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short paper on jane eyre

nd Job and Jonah.' We can infer though that at this point Jane only knows the words of the Bible, not necessarily their full meaning. Helen Burns is probably the turning point of life for Jane, although we don't see it happening immediately. When Jane explains to Helen what she feels about being good she says, 'you are good to those who are good to you. It is all I ever desire to be. If people were always kind and obedient to those who are cruel and unjust, the wicked people would have it all their own way.' Helen tells the "little untaught girl," about life: 'It is not violence that best overcomes hate - nor vengeance that most certainly heals injury,' and 'Love your enemies; bless them that curse you; do good to them that hate you and despitefully use you.' Jane is incredibly confused by this statement; she cannot understand how she could ever love someone she hates so dearly, as in this case Mrs. Reed and her son, John. So Jane quickly responds with, "Then I should love Mrs. Reed, which I cannot do: I should bless her son John, which is impossible." Although Jane does not yet comprehend Helen Burn's words at this time, she will eventually learn the basis of what Helen is saying later in adult life; as shown when Jane returns of to Gateshead to Mrs. Reed’s deathbed showing forgiveness and compassion. Then there is the relationship and near marriage of Jane and Mr. Rochester. Perhaps Jane decides against marrying Mr. Rochester because she remembers what Helen Burns had earlier said about the afterlife just before she died. Although Jane probably had trouble fully understanding it at the time, she eventually adopted what had been said: 'You will come to the same region of happiness: be received by the same mighty universal Parent, no doubt, dear Jane.' Jane, as a child, grew from being ignorant of the loving and compassionate ways of Christianity; to an educated, thoughtful adult. Jane learned the basis of this from her frie...

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