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“My uncle in Madeira is dead, and he left me five thousand pounds.” Wealth/money was one of the most tangible differences between Jane and Rochester.

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“My uncle in Madeira is dead, and he left me five thousand pounds.”“Ah! this is practical—this is real!” he cried: “I should never dream that. Besides, there is that peculiar voice of hers, so animating and piquant, as well as soft: it cheers my withered heart; it puts life into it.—What, Janet! Are you an independent woman? A rich woman?”“Quite rich, sir. If you won’t let me live with you, I can build a house of my own close up to your door, and you may come and sit in my parlour when you want company of an evening.”“But as you are rich, Jane, you have now, no doubt, friends who will look after you, and not suffer you to devote yourself to a blind lameter like me?”

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“My uncle in Madeira is dead, and he left me five thousand pounds.”“Ah! this is practical—this is real!” he cried: “I should never dream that. Besides, there is that peculiar voice of hers, so animating and piquant, as well as soft: it cheers my withered heart; it puts life into it.—What, Janet! Are you an independent woman? A rich woman?”“Quite rich, sir. If you won’t let me live with you, I can build a house of my own close up to your door, and you may come and sit in my parlour when you want company of an evening.”“But as you are rich, Jane, you have now, no doubt, friends who will look after you, and not suffer you to devote yourself to a blind lameter like me?”

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Though Mr. Rochester had a major setback in life due to his injuries, it humbled him in a sense. Jane on the other hand became quite wealthy and her fortunes played to her advantage of forming her independence and she proves this to Mr. Rochester. As they talk here Jane is proving herself to be an equal to Mr. Rochester. -Natalia Matos

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Mr. Rochester has to rely on Jane now that he is crippled

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Mr. Rochester has to rely on Jane now that he is crippled

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‘And to bear with my infirmities, Jane: to overlook my deficiencies.’

‘Which are none, sir, to me. I love you better now, when I can really be useful to you, than I did in your state of proud independence, when you disdained every part but that of the giver and protector.’

‘Hitherto I have hated to be helped—to be led: henceforth, I feel I shall hate it no more. I did not like to put my hand into a hireling’s, but it is pleasant to feel it circled by Jane’s little fingers. I preferred utter loneliness to the constant attendance of servants; but Jane’s soft ministry will be a perpetual joy. Jane suits me: do I suit her?’” (485).

Now that Mr. Rochester is blind, Jane becomes more equal with him because Rochester needs Jane to guide him. This makes them more equal because Rochester has to rely on Jane now, rather than how it was before when Jane had to rely on Rochester for everything, such as money, a job, etc.

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"'Merely to tell you that your uncle, Mr. Eyre of Madeira, is dead; that he has left you all his property, and that you are now rich—merely that—nothing more'... 'Twenty thousand pounds?'”

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"'Merely to tell you that your uncle, Mr. Eyre of Madeira, is dead; that he has left you all his property, and that you are now rich—merely that—nothing more'... 'Twenty thousand pounds?'”

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Jane becomes an equal to Rochester when she learns that she inherits all the property of her uncle. Now that she has this money, she is considered an equal based on this material wealth. Although she has split this sum with her cousins, an inheritance of five thousand pounds help her climb up the social ladder.

-Sharon

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In a patriarchal society, women are viewed as less than to men. At first, Mr. Rochester views Jane as a doll, in a way, when he promises her all the jewels and accessories before their marriage. After Mr. Rochester loses his eyesight and becomes a "cripple", he recognizes Jane as an equal since Jane is capable of doing everyday tasks while Rochester relies on others. Jane feels an even greater use to Rochester after he becomes a "cripple" as she says "[she] served both for his prop and guide" (Bronte 429).

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When Jane becomes rich and Rochester is in poor health conditions and he is not in a state to "dominate" Jane. 

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When Jane becomes rich and Rochester is in poor health conditions and he is not in a state to "dominate" Jane. 

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“Hitherto I have hated to be helped—to be led: henceforth, I feel I shall hate it no more. I did not like to put my hand into a hireling’s, but it is pleasant to feel it circled by Jane’s little fingers. I preferred utter loneliness to the constant attendance of servants; but Jane’s soft ministry will be a perpetual joy. Jane suits me: do I suit her?”

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"Why, you have saved my life!—snatched me from a horrible and excruciating death! and you walk past me as if we were mutual strangers! At least shake hands"

Although at this point they are not treated as equals, Mr. Rochester shows some respect towards her as a person and admires her somewhat at this point.

-Eugene Yoon

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"I was then his vision, as I am still his right hand. Literally, I was (what he often called me) the apple of his eye. He saw nature—he saw books through me; and never did I weary of gazing for his behalf, and of putting into words the effect of field, tree, town, river, cloud, sunbeam—of the landscape before us; of the weather round us—and impressing by sound on his ear what light could no longer stamp on his eye" (491).

Jane becomes his eyes. She describes the world around him as she sees it and he listens. She aids him in going places because he cannot get around himself. Rochester has to depend on Jane to help him enjoy everyday life.

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I hold myself supremely blest—blest beyond what language can express; because I am my husband’s life as fully as he is mine.

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I hold myself supremely blest—blest beyond what language can express; because I am my husband’s life as fully as he is mine.

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I think Rochester had to understand struggle and hardship before he could truly value Jane. Jane, who had grown up poor, abused, and outcast, understood hardship and the difficulties of life. As a result she was more emotionally mature than Rochester. Rochester on the other hand had lived his life spoiled and rich and although well intentioned lived his life flawed. Only through his hardship and altruistic actions (saving his servants and attempting to save Bertha at Thornfield) was he able to gain a true appreciation for Jane and her strength.

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“I am no better than the old lightning-struck chestnut-tree in Thornfield orchard,” he remarked ere long. “And what right would that ruin have to bid a budding woodbine cover its decay with freshness?”

Mr. Rochester no longer has Jane to serve him as a servant but rather as a benefactress. He is dependent on her, meaning she has greater power in their relationship.

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"Mr. Eyre of Madeira, is dead; that he has left you all his property, and that you are now rich—merely that—nothing more.”

“I!—rich?”
“Yes, you, rich—quite an heiress."

Jane had inherit all of her uncle's property. She is now an equal to Mr.Rochester, she is wealthy like him.

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"And then there are other chances in life far more thrilling and rapture-giving: this is solid, an affair of the actual world, nothing ideal about it: all its associations are solid and sober, and its manifestations are the same."

Jane recognizes the opportunities she now has in life that were not previously available to her as a lower class person and a woman, compared to Rochester.
- Katie Kinuthia

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“But as you are rich, Jane, you have now, no doubt, friends who will look after you, and not suffer you to devote yourself to a blind lameter like me?”“I told you I am independent, sir, as well as rich: I am my own mistress.”“And you will stay with me?”“Certainly—unless you object. I will be your neighbour, your nurse, your housekeeper..."

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“But as you are rich, Jane, you have now, no doubt, friends who will look after you, and not suffer you to devote yourself to a blind lameter like me?”“I told you I am independent, sir, as well as rich: I am my own mistress.”“And you will stay with me?”“Certainly—unless you object. I will be your neighbour, your nurse, your housekeeper..."

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Now that Jane is rich, she feels like she isn't using Mr. Rochester for his money, and she has also found her own independence. Jane has become her own person, and contrary to how women were only seen as wives to their husbands during this era, she feels like she is now his equal and can be with him.

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Rochester’s physical disabilities allow Jane to become equal to him 

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Rochester’s physical disabilities allow Jane to become equal to him 

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“A crippled man, twenty years older than you, whom you will have to wait on?”

Krishi Shah

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"“Jane! you think me, I dare say, an irreligious dog; but my heart swells with gratitude to the beneficent God of this earth just now. He sees not as man sees, but far clearer; judges not as man judges, but far more wisely. I did you wrong…Divine justice pursued its course; disasters came thick upon me…Of late, Jane—only of late—I began to see and acknowledge the hand of God in my doom. I began to experience remorse, repentance; the wish for reconcilement to my Maker.”

Mr.Rochester apologizes for the way he acted and claims that God punished him for his wrongdoings. Therefore, Jane coming back as seen as a gift from God as a result of his betterment in his faith.