Where there is energy to command well enough, obedience never fails" p. Once in her room, she falls to her knees and prays; her prayer is "effective," for she "seemed to penetrate very near a Mighty Spirit; and my soul rushed out in gratitude at His feet" pp. Jane's faith has helped her in yet another crisis. She postpones her response to St. John's proposal in order to return to Thornfield and learn Rochester's fate.
A question to consider: is Bronte implying that Jane has God's sanction or approval for seeking out Rochester? Chapter 36 Pages Jane and Rochester have been separated for over a year, Jane has supported herself as a teacher, and she is now rich; why does Jane still refer to Rochester as "master" e.
You have lost your labour--you had better go no farther" p. Rather than go to Thornfield, she should ask the people at the inn. Nevertheless, she goes on to Thornfield, driven by her emotions.
Also Bronte likes dramatic effects; Bronte is able to devote two pages to Jane's anticipation as she approaches and her horror at what she sees. Bertha's setting fire to Thornfield is psychologically consistent with her previous destructive behavior and symbolically significant. She has destroyed herself with her own unrestrained passions, in setting the fire and in leaping from the roof.
For Rochester, the fire that burns down Thornfield is both destructive and redemptive. Fire as destructive. The destructiveness of the fire is obvious literally and symbolically. Rochester is crippled by the fire, which parallels his being emotionally, morally, and spiritually crippled by passion. Fire as redemptive. Fire refines by removing impurities from metals like iron and gold.
For this reason, fire is often used to symbolize the process of human purification or redemption. Just as impure gold is literally transformed into pure gold by fire, so the sinful soul is symbolically purged of sin and restored to purity by fire.
The fire begins the process of Rochester's redemption. He begins to acknowledge his transgressions and to turn to God. Depending on the context, fire can be an image of physical passions, an image of redemption, or even an image of spirituality Christ is sometimes depicted with a burning or flaming heart.
It is a mistake to think that a symbol can have only one meaning or that a particular object, like fire or a sword, can have only one meaning or necessarily consistent meanings. The fire also reveals Rochester's admirable qualities. Since I have focused on Rochester's negative qualities, this seems an appropriate place to discuss Rochester's positive qualities.
Rochester takes in Adele and provides for her care and education, even though he does not believe she is his child. He does not take out on her any resentment he might feel at her mother's betraying him. After Jane flees, he still takes care of Adele by sending her to a boarding school. When he ended his affairs, he gave Clara and Giacinta enough money to be financially independent.
He even paid all the bills of Celeste Varens, who betrayed him and verbally abused him with her lover. The servants call him a good master, and he pays good wages. After Jane flees, he settles a generous annuity on Mrs.
Fairfax for life; he doesn't just dismiss her. He does not put Bertha in an asylum. He hires a capable woman to look after her. How did Elizabeth learn about Darcy's role in convincing Charles Bingley to not become romantically involved with Jane Bennet. Why did Mr Darcy's demeanor toward other people change from one of indifference to one of courtesy and hospitality. Charles Dickens 20 cards. When taking the coach ride to see Miss Havisham why did Pip think the convict had not recognized him.
What did Joe try to tell Pip before he left Pip's residence. When Pip first met estella again what happened. Who did Pip find working for Miss Havisham. Q: Who set the fire at Thornfield? Write your answer Related questions. In Jane Eyre who set the fire at Thornfield? Who set the fire at Thornfield in Jane Eyre? What or who started the fire at Thornfield? Who was the owner of Thornfield? When Jane arrived and saw the remains of thornfield what was she able to determine?
What is capable to be set on fire? What can hydrogen set on fire? Can a iPod set on fire? Who is the owner of Thornfield? When was Set the Fire created?
Edward Rochester, before the arrival of Jane, is a terrible man. Rochester only wishes to make himself feel good and to escape the burden of his wife.
Some readers were upset that he lied to Jane and tried to marry her without letting her know that about his first wife. After this, Bertha set the house on fire one night and burned it to the ground. Rochester rescued all the servants and tried to save Bertha, too, but she committed suicide and he was injured.
Now Rochester has lost an eye and a hand and is blind in the remaining eye. When Jane assures him of her love and tells him that she will never leave him, Mr. Rochester proposes again, and they are married. They live together in an old house in the woods called Ferndean Manor.
At the end of the book, Rochester is blind and maimed from the fire that ultimately destroyed Thornfield Hall and killed Bertha.
Rochester and Jane finally marry with a quiet ceremony. Immediately, Jane writes to the Rivers, explaining what she has done. He now lives in Ferndean with two old servants, John and Mary. Suspense builds in this chapter, as Jane delays the revelation of Thornfield's tragic end and of Rochester's history. Upon entering the coach at Whitcross, Jane reflects on the major changes in her situation since her arrival there a year earlier.
Then she was "desolate, and hopeless, and objectless"; now she has friends, hope, and money. Then she paid all the money she had to ride the coach, now she has a secure fortune. Arriving in Thornfield, Jane notices the difference between the scenery here and in Morton the place she has just left ; Thornfield is mild, green, and pastoral, while Morton is stern.
Thornfield's landscape is as comfortable as a "once familiar face," whose character she knows intimately. Notice the stark contrast between Jane's comforting, flowering, breathtaking dream of Thornfield and the reality of its trodden and wasted grounds; the world's vision of the upper classes doesn't always capture the hidden passions that boil under the veneer of genteel tranquility. The passions kindling at Thornfield have finally sparked and burned the house down; Rochester's burning bed was merely a prelude.
Jane's psychic powers have been reaffirmed as another of her dreams has become reality. The passions that have burned down Rochester's family mansion, leaving it "a lonesome wild," are, in Jane's version of the story, centered in a woman: Bertha Mason.
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