Motifs of Hate and Love

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Hate: The Reeds Hating Jane Mrs. Reed hates Jane with a passion and does not hold back when she wants to show it. In Chapter 2 when John demands that Jane call him master and she refuses tensions become high and there is an outbreak. Mrs. Reed takes John side even though it was he who caused the disturbance and sends Jane to the Red room

Hate: The Cruelties at Lowood “It is not violence that best overcomes hate—nor vengeance that most certainly heals injury.” Chapter VI “If all the world hated you, and believed you wicked, while your own conscience approved you, and absolved you from guilt, you would not be without friends.” Chapter VIII “It is a happy thing that time quells the longings of vengeance and hushes the promptings of rage and aversion. I had left this woman in bitterness and hate, and I came back to her now with no other emotion than a sort of ruth for her great sufferings, and a strong yearning to forget and forgive all injuries—to be reconciled and clasp hands in amity”. Chapter XXI Lowood school is not the place for a happy-go-lucky childhood. Jane left her Aunt Reed's house to escape her cruel family, but was met with a school that was just as bad. Mr. Brocklehurst was the foundation of Jane's unhappiness at Lowood. He was harsh and cruel to all of the pupils, but he had a special attention for Jane. Brocklehurst publicly humiliated and degraded Jane for her 'deceitfulness'.

Hate: Mr. Rochester vs. his Family • “Since happiness is irrevocably denied me, I have a right to get pleasure out of life: and I will get it, cost what it may. Then you will degenerate still more, sir. Possibly: yet why should I, if I can get sweet, fresh pleasure? And I may get it as sweet and fresh as the wild honey the bee gathers on the moor."It will sting – it will taste bitter, sir.How do you know? – you never tried it … I scarcely think the notion that flittered across my brain was an error. I believe it was an inspiration rather than a temptation: it was very genial, very soothing – I know that. Here it comes again! It is no devil, I assure you; or if it be, it has put on the robes of an angel of light. I think I must admit so fair a guest when it asks entrance to my heart.” XIV • Mr. Rochester is a very rebellious gentleman due to how his family forced him into marrying the psychotic Bertha Mason, he in turn runs away from his home and is constantly traveling Europe, in hopes of escaping the horrors of home

Hate: Jane's Jealousy of Blanche • “Then appeared the magnificent figure of Miss Ingram, clad in white, a long veil on her head, and a wreath of roses round her brow: by her side walked Mr. Rochester, and together they drew near the table. They knelt; while Mrs. Dent and Louisa Eshton, dressed also in white, took up their stations behind them. A ceremony followed, in dumb show, in which it was easy to recognize the pantomime of a marriage” XVIII • Jane is jealous of Blanche; which is a form of hatred, her jealousy is caused by the fact that Blanche desires to marry Mr. Rochester for her own selfish materialistic means and vainity.

Hate: Bertha’s Hate • “The laugh was repeated in its low, syllabic tone, and terminated in an odd murmur… the laugh was as tragic, as preternatural a laugh as any I ever heard; and, but that it was high noon, and that no circumstances of ghostliness accompanied the curious cachinnation” XI • “It drew aside the window-curtain and looked out; perhaps it saw dawn approaching, for, taking the candle, it retreated to the door. Just at my bedside, the figure stopped: the fiery eyes glared upon me—she thrust up her candle close to my face, and extinguished it under my eyes. I was aware her lurid visage flamed over mine, and I lost consciousness: for the second time in my life—only the second time—I became insensible from terror” XXV • Bertha is a very unstable character who has huge amount of unbalanced emotion, she tends to take out a lot of it on Jane due to her getting married to Mr. Rochester, her husband, in turn Bertha reacts violently and lashes out at Jane. In fact Bertha’s madness in turn leads her to burn down Thornfield.

Love: Mrs. Reed loving her Darlings • Mrs. Reed loves her children to the point that it is almost disgusting. I believe she does this as a grudge towards Jane since she believes Mr. Reed showed favoritism towards Jane.

Love: Mr. Reed loving Jane • When Jane’s parents die Mr. Reed takes Jane in as one of his own. She was his niece by blood so she was actually family and Jane was treated accordingly. Mr. Reed treated her as he did his own kids and Mrs. Reed says he even showed favoritism towards Jane.

Love: Helen and Jane’s Friendship Jane’s heart immediately went out to Helen, because of the harsh treatment received at the school. Helen taught Jane about the way to be “civilized” liked a Christian, and to act as Jesus did, and “Love your enemies; bless them that curse you; do good to them that hate you and despitefully use you.” Helen shows compassion to Jane during the time when Jane had been punished and called a liar, and so Jane repays the favor and together they hold each other up during times of trouble. Jane loved Helen so, that while Helen was on her death bed Jane risked her own well-being to calm, comfort, and say goodbye to the first person who showed her love.

Love: Mr. Rochester love for Jane Rochester had the option of a beautiful and rich woman in Miss Ingram but instead chose Jane Eyre. Neither of the pair loved the other for wealth and appearance, but instead enjoyed their company and loved who the other one really was. “You—you strange, you almost unearthly thing!—I love as my own flesh. You—poor and obscure, and small and plain as you are—I entreat to accept me as a husband.”

Love: St. John’s “love” for Jane St. John did not truly love Jane, he only wanted to have a missionary’s wife to accompany him in his work in India. Jane respected St. John and loved him as a brother but never wanted to marry him. “God and nature intended you for a missionary’s wife. It is not personal, but mental endowments they have given you: you are formed for labour, not for love. A missionary’s wife you must—shall be. You shall be mine: I claim you—not for my pleasure, but for my Sovereign’s service.”

Sources: Au revoir!!! • http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1260/1260-h/1260-h.htm • The novel Jane Eyre by CHARLOTTE BRONTË

Motifs of Hate and Love