Love and Autonomy are two different things that are compared in Jane Eyre. This is an essential theme in the book that occurs throughout the whole book. Bronte develops the theme of Love vs. Autonomy throughout the novel by making Jane a bipolar character with moments where she wants love, and moments where she wants to be alone and independent. Jane has moments where she needs love for the reason of her past and always being alone. Throughout the book Jane is wandering and is seeking for love, but not just any type of love. A specific love that she looks for is Romantic love because she has never felt strong feelings towards someone. She was always by herself, and when she arrives at thornfield, she doesn't know what i'll cross her pathway. …show more content…
Jane is on a search of love, and she happens to run into Rochester who tries giving her everything. Jane loves him and finally has one person he can count on to love her and to treat her better. To give her everything, money, pearls, and a home. Although nothing last forever, and Jane soon loses Rochester. What happened was that Mr. Rochester had kept secrets from Jane and their love soon failed. The day of the wedding, the ceremony was stopped by a strange person. Well, that person happened to be Rochester's ex wife, who he married in Jamaica. Although since Jane has always been alone, she was used to being independent. So we soon decides to go her separate way and leaves Rochester for the best of both their futures. Furthermore, “Mr. Rochester, I will love you and live with you through life till death”(Bronte, 325). Although Jane does have dreams with her mom telling her to be independent. Her mind has always been on being independent though. She is raised with being alone, getting abused and being blamed for. JAne aunt would always put her in the dark lonely room where her uncle would come to live and haunt anyone who was in there. Although she did finally leave Thornfield and Rochester, she left to go find herself and to be