Mr. Rochester In Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre

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“You just got lucky.” For an unbeliever it is an easy way to explain any situation. For the case of a Christian, luck is a great flaw. There is no such thing as luck, only the sovereignty of God. So, when God is not being sought out, significant is not the proper adjective, but circumstantial is. As a young girl, Jane Eyre, lives with Aunt Reed knowing it will take a miracle to be free from the Reeds. When attending Lowood, a miracle in disguise, Jane begins to face new challenges, but the greatest challenge ahead is Mr. Rochester. Mr. Rochester meets Jane and the statement, “The truth will set you free (!),” becomes applicable, literally and figuratively. Throughout each character’s life, much changes; the new acquaintances and friendships …show more content…

When attempting to marry Jane, it causes Mr. Rochester to have to expose the hidden Mrs. Rochester, but the result is a broken character. “If you think so, you must have a strange opinion of me, you must regard me as a plotting profligate- a base and low rake who has been simulating disinterested love in order to draw you into a snare deliberately laid and strip you of honor and rod you of self-respect.” In this quote, Mr. Rochester floods out what may be reeling through poor Jane’s mind, but really one can interpret it as Mr. Rochester truly exposing the evil within. Secrets do not set anyone free; it only causes a lot of trouble when exposed. Some may argue that the characters do significantly change. The argument may be that even Mrs. Fairfax is shocked, “I could never have thought it. He is a proud man.” In refutation, it is not the marriage that breaks down pride, but the exposition of truth. In addition, some may argue that the two characters, at the end of the book, are quite different. However, it takes a lot of events for change to be apparent. Also, a significant change takes the intervention of God, not man. Characters and readers may see a change in both Jane and Mr. Rochester, but every change is based on past and current

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