her interactions with Helen Burns and St John Rivers. Jane's genuineness is created by her strong virtues and courage towards reaching self-fulfillment even though the influence of Helen or St John Rivers' humble opinions try to change her course. Helen's central motivation of humility is matured in Jane and gives her emotional control. To Jane the tension created between each others views is beneficial in understanding more about the world. In their discussions of "good for evil"(Bronte 65) there is anxiety in Jane to understand the reasoning behind Helen's pensive actions, yet a moral sympathy not to question her. Jane asks Helen," you say you have faults: what are they?"(Bronte 66) in a pressing manner but dismisses from asking deeper about her humility: "I would not ponder the matter deeply."(Bronte 66) This need for conversation and information expresses Jane's genuineness towards respect for others that she feels sympathy for and can relate to. "Jane cannot accept such a lofty view at this time, but her acknowledgment, later, that she loves Rochester to the point of idolatry and her subsequent rejection of him, show that she eventually learned the lesson Helen tried to teach."(Cole 82) As well as Helen, St John River has an identity of humility which creates tension between himself and Jane but not of beliefs. His rather bland, humble attitude and religious feelings is very reminiscent of Helen, but his effect on the aged Jane is of realization. Jane realizes that "no happy reconciliation was to be had with him"(Bronte 456) and the "recesses in her mind"(Bronte 453) are only opened to her true love Rochester. St John represents the religious figure in the Victorian age and during Jane's time spent with him, comes to realize that Rochester is much like her, based on romantic qualities. With the genuiness perception of friendship among Helen Burns and St John Rivers, Jane withdraws from a longing relationship due to the "conv...
