Initially after reading this passage, I felt proud of Jane for speaking her mind and was mentally celebrating her victorious argument as the passage refers to how Jane felt after getting Mrs. Reed to agree to send her away to Lowood. When you take in to context, the time period of the Victorian Era, children were conditioned to never speak back to their elders, to be demure, and to be obedient. Jane, by speaking out, was being rebellious against Mrs. Reed. I really like this part of the passage though, as it highlights the contrast between Jane's upbringing and her rebellious nature. It showcases that Jane felt triumphant and victorious, then the tone changes to Jane feeling regret for speaking out, even though Mrs. Reed is a horrible mother to her. The passage also made me think that as the book progresses, Jane will continue to push back against the stereotypes of how she was raised and conformed too and find her confidence. 

This passage kinda stuck with me. It is a pretty sad passage if I am being honest. Jane is so in love with Mr. Rochester and basically states she can not unlove him  even though he has brought back Blanche and pays Jane no attention. I feel like this is a passage that will stay true in the course of the book, where Jane gives people her all and they either return back the affections, but for a shortened amount of time, or simply take her for granted. I also think this passage gives a good example of how Jane is treated by others wherever she goes. She is considered someone with no social standing and no money and in turn, people isolate her or do not desire to be associated with her. In comparison to how Jane's life went in previous chapter, I will say it is nice to see her have such a strong, positive emotion to focus on. However, her love seems to be a bit of infatuation and controlling as even though Mr. Rochester is a little suspicious and focusing on other women (at the time of this passage), Jane still harbors such powerful emotions towards him while acknowledging the bad situation she is in. 

This passage shows how much Jane truly loved Mr. Rochester that she thought him to be "her whole world'". She reveals that he stands between her and the thought of religion, which is interesting, considering she is putting Mr. Rochester on a pedestal which can create some future problems for Jane. I think this almost “worship” of Mr. Rochester is funny since he was found to have lied to her the entire time and turned out to be not who she thought he was. It is also ironic that Jane tried so hard to not get involved with Mr. Rochester and overall just has a difficult time getting close or attached to be and the one person whom she loved the most, hurt her the most. I also feel this quote reveals a bit of foreshadowing. Jane alludes to Mr. Rochester as her “hope of heaven”, painting him in an angelic light. This connotation just sets Jane up for failure and despair when Mr. Rochester is later revealed to not be a good man. 

This passage spoke out to me as I saw Jane in a bout of self depreciation, as she put herself down in thinking that no one else will love her as much as Mr. Rochester because of her lack of wealth and inferior status. She had relied on his love, so much so, that Jane was under the impression that she would not ever receive a type of reciprocated love with someone else again. I think it speaks volumes to the apparent social and class divide between Jane and Mr. Rochester and how in the time and age, that type of match (a higher class man and a lower class women) would not be common. If taken into account the offer Mr. Rochester gave to Jane to run away with him and essentially be his mistress, was normal as higher class men would take mistresses, but it was not a commonality to marry someone without money. Jane feels so valued from the fact that Rochester had planned on marrying her out of pure love, until it was found he had a wife. Jane, in this quote, acknowledges that what Mr. Rochester planned for their life was probably a rare chance and rare match. 

This passage provided a happy ending to Jane's tumultuous life, as it ended with her finally expressing that she is content with what she has. I have mixed feelings about this ending as I feel Jane could have done a lot more with her life rather than go back to Mr. Rochester. Jane is a highly intelligent lady and was already on her way to possibly owning her own school and being independent from a male figure, which was highly uncommon during that time. Instead, she chose to go back and essentially take care of a half-blind Rochester. I had a feeling this would happen and expected her to go back, but I still have a little hesitation with their relationship. It was a good ending, if readers like the romantic aspect of Jane finding her way back. In my personal opinion, I believe Jane would have flourished independently. I really enjoyed this book and I think it was executed perfectly in the sense that Charlotte Bronte thought out every action and thought to symbolize elements of the time period. Every one of Jane's moves can be widely interpreted like the above passage. Exceptional conclusion to an amazing book.