Jane refuses to marry St. John because she does not love him, but St. John pressures Jane to ignore her feelings and submit to his powerful conception of necessary moral duty.In six weeks, St. John will leave for India, and he wants Jane to accompany him, as his wife. If she goes to India, Jane knows she'll die prematurely, but she agrees to go anyway — if she can go as his sister, not his wife, because they don't love each other as husband and wife should.But living with Rochester as his mistress would require a self-compromise that Jane is not willing to make. Even before she learns of Bertha's existence, Jane senses that in marrying Rochester she risks cementing herself into a position of inequality.
Why does Jane choose Rochester over St John : Jane marries Rochester because she views him as her emotional home. From the start of the novel, Jane struggles to find people she can connect with emotionally. Although she nominally has a home at Gateshead, she describes herself as being a “discord” there, temperamentally alienated from the Reeds.
Why did Jane never marry
Neither Tom nor Jane had the money to make a match possible. We don't even know if Jane wanted to marry, which would almost certainly have meant giving up any chance to be a writer. She certainly didn't pursue marriage at all costs, as some of her female characters do.
Was St John in love with Jane : St John's marriage proposal to Jane is made without love and passion – he presents it as a job, not as a relationship. He is very cold when he describes how he feels about Jane, suggesting that she was formed for God's work and not for love, implying that no one will love her.
He wants a wife he can "influence efficiently" and "retain absolutely," rather than someone he loves. Marriage to St. John would traumatically erase Jane's identity and douse her passions for life. Rochester is 37, Jane Eyre is 18. This is even mentioned in the book as a major age gap (see chapter 36, "Mr. Rochester was about forty, and this governess not twenty; and you see, when gentlemen of his age fall in love with girls, they are often like as if they were bewitched. Well, he would marry her.").
Was Mr. Rochester abusive
There's evidence that he was somewhat emotionally/mentally abusive of Jane with his controlling, deceitful, and overbearing attitude, though not intentionally, which he atones for. However, as far as canon is concerned in Jane Eyre, Bertha was more of the aggressor than the victim in her relationship with Rochester.Rochester is 37, Jane Eyre is 18. This is even mentioned in the book as a major age gap (see chapter 36, "Mr. Rochester was about forty, and this governess not twenty; and you see, when gentlemen of his age fall in love with girls, they are often like as if they were bewitched. Well, he would marry her.").Rochester fell in love with Jane and if nothing else I believe he loves passionately and with a sense devotion. He does his best and while he often falls short, I loved him anyway. We know of the early romance with Tom Lefroy, who would later become Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, which was called off not by Jane due to any burgeoning doubt about her own sexuality, but by his family due to the penniless status of the would-be lovers.
Who was Jane Austen’s true love : Thomas Lefroy. The Irish nephew of a family friend, Lefroy piqued the 19-year-old Jane's interest. She attended several parties with him and liked him enough to write about him to her sister, Cassandra, bragging that they had frequently danced and visited at several balls.
Does St John want to marry Jane : St.
John proposed marriage to Jane as if he were proposing to buy a dairy cow. He thought she would make a useful missionary companion, and therefore he thought they should be married at once and she should accompany him to India. He does not love her and he does not pretend to.
Who was St John in love with
Rosamund Oliver
John does not love Jane. He wants to marry her just because he thinks she would make a good missionary's wife because of her intelligence,dedication and virtues. He loves Rosamund Oliver passionately,but doesn't want to marry her because he thinks she is unsuited for the work of a missionary's wife. St.
He thought she would make a useful missionary companion, and therefore he thought they should be married at once and she should accompany him to India. He does not love her and he does not pretend to. Jane, sensibly, refused this proposal but offered to go with him simply as his helper.Rochester's advances toward Jane come across as desperate and creepy rather than gentlemanly and sweet. Thus, while it is apparent that Rochester is taken with Jane, it never appears as if his intentions are entirely noble, undermining the story's central romance.
Is Mr. Rochester disabled : Rochester's passions and materialism need to be disciplined before he can be the proper husband for Jane. Perhaps not insignificantly, he is blinded and loses a hand when Bertha sets fire to Thornfield; symbolically, his excessive passion has finally exploded, leaving him disabled.
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Jane refuses to marry St. John because she does not love him, but St. John pressures Jane to ignore her feelings and submit to his powerful conception of necessary moral duty.In six weeks, St. John will leave for India, and he wants Jane to accompany him, as his wife. If she goes to India, Jane knows she'll die prematurely, but she agrees to go anyway — if she can go as his sister, not his wife, because they don't love each other as husband and wife should.But living with Rochester as his mistress would require a self-compromise that Jane is not willing to make. Even before she learns of Bertha's existence, Jane senses that in marrying Rochester she risks cementing herself into a position of inequality.
Why does Jane choose Rochester over St John : Jane marries Rochester because she views him as her emotional home. From the start of the novel, Jane struggles to find people she can connect with emotionally. Although she nominally has a home at Gateshead, she describes herself as being a “discord” there, temperamentally alienated from the Reeds.
Why did Jane never marry
Neither Tom nor Jane had the money to make a match possible. We don't even know if Jane wanted to marry, which would almost certainly have meant giving up any chance to be a writer. She certainly didn't pursue marriage at all costs, as some of her female characters do.
Was St John in love with Jane : St John's marriage proposal to Jane is made without love and passion – he presents it as a job, not as a relationship. He is very cold when he describes how he feels about Jane, suggesting that she was formed for God's work and not for love, implying that no one will love her.
He wants a wife he can "influence efficiently" and "retain absolutely," rather than someone he loves. Marriage to St. John would traumatically erase Jane's identity and douse her passions for life.
Rochester is 37, Jane Eyre is 18. This is even mentioned in the book as a major age gap (see chapter 36, "Mr. Rochester was about forty, and this governess not twenty; and you see, when gentlemen of his age fall in love with girls, they are often like as if they were bewitched. Well, he would marry her.").
Was Mr. Rochester abusive
There's evidence that he was somewhat emotionally/mentally abusive of Jane with his controlling, deceitful, and overbearing attitude, though not intentionally, which he atones for. However, as far as canon is concerned in Jane Eyre, Bertha was more of the aggressor than the victim in her relationship with Rochester.Rochester is 37, Jane Eyre is 18. This is even mentioned in the book as a major age gap (see chapter 36, "Mr. Rochester was about forty, and this governess not twenty; and you see, when gentlemen of his age fall in love with girls, they are often like as if they were bewitched. Well, he would marry her.").Rochester fell in love with Jane and if nothing else I believe he loves passionately and with a sense devotion. He does his best and while he often falls short, I loved him anyway.
We know of the early romance with Tom Lefroy, who would later become Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, which was called off not by Jane due to any burgeoning doubt about her own sexuality, but by his family due to the penniless status of the would-be lovers.
Who was Jane Austen’s true love : Thomas Lefroy. The Irish nephew of a family friend, Lefroy piqued the 19-year-old Jane's interest. She attended several parties with him and liked him enough to write about him to her sister, Cassandra, bragging that they had frequently danced and visited at several balls.
Does St John want to marry Jane : St.
John proposed marriage to Jane as if he were proposing to buy a dairy cow. He thought she would make a useful missionary companion, and therefore he thought they should be married at once and she should accompany him to India. He does not love her and he does not pretend to.
Who was St John in love with
Rosamund Oliver
John does not love Jane. He wants to marry her just because he thinks she would make a good missionary's wife because of her intelligence,dedication and virtues. He loves Rosamund Oliver passionately,but doesn't want to marry her because he thinks she is unsuited for the work of a missionary's wife.
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He thought she would make a useful missionary companion, and therefore he thought they should be married at once and she should accompany him to India. He does not love her and he does not pretend to. Jane, sensibly, refused this proposal but offered to go with him simply as his helper.Rochester's advances toward Jane come across as desperate and creepy rather than gentlemanly and sweet. Thus, while it is apparent that Rochester is taken with Jane, it never appears as if his intentions are entirely noble, undermining the story's central romance.
Is Mr. Rochester disabled : Rochester's passions and materialism need to be disciplined before he can be the proper husband for Jane. Perhaps not insignificantly, he is blinded and loses a hand when Bertha sets fire to Thornfield; symbolically, his excessive passion has finally exploded, leaving him disabled.