Friday, September 27, 2024

 In chapters 32-34, we see Jane adjust to life working as a school teacher and building a closer relationship with St. John. As their relationship grows, St. John reaches the exciting conclusion that Jane is related to him and his sisters. This is life changing for Jane, as the whole novel she has been longing for a family of her own, and now she has one. Her want for family was so strong that she was even willing to give up 15,000 pounds to display her love for them. This reflects Jane’s strong value towards familial relationships over monetary prosperity. 

Due to their newly discovered relation to one another, Jane is soon reunited with Mary and Diana and the four cousins spend the holidays together. This reunion, most importantly, led to St. John proposing to marry Jane. Jane, however, turned down this offer,  reflecting her priority of marrying for love rather than for labor and convenience. I think this decision relates back to her unchanging love for Mr. Rochester, making her unable to commit to another man. I predict that in the next few chapters, Jane will make a final decision about Mr. Rochester, as she has been referencing him often in her daily thoughts.




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