Thoughts and Reflections

When jane leaves Thornfield we know that she has reached a turning point. Jane thought she had found all she ever wanted but alas there were cracks and flaws in Rochester that Jane had painted over. As the reader we knew that something of this proportion was coming. The omens could not be ignored or the gothic imagery foreshadowing ill tidings. I find it quite sad that Jane once again goes back to being ultimately pessimistic about life. Jane is overwhelmed with emotions and decides that her only option is to leave her problems behind and begin a new life. In this way we can see that jane has not developed, she cannot fight through her problems, instead she bows down to her depression and chooses to run away from the plight in the same way she simply submitted to Mr Brocklehursts slander of her as the be all and end all and did not consider that she could change others opinions on her own; instead she had to use Miss Temples authority. In this main section of the book we see Jane suppressing her true feeling constantly in order to conform and i believe that this is why Bronte attaches bad luck to jane ( in order to point out that you cannot be happy whilst you are untrue to yourself). In summary The Thornfield era for jane proves to her that Lowood has not prepared her for life and that she must move on and develop in order to become whole and to become an adult.