Quinn Smells Books answers “Why did Jane return to Mr. Rochester?”

Mdomi asked this question about Jane Eyre:

Why did Jane return to Mr. Rochester?

Quinn Smells Books Jane Eyre is a Gothic novel. Whether or not Charlotte Bronte believed in this sort of thing in real life, in the book there is certainly some mystical…moreJane Eyre is a Gothic novel. Whether or not Charlotte Bronte believed in this sort of thing in real life, in the book there is certainly some mystical sort of stuff going on. When Jane hears Mr R's voice, it is some sort of spiritual communication/connection; indeed, much of Jane and Mr R's relationship isspiritual/relating to the spirit, and transcends the physical; it is appropriate that their communication should do likewise. (It is also a sort of approval from God--remember the major tension between her morals and her love.)
As well, part of it was simply that St John's proposals made her realise how much she was pining for him (St John and Mr R are foils).(less)

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