Life experiences provide a person with maturation and a brand new outlook on the world. In the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, the main character learns many new things about herself. She endures her difficult life as a child only to find that when she is older she will still be faced with many difficult situations. Through experiences with Helen Burns at Lowood School, Mr. Edward Rochester at Thornfield, and St. John Rivers at Moors End she eventually finds her place in society and the world. Jane learns to survive and persevere in this imperfect world which shows her maturation over a period of time.
Helen Burns helps Jane to learn tolerance, forgiveness, and peace while at Lowood School. The teachers often punish Helen for reading books. She continues to read them and calmly accepts her punishment because she knows sh
Jane's experiences at Moors End with St. John Rivers result in Jane learning new things about herself that will assist her in the future. St. John lacks passion, "His reserve was again frozen over (p.200)." He even takes pleasure in torturing himself in the name of G-d. Jane admires him for his dedication and says, "He is a good and great man, but he forgets pitilessly the feelings and claims of little people, in pursuing his own large views (p.300)." St. John goes off to India to be a missionary and wants to bring Jane as his wife. She will only go under the condition that he calls her his sister and not his wife, which he refuses. Jane demonstrates her maturity and can decide her future for herself including the decision to live on her own. She does
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