spirit is willing to do what is right; and my flesh, I hope, is strong enough to accomplish the will of Heaven, when once that will is distinctly known to me (Bronte 487)”. Jane doesn't know what she wants to do yet, but she does want to do what is right so she can go to Heaven. When Jane says “and my flesh, I hope is strong enough to accomplish the will of Heaven” she hints that mentally she is ready to follow God’s path for her, but she doesn't know if her heart is strong enough to forget her love for Rochester to achieve the missionary work, therefore not following her responsibility as a follower of god. Jane is having an