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Mr. Rochester proposes to Jane by first tricking her. This seems like a strange way to propose to somebody. Rochester begins by pretending to fire Jane. She stands up for herself saying they are equals and that he cannot treat her as anything less. He puts her down saying she is plain but still wants to marry her. Jane is unsure whether to trust Rochester, but eventually accepts.
It is ironic that Jane who has wanted Mr. Rochester to love her this whole time is now fighting his proposal. It is understandable that she thinks she is being tricked, but after expressing her feelings it is ironic she doesn't automatically accept.
The next morning Jane wakes up extremely happy. She has breakfast with Mrs. Fairfax who was cold to her, but did not say anything about what she saw. Jane finds Mr. Rochester and warmly kisses her good morning. He tells Jane that their wedding will be in four weeks and that she will be Jane Rochester. When hearing her new name Jane gets nervous and excited. Mr. Rochester says he will get fancy dresses and jewels to wear. Jane explains that she doesn't want fancy clothing because it is not who she is. Mr. Rochester tells Jane that is who she is becoming when marrying him. Mr. Rochester explains that he pretended to be marrying Blanche because he wanted to see if Jane was in love with him.Mr. Rochester then went to tell Mrs. Fairfax what had actually happened the night before. Mrs. Fairfax does not approve of the marriage. Jane starts to think about how she didn't want Mr. Rochester spoiling her. She decided to write too her uncle John Eyre to acquire some money. She felt this would make her feel more equal to Mr. Rochester. She tells Mr. Rochester to treat her as usual until the wedding.
After the proposal Rochester takes full control of wedding planning. This makes Jane extremely nervous. She doesn't want to be spoiled and change the person she is. Rochester is trying to control her, and change her into being a new person by giving her jewels and dresses. On page 25 (part 2) Jane says; "Oh sir! never mind jewels! I don't like to hear them spoken of. Jewels for Jane Eyre sounds unnatural and strange: I would rather not have them."
It is also interesting to see that Jane is seen as a weak character in the book who serves to Mr. Rochester, but stands up for herself. She has grown as she gets older but she is still seen as a servant until this point. She even begins to cry when being told she must leave which shows weakness. Once Jane realized all of the things she would lose by leaving Thornfield it gave her a sense of realization. She finally expresses all of her emotions. She stresses the fact that even though her background is different, that she will not be treated as anything less than his equal. On page 17 (Part 2) Jane says; "I tell you I must go!" I retorted, roused to something like passion. "Do you think I can stay to become nothing to you? Do you think I am an automaton? a machine without feelings? and can bear to have my morself of bread snatched from my lips, and my drop of living water dashed from my cup? Do you think because I am poor, obscure, plain and little I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong! I have as much soul as you and full as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. I am not talking yo you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of moral flesh, it my spirit that addresses your spirit just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at Gods feet, equal, as we are!"
Jane and Mr. Rochester take a walk in the garden during sunset. Mr. Rochester tells Jane that he has decided to marry Blanche and that Jane must leave Thornfield. Jane is extremely upset and begins to cry. She confesses her love for Mr. Rochester and dreads leaving him. Mr. Rochester then tells Jane that he would never marry Blanche, and he wanted to see if Jane would be upset about his marriage. Jane has a hard time believing what Mr. Rochester is saying and tells him that she is leaving. Mr. Rochester eventually gets through to Jane and asks her to marry him. After asking a couple of times Jane agrees to marry him. When they come to the house Mrs. Fairfax sees them kissing. Jane thinks that Mrs. Fairfax might think badly of them, but is too happy to worry about it.