Jane Eyre Passage

If the readers were ever uncertain if Mr. Rochester really did love Jane, then this passage will show you. I found the passage at the bottom of page 351 and continued onto page 352. In these few paragraphs, Mr. Rochester said the most romantic things I have ever heard to Jane. Mr. Rochester was talking about hating Bertha because she was mad. He then said, "If you were mad do you think I should hate you?" He means that no matter how crazy Jane could get, he could never hate her. Next he said, "Every atom of your flesh is as dear to me as my own. In pain and sickness it would be dear to me." This section explains that he loves everything about her and cares as much about Jane as he does himself. "Your mind is my treasure, and if it were broken it would be my treasure still." If Jane was crazy, he would still love her as if she were perfectly normal. "If you raved, my arms should confine you." He would hold her in a loving embrace even if she was struggling to get away from him. There were many more compassionate statements, but these were the ones I found the most romantic. Jane spent her whole life wanting to feel loved. To have someone say this to her, changed her forever. No matter what happens to her, she always will know that someone will love her.

Brontë, Charlotte, Susan Ostrov. Weisser, and George Stade. Jane Eyre. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2003. Print.