nice to her. St. John is kind of shady but he gets her a job teaching at the local schoolhouse. Her Uncle John Eyre dies and leaves all his estate to her. Through this she finds out that the Rivers’ are her cousins. (Jane’s father’s brother was John Eyre, the uncle. John Eyre was also the brother to the Rivers’ mother.) He didn’t leave any money to them because of an argument he had with their father years ago. Jane shares the money with the Rivers’. St. John wants to marry her and take her with him to India to be missionaries. She really doesn’t want to because she still loves Rochester and does not want to be a missionary. She tells St. John ‘no’.One night Jane has this inspiration that she hears Rochester calling her. She is so moved that she takes off to find him. She goes to Thornfield Hall and it is in ruins. She finds out that there was a fire and that Bertha Mason is dead. Rochester was wounded and blinded trying to save her but he could not. He lives all alone in this other house near by. Jane goes to see him and their love is sparked and they live happily ever after.The fire and ice imagery. The fire represents a loss of control and anger towards patriarchal society. The ice is the acceptance of that. The red room that Jane is sent to at the Reeds represents some kind of patriarchal terrors. The room is haunted by Mr. Reed, and is all red. The gender roles in society are examined throughout the novel. Rochester has had to deal with establishing himself through wealth and status, because that‘s what males do. Both, Jane and Rochester move beyond those establishments to one where they are content and can understand love. They are spiritual equals. Jane Eyre ends with a spiritual revelation. The change in Rochester echoes the change in Tennyson. "You think me, I daresay, an irreligious dog" he confesses to Jane, "but my heart swells with gratitude to the beneficent God o...
