ls of their time. However, Jane worries about her financial inferiority.Jane hates the thought of marrying "above her station", as she does not want to feel that she somehow "owes" Rochester something. Her feelings and desires for Rochester are tightly bound with her feelings about her social position as well as her position as a woman. Jane tries to swallow her insecurities and continue with the plan to marry, but on their wedding day, Jane discovers Rochester is already married to a mad woman. Jane has never felt true love until she meets Mr. Rochester, and she has never been heartbroken until she finds out he is married. She contemplates leaving Thornfield. Jane asks herself, "Who in the world cares for you?" She wonders how she could ever find another man who values her the way Rochester does, and whether, after a life of loneliness and neglect, she should leave the first man who has ever loved her. Rochester comforts Jane as he retells the story of their introduction from his point of view, telling her that she enchanted him from the start. Yet Jane's conscience tells her that she will respect herself all the more if she does what she believes to be right. So Jane leaves Thornfield.St. John is a crucial figure, providing Jane with a powerful and dangerous alternate to Rochester. Whereas Rochester is passionate and impetuous, St. John is cold, harsh, and ambitious. As a potential husband to Jane, St. John offers a foil to the character or Rochester. Jane often describes Rochester's eyes as flashing and flaming, whereas she constantly associates St. John with rock, ice, and snow. St. John is a dangerous and threatening influence on Jane because his forceful personality compels her to obedience against her own internal feelings. Jane refuses to marry St. John because she does not love him. In declining St. John's proposal, Jane escapes a threat to her freedom and her sense of self. Jane remains true to herself only wit...
