Forgiveness In Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre is an orphan, who raises up by her aunt Mrs. Reed. At the first couple chapters in Jane Eyre, we can see the social class is taking very serious, even though Jane and the Reeds are related, the Reed still torture her because of her status. But in this chapter, Mrs. Reed is dying, and she is murmuring for willing to see Jane; John Reed, who used to be the one who violent Jane is also dead. Jane decides to go back to meet Mrs. Reed. Mrs. Reed is still unable to ask forgiveness from Jane, but Jane finds her heart to forgive her. Jane has changed, she is not the ten-year-old who is hot-headed of hating the Reeds. She choice to follow the most important spirit in Christian - forgiveness. In chapter 21, when Jane receives the message from

Jane can think that is her retribution; be happy that she is dying. But this is what Jane says when Mr. Rochester trying to stop her from leaving, “Yes, sir, but that is long time ago; and when her circumstances were very different: I could not be easy to neglect her wishes now”(Bronte 227). Jane has pitied, she learn how to love and forgive other from Helen. And here is another quote that Jane has arrived Gateshead, and she meets Mr. Reed, “‘Yes, aunt Reed. How are you, dear aunt?’ I had once vowed that I would never call her aunt again: I thought it is no sin to forget and break that vow now. My fingers had fastened on her hand which lay outside the sheet: had she pressed mine kindly, I should at that moment have experienced true pleasure”(Bronte 234). Jane break her vow, and it can represent that she truly

Reed, after thinking that how Jane is being tortured by her; it’s really hard to believes that Jane is willing to forgive her, and even loving her. You may think Jane is just pities to Mrs. Reed that her son is dead, and she’s also dying. But the truth is she really does care about Mrs. Reed. Here is a quote that Mrs. Reed and Jane is talking, but Mrs. Reed don’t want to show that she wants forgiveness to Jane, so she talk to her harshly, and with cold eyes, like she is still dislike Jane, and this is what Jane thinks, “I felt pain, and then I felt ire; and then I felt a determination subdue her-to be her mistress in spite both of her nature and her will. My tears had risen, just as in childhood: I ordered them back to their source” (Bronte 234). Jane felt pain, and her tears is running in her eyes. It’s really proud that Jane change herself and accept her