By the end of the novel Jane´s transformation is complete: she becomes a self-sufficient woman with a considerable estate and depending on nobody but herself. Still that is not enough and her dissatisfaction for not being in a state of parity with her beloved Mr. Rochester makes Jane hold back.…
She doesn’t want to condemn Rochester to further misery, and a voice within her asks, “Who in the world cares for you?” Jane wonders how she could ever find another man who values her the way Rochester does, and whether, after a life of loneliness and neglect, she should leave the first man who has ever loved her. Yet her conscience tells her that she will respect herself all the more if she bears her suffering alone and does what she believes to be right. She tells Rochester that she must go, but she kisses his cheek and prays aloud for God to bless him as she departs. That night, Jane has a dream in which her mother tells her to flee temptation. She grabs her purse, sneaks down the stairs, and leaves…
Every place that she traveled she gained different levels of knowledge. She chose to stay in Ferndean with Rochester because she felt the safest there with him. Rochester became effusive when she accepted his marriage proposal. She wanted “more of intercourse,” while she was still in Moors end then what was, “within [her] reach," (Brontë 111), which is another reason why she wanted to be with Rochester. As Brontë says, “It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it,” (111), and this is what Jane did for herself. She went with the wind, until it carried her back to Rochester, where she gained independence and a passionate…
At Thornfield, Jane has finally found someone who loves and cherishes her fervently. Jane discovered that Mr. Rochester covered up his marital status and she felt betrayed and hurt by his deceit. After deciding unbendingly to leave Thornfield and Mr. Rochester behind, in this passage, Jane bids farewell to her master though Rochester continuously pleads for her to stay. From Rochester’s speech, he finally realizes that Jane is not going to yield to his wishes from her indomitable manner, but he still yearned for her to be by his side. Rochester passionately uses anaphora to emphasize that no matter how he implored Jane to stay, he vested no power over her. Besides Jane’s thirst for approval from others, another motif in the book is that she submits to no one and sacrifices her principles for nothing, such as her rejecting St. John’s proposal of marriage. Rochester juxtaposes the Jane that loved and treasured him to the Jane that repulsed and broke free of his love with an image of a “resolute, wild, free” and triumphant creature that refuses being controlled and held captive in its cage any longer. He also confessed that although he is the master of the house, he is not able to posses Jane’s self-willed soul. Jane’s character shines as she develops into a mature woman who dictates her own destiny. She would rather break free of Rochester’s…
Jane expresses her desire to be with Rochester when she says, "I'll not leave you on my own accord" (Bronte 546). This is the first time in the novel that Jane expresses content with who she is with where she is living. Jane describes her marriage by saying, "I am my husband's life as fully as he is mine. No woman was ever nearer to her mate than I am" (Bronte 554). It is evident that Jane feels a close connection with Rochester, and this is one of the first times in her life that she does not feel isolated from everyone she is with.…
Jane grows up and moves on to a new place. She’s given a tutoring job by Mrs.Fairfax. She tutors a young girl, Adele. Mr. Rochester, Adele’s caregiver, has experienced some betrayal too. He was tricked into marrying a mental ill woman. Adele’s mother was very promiscuous and he knows he may not be her father. Jane and Rochester fall in love and get engaged. On the wedding day, she’s informed Rochester is married. This betrayal comes in the form of heartbreak. In throws her in the depth of her despair. Jane was always honest with him but he wasn’t with her. There was an act of betrayal between Rochester and his crazy wife, Bertha. The two were still married, yet he was trying to marry another woman while Bertha is living in the basement. That only contributed to her mental illness.…
John’s request for marriage because she possesses self- respect and therefore, will only marry out of love. Once again, Jane esteemed principle over feeling, and in this case, Jane feels no romantic feelings for St. John. For this reason, Jane declines her cousin’s proposal, which is another unethical confrontation that she encountersbut but ultimately overcomes. As time goes by, St. John continues to exert a greater influence on Jane, which leaves her feeling empty, cold, and sad. At last, he asks her to go to India with him to be a missionary—and to be his wife. Jane agrees to go to India as a missionary but states that she will not be his wife because they are not in love and would be “abandon[ing] half of herself” (Bronte 432), for she would be disregarding her values. Consequently, St. John harshly insists that “[this] is what [he] wants.. Jane, [ ] would not repent marrying me” (Bronte 436). Additionally, he declares that to refuse his proposal is the same as to deny the Christian faith and goes to the extent to tell Jane that she will not encounter enough love to be part of a true union in marriage. In many ways, the proposal tempts her because it is an opportunity to perform good works and to be more than a governess or schoolteacher, where her jobs at Lowood, Thornfield, and Morton have all made her feel trapped, however, while contemplating his request, she claims that “there would be recesses in [her] mind” (Bronte 436), which depicts…
Jane Eyre comes into a position to marry Edward Rochester when she receives her inheritance. Prior to the inheritance, Rochester saw her as a "dependent," who always did "her duty" (Bronte 282). Jane even refers to Rochester as "master" and makes note of the separation of "wealth, caste, custom" between them (Bronte 282). She refers to her love for him as unavoidable and beyond the bounds of class. Rochester proposes marriage to Jane and becomes intent on transforming her into his view of ideal beauty. She resists and tells him, "you…
Many of Jane Eyre’s watersheds were contributing factors of how she went from an unloved and dependent girl to a loved and independent woman. During her times at Gateshead, Lowood, and Thornfield, Jane matured and found out more about herself. However, perhaps the most important thing that led Jane to where she was at during the end of the story was her desire for a better life.…
She sees the world as a place that not just for living, but as a place to create, and engage in life. She believes the world is more than just a fireplace, but a forge, where the fire of people is molded into their lives, lives that are wasted when not taking or creating action. Her view is that life is a place that should be lived in the moment, to capture the fire that is being alive. Jane sees her “tranquility” at lowood a prison for her previously mentioned fire, yet recognizes others are “condemned to a stiller doom” than her. Jane feels that a life that is still, a life not having or creating action, is truly a doomed fate. Jane fears this fate, and resists it all she can. She imagines “Life, fire, [and] feeling” constantly while at thornfield, all of which she lacks. Her lacking of these vital human needs in her “actual existence” cause her to become unhappy with her lifestyle, and she pines for a change, which later arrives in Rochester. Jane’s restlessness at Thornfield is explained by her inner monologue on people needing action in their…
The connection between the two is shown through the conversation they have prior to Jane leaving for Gateshead. The conversation is filled with emotion, as Jane knows that Rochester’s resistance to let her leave is due to him missing her and is caught off guard that Jane does have the option to leave, as up until this moment, he has treated her as his ‘property.’ Jane’s motive for autonomy whilst keeping her integrity, allows her to keep her self-respect, despite the amounts of abuse and deceit she faces across the novel. Rochester’s intentions to find Jane a new placement is an example of one of the obstacles faced by Jane, as Rochester prolongs his goodbye to avoid letting her leave. Throughout ‘Jane Eyre’, Bronte presents Jane with various obstacles such as, St. John, who similar to Rochester is selfish and arrogant, with Bronte providing a point of hypocrisy of religion.…
Jane Austen weaves the theme of travel throughout her novel, Persuasion, to solidify the value she places on sincerity of character in relation to social decorum. However, travel in this context is more broadly defined as any change or movement from one place to another. Changes of setting, social standing, or time, for instance, are all examples of travel that result in the reinforcement of Anne and Captain Wentworth’s sincerity and, in turn, knowledge of the other’s character. The scene where they finally reveal their love for each other after being separated for eight years is the prime example of Austen’s conviction that while social etiquette is an integral part of society and must be obeyed, sincerity allows Anne and Wentworth to be justified in their act of love, paradoxically transcending social decorum. It is through travel that their respective characters develop and they gain an understanding of the other’s character. In contrast to her intense encouragement of genuine character, Austen scorns conforming to a societal mold and letting social convention govern our actions. While decorum is crucial to the order of society, Anne and Captain Wentworth are not limited to a rigorous fulfillment of a strict code of conduct that would strip them of their sincere human nature. Rather, they surpass social decorum without violating it. Throughout the entire novel, social etiquette invariably rules people’s actions and seemingly eliminates any opportunity for sincerity. But what keeps us sincere and prevents us from becoming mere robots is our foundation of character and genuine knowledge of the character of those around us. Travel for Anne and Captain Wentworth, in the forms of setting, time, and social standing, develops their sincerity of character—the moral justification of their actions.…
In Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, Bertha Mason serves as both a warning and a savior to Jane. Though Jane has little empathy for her, she has much in common with the “madwoman in the attic.”…
Throughout Jane’s endeavors, an obstacle that Jane overcame and succeeded in was her social standing. Jane’s childhood began in a poor family; she was uneducated, rebellious and was looked down upon by Ms. Reed and her children. Eventually she was given the opportunity to go to Lowood and study, where at first even there she was also looked upon as a liar. Jane dealt with her troubles at Lowood, and eventually gained discipline and earned a good education. She learned skills that would allow her to provide of some service which managed to get her a job at Thornfield. During her stay she was supposed to marry Rochester, but something particular about the marriage bothered Jane. Jane thought that her social status was a big problem in the relationship; Rochester was a wealthy man and Jane was just somebody who worked for him. At last Jane discovered through the help of St. John that she had been left behind a lot of money by her uncle, which was a factor in her returning to Thornfield to find a crippled Rochester and marry him. Essentially Jane began from the bottom and managed to overcome the obstacles presented to her to reach status of a wealthy married woman. The education she received allowed Jane to venture out into the world, and the…
Rochester, which only made her feel envious of Blanche because she thought that there was no way that Mr. Rochester would love her over Blanche. Jane was soon proven wrong when Mr. Rochester told her that he truly love her and he was just using Blanche to make her jealous; after that, they quickly decided to get married. That was the positive that came from her first problem that soon became part of the second. For the majority of the time, Jane assumed the person that did the mysterious acts of setting Mr. Rochester’s bed on fire and destroying her veil was Grace Poole because Jane didn’t know here and because of the insane sounding laughter the where Grace was. This was proven wrong when a man named Richard Mason interrupts Jane and Mr. Rochester’s wedding by saying that Mr. Rochester was already married. It turns out that Mr. Rochester was already married to Richard’s sister Bertha, who Mr. Rochester keeps locked in the because she has gone mad. The whole time, it was Bertha who was commenting the worrisome acts throughout the…