Ferndean, First Responce
After having Thornfield ravaged by fire, Mr. Rochester takes John and Mary, tow of his servants, to Ferndean hall. Ferndean is a house in the woods which Mr. Rochester's father purchased and furnished. The current Mr. Rochester retired to Ferndean only when he went out away from Thornfield to go hunting. Mr. Rochester then goes to Ferndean after being maimed by the fire that destroyed Thornfield. Jane joins him there some months later.
“Certainly—unless you object. I will be your neighbour, your nurse, your housekeeper. I find you lonely: I will be your companion—to read to you, to walk with you, to sit with you, to wait on you, to be eyes and hands to you. Cease to look so melancholy, my dear master; you shall not be left desolate, so long as I live.”
When Jane finds out that Thornfield burned and that Bessie Mason died in the fire, Jane must have been ecstatic at the news. Bertha Mason's life was the one thing that prevented her from marrying Mr. Rochester. Now that she is no more, Jane can take his name freely and without negative consequence. This passage shows Jane's devotion to Mr. Rochester for even as he is disfigured by fire she offers her services staying with him as a companion and a friend. I expect Jane to live at Ferndean with Mr. Rochester for a long time.
“Certainly—unless you object. I will be your neighbour, your nurse, your housekeeper. I find you lonely: I will be your companion—to read to you, to walk with you, to sit with you, to wait on you, to be eyes and hands to you. Cease to look so melancholy, my dear master; you shall not be left desolate, so long as I live.”
When Jane finds out that Thornfield burned and that Bessie Mason died in the fire, Jane must have been ecstatic at the news. Bertha Mason's life was the one thing that prevented her from marrying Mr. Rochester. Now that she is no more, Jane can take his name freely and without negative consequence. This passage shows Jane's devotion to Mr. Rochester for even as he is disfigured by fire she offers her services staying with him as a companion and a friend. I expect Jane to live at Ferndean with Mr. Rochester for a long time.
It is a well known fact to those who know it well, that burning to death is one of the worst ways one could possibly die. Bertha Mason tries to kill Mr. Rochester and everyone else living at Thornfield in just this manner. She sets the whole place ablaze and razes it to the ground. Mr. Rochester makes sure to get all of the servants out of the house and then goes back for Bertha Mason. They are seen on the roof before Bertha jumps to her death. Mr. Rochester escapes the fire with severe mutilations. His eyes are blinded and his sight will only ever barely recover. In addition, his hand is burned and maimed beyond repair. Mr. Rochester did this to himself in an attempt to save the people around him.
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