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A 3 page essay that examine how those outside of the setting of Thornfield (Rochester's estate) provide the impetus for Jane's final maturation into a woman strong enough to marry and not lose herself in her love for her husband. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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is meant by "outsider." Since the vast majority of the novel takes place at Rochesters estate Thornfield, a working definition for the purposes of this examination could be that
"outsider" denotes those who are "outside" of this primary setting. This definition not only encompasses the Rivers family, who shelter Jane at Moor House, but also the various unnamed outsiders
that Jane encounters in her wanderings after fleeing Thornfield. By examining the narrative from this perspective, it becomes evident that the purpose of outsiders in the story is to provide
the impetus that directs Jane along her path to full maturity. When Jane runs away from Thornfield on her wedding day, having learned that Rochesters first wife is
still alive, critic Arlene Young points out that her flight is motivated by a variety of reasons connected with Rochesters concept of marriage, which appeared to encompass Janes recreation according
to his own ideas of who and what she should be (324). This point is exemplified in Janes response to Rochesters initial efforts to dress her in "satin and lace."
She tells him, "I shall not be your Jane Eyre any longer, but an ape in a harlequins jacket" (Bronte 227-228). Jane feels humiliated by Rochesters insistence on changing her.
Jane comments that "the more he bought me, the more my cheek burned with a sense of annoyance and degradation" (Bronte 236). Rochester attempts to force "on her extravagant clothes,
unwanted bridal veils, and ultimately a false identity as Mrs. Rochester" (Young 324). By the time Jane feels Thornfield, this normally confident young woman has been reduced to self
loathing. Jane explains to the reader, "I abhorred myself. I had no solace from self approbation, none even from self respect. I had injured -- wounded -- left my master.
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