h great difficulty and with the help of the preternatural experience of hearing Rochester call out her name. Jane's stay at the Moor House helps her realize something of key importance. Part of the reason she fled Thornfield is that she feared becoming a slave to her passion and sacrificing her principles. By coming so close to marrying St. John, she demonstrates her ability to do the opposite: to sacrifice passion altogether and devote herself wholly to principle. Now Jane knows that returning to Rochester would not signify a weakness on her part. Moreover, she now appreciates more than ever what Rochester has to offer her. Having found herself on the threshold of a loveless marriage, she understands fully the importance of following not only her mind, but also her heart. At this point, Jane has come to know her own strength, learned that she is no longer alone in the world, has come into her own inheritance, and has received a competing marriage proposal. These experiences prepare the ground for Jane to return to Rochester, and Jane can now enter into marriage without feeling herself beholden to her husband.Jane returns to Thornfield to find it in burnt ruins. At Ferndean, she reunites with Rochester who has lost almost complete eyesight along with his left hand. No longer under the burden of Rochester's wife, Bertha, Jane and Rochester are engaged for a second time. Jane now finds herself Rochester's equal, not because of the decline he has suffered but because of the autonomy the she has achieved by coming to know herself more fully. In Rochester, Jane has found someone she truly cares for and someone who gives her a true sense of belonging, something she has always lacked. Jane comes to the realization that part of being true to whom she is means being true to her emotions and passions. Jane writes:"No woman was ever nearer to her mate than I am: ever more absolutely bone of his bone, and flesh of his flesh. I know no...
