Why do I struggle to retain a valueless life?
This chapter is mainly about Jane searching for a new start (and new purpose to keep living).
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I will hold to the principles received by me when I was sane, and not mad – as I am now.
All the red flags about Mr. Rochester come home to roost once Jane recognizes the necessity of leaving him.
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Real affection, it seems, he could not have for me; it had only been fitful passion…
The truth finally comes out, and it’s heartbreaking on so many levels.
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You, sir, are the most phantom-like of all: you are a mere dream.
In which Jane expresses her (seemingly unfounded) doubts about the impending wedding.
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I will not be your English Céline Varens.
It’s all well and good to have their feelings out in the open, but Jane’s still in a precarious position.
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Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless?
Read moreChapter XXII
What the deuce have you done with yourself this last month?
Read moreChapter XXI
Love me, then, or hate me, as you will…
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“You have passed a strange night, Jane.”
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You are cold; you are sick; and you are silly.
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