How Does Jane Eyre Change Throughout The Novel

Jane Eyre falls in love with Mr. Rochester because of her attraction to Mr. Rochester’s byronic traits. Jane lost her parents and was raised by her Uncle Reed. When her Uncle died, she was treated poorly by her Aunt and kids. She was finally sent to a boarding school known as Lowood. It is an all girls school that had a massive typhus epidemic, killing her friend. After teaching and learning at Lowood, she became a governess for Adelé at Thornfield. There she meets her master Mr. Rochester. The byronic traits of Mr. Rochester are why Jane falls in love with him. The byronic traits of charisma, dominant behavior, and troubled past, is why Jane clearly falls in love with. Jane obviously falls in love with Mr. Rochester as a result of his byronic
Rochester for displaying dominant behavior. Mr. Rochester shows dominant behavior with the women staying at Thornsfield of high class. He talks with everyone, but not as he does with Jane. He is much more like Jane than the people he invites. Jane thinks to herself, "He is not to them what he is to me," I thought: "he is not of their kind. I believe he is of mine;—I am sure he is,—I feel akin to him,—I understand the language of his countenance and movements: though rank and wealth sever us widely, I have something in my brain and heart, in my blood and nerves, that assimilates me mentally to him. […] I must, then, repeat continually that we are for ever sundered:—and yet, while I breathe and think I must love him," (17.186). Jane clearly loves that Mr. Rochester’s relations with others are not like theirs. Jane connects with him while the others do not. The byronic trait of dominant behavior also charms
Rochester and Jane had a troubled past, making Jane love him by having a deeper connection. Mr. Rochester was tricked to marry a complete insane women, so that his brother and father would become wealthy. He had a troubled past just like Jane, and was in despair the whole time. Jane has no one else that loves her and cares for her, just like Mr. Rochester. They are both lonely, so Jane is attracted to him still. Jane screams in her mind, “ This was true: and while he spoke my very conscience and reason turned traitors against me, and charged me with crime in resisting him. They spoke almost as loud as Feeling: and that clamoured wildly. Oh comply! Think of his misery, think of his danger; look at his state when left alone; remember his headlong nature: consider the recklessness following on despair - soothe him; save him; love him; tell him you love him and will be his. Who in the world cares for you? Or who will be injured by what you do?” (27.342). Jane’s feelings and mind is telling her to not leave him alone, and say that she loves Mr. Rochester. Since their is no one else to take care of her, she should be with who she loves. The troubled past of Mr. Rochester allows Jane to connect with