Hindsight Essay, Research Paper

To fully know one’s self and to be able to completely

understand and interpret all actions and experiences one

goes through is difficult enough. However, analyzing and

interpreting the thoughts and feelings of another human being

is in itself on an entirely different level. In the novel Jane

Eyre, its namesake makes a decision to reject her one true

love in favor of moral decency. Certain aspects of the novel

discredit the validity of Jane’s choice.

The truthfulness of Jane’s reason to leave Mr. Rochester can

be questioned because Jane Eyre narrates the novel herself.

She therefore, can exaggerate or warp any details in regard

to her feelings at any present time in the past, as well as her

true intentions or fears. At several points in the book Jane

chooses to avoid going into detail because the subject is too

painful or would be of no interest to the reader. Such painful

memories may have an influence on her development as a

child and would give further insight into her personality,

weaknesses and strength. Although Jane has a stringent

moral Christian upbringing, she has a great deal of pride and

cares about the opinions of others around her. When

walking from house to house begging for food from

strangers, she has a great deal of loathing for herself. She

also admits that if she saw someone in a similar situation to

herself, she would treat her the exact same way as the

people of the hamlet treat her. The pride that Jane carries

with her might influence her as she tells her tale. She may

change details in order to seem more pious or more proper.

Jane has reached a blissful state in finding the love of her

employer Mr. Rochester. Unfortunately he has a wife in a

deranged woman who lives in the attic, where she is tended

by a strange, jinn drinking servant. Despite the strange

circumstances surrounding the marriage, Jane chooses to

end her life a Thornfield Manor and flee through the country

side. She claims that the reason she leaves her true love is

that their marriage would be one that would go against God.

Mr. Rochester is already spoken for. The possibility of him

as an acceptable husband is slim. He admits he lied to Jane

and attempted to become a "polygamist", but he appeals to

her sense of reason asking how an insane animal could be

his wife. Still she…

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