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Jane Eyre Changes

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Change is not always pleasant or expected, many times it comes in unorthodox and unexpected ways. For Jane Eyre, the five key sceneries change and develop her character. In the novel, Jane begins at Gateshed Hall, with a strong sense of passion and strength of will. But as the novel progresses, her sense of self improves, revealing an inner desire to find companionship for herself. From an immature child at Gateshed to a compliant servant at Lowood, she discovers her inner values and fears at Thornfield, while determining her self-worth at the Moors. Each separate location unveils different personality changes in Jane, till she finally reaches a point of happiness and womanhood at Ferndean.
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The potential romance between Mr. Rochester and Blanche conveys Jane’s passion but also jealousy. And with Blanche being “not genuine” and lacking “sympathy and pity”, she is of opposite character to Jane (211). So as Jane admits her “true affection” for Mr. Rochester, her fears of unequal social status because of money make her fear that she has become blinded by her love for him (213). While she “had once kept a sharp lookout”, her love for him makes her forget his faults and the difference in their social standings, which she believes is wrong (214). This reveals the darker troubles in Victorian social equality. With these standards Jane feels she lacks equal standing, even with her romantic equal. And though she admits her love to him, she holds her desires back because of lack of confidence. She refuses his initial marriage proposal because of her own feelings. Though she finally finds a home in Thornfield Hall, she leaves her “delightful life” because she views herself as “poor, obscure, plain, and little... ” (290-291). But while her self-confidence appears to remains unchanged, Jane shows further transformation as she expresses her happiness instead of staying silent and obedient, relaying her rise in confidence. She is tempted by his love and admiration, while threatened by the idea of becoming permanently inferior to him. We see Jane’s desire to be loved but also her deep fear of losing her own freedo and independence by wedding a husband. This fear over losing this newfound independence by becoming indebted to Mr. Rochester is what causes her to leave her “only home” of Thornfield for the unknowing home of the Rivers

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