Love & Christianity in Jane Eyre
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- to what extent are love and the Christian faith seen as inextricably linked in Jane Eyre?
- Helen Burns
- Helen is loving and caring despite her mistreatment at Lowood
- Could bee seen as the most impactful in terms of faith
- Helen is able to reassure Jane through the use of religion
- opposite of Brocklehurst
- St. John's proposal
- This proposal was strictly for religious purposes
- St. John wants to marry Jane in order to appease the Lord
- St. John didn't really love Jane and she was able to see this
- God must come before romantic love in St. John's opinion
- This proposal was strictly for religious purposes
- Rochester's 2nd proposal
- Jane and Rochester's love seems stronger in the 2nd proposal, after he has atoned with God
- Jane shows him religion in a new light
- Chestnut tree symbolises challenges they have overcome together
- St. John practices unconventional Christian love for the world
- Wants to marry Rosamund but does not view doing so as holy
- Wants to marry Jane as doing so would be seen as holy
- Love should be reserved for God in his opinion
- Values God's opinion over his potential wives'
- Wants to marry Rosamund but does not view doing so as holy
- Brocklehurst
- Presented as a poor example of Christianity due to his lack of love and empathy
- Criticises the girls at Lowood for their hair when his daughters are dressed lavishly
- Shows that without true love, faith can be construed as meaningless
- Presented as a poor example of Christianity due to his lack of love and empathy
- Bertha and Rochester
- Linked by a Christian bond, but there's not real love
- She still loves Rochester, as she tears Jane's wedding veil in anger, yet he loves Jane
- Unrequited love
- Rochester's faith
- Rochester's weakness in faith is a barrier to his relationship with Jane
- Jane's faith is strong and honest
- His redemption links to Christianity and shows through his love
- Rochester's weakness in faith is a barrier to his relationship with Jane
- Helen Burns
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