Moor from Jane

often dark, stormy, fire status sets the tone

Bertha is the wild card - shocking element
like an animal, purple gorged face...
Bertha goes out in a fury of Fire and Brimstone
Maiming Rochester - shifting his status and position in society.

(35-38) I found it interesting that once the arrangements had been made to send Jane to Lowood, Mrs. Reed gives Jane the opportunity to speak without repercussions.
And claims to want to be her friend (?)

Mrs. Reed feels children must be corrected for their faults (37). Jane feels her nature is not a fault.

 Jane feels a "passion of resentment" and "speak I must" (36)
Jane felt vengeance and felt Mrs. Reed had addressed her as an adult  (36) knowing her behaviour is not acceptable behaviour for a child. (37)

A hard battle won gave Jane a sense of freedom which she insists on in every relationship. (37)

It was a relief that Mrs. Fairfax was kind to Jane

Strange but interesting that Rochester was the Master/keeper/benefactor of four females; Adele, a young girl, Jane, a young woman, Mrs. Fairfax, an older woman and a Bertha, an insane woman.

I thought Rochesters insistence on Jane watching the antics with Blanche and the gypy scene was super weird. How could Jane trust him after that? I did not quite get what Jane's attraction to him was other than the conversations. She did say he felt like a 'relation' to her which could account for the mysterious summons episode in which they could communicate through the wind. Rochester mentioned that her soul had wandered...soul mates(?)

Both Jane and Rochester mention superstition - a belief in another power having a hand in the occurrence of events

free will, freedom, independence, fate, other forces at work

Jane's position and status shifts
In the scene with Mrs. Reed and Brocklehurst  Jane, the child,  is judged and sentenced (per se)
Mrs. Temple allows Jane, the youth, to state her case and clears her name
Both Rochester and St.John make a plea for their case for Jane's hand in marriage.

Dualism

Helen, young girl, faith in god, dies in Jane's arms
St. John, older man, faith in god, dies abroad

In the beginning
Brocklehurst address Jane's dislike of psalms as proof that she has a wicked heart (untrue). (33)
In the end
Rochester sees Jane's return as divine mercy. (448) In fact it was Janes' will (?)

Despite vast landscapes, huge mansions and chambers there is a claustrophobic feeling at times

personalities; Blanche and Jane


Is Jane Eyre an example of a version of the Hero's journey? I see some similarities. However, she did  not refuse the call.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monomyth