4.Themes Morality Jane refuses to become Mr.Rochester's paramour because of her impassioned self-respect andmoral conviction."Sherejects St 10 John Rivers'Puritanism as much as the libertine aspects ofMr Rochester's character.Instead,she works out a morality expressed in love,independence,and forgiveness.Jane does not wantto be seen as an outcast to society or be a mistress to Rochester. God and religion Throughout the novel,Jane endeavours to attain an equilibrium between moral duty and earthly happiness.She despises the hypocriticalpuritanism ofMr.Brocklehurst,and sees the deficiencies in St.John Rivers'detached devotionto his Christian duty.Asa child she partly admires Helen Burns'turning the other cheek,which helps her to forgive Aunt Reed and the Reed cousins.Although she does not seem to subscribe to any ofthe standard forms ofpopular Christianity,she honourstraditional morality-in particular in not marrying Rochester until he is widowed.The last sentence of the novel(which is also the next to last line of the New Testament)is a prayer on behalfofSt.John4. Themes Morality Jane refuses to become Mr. Rochester's paramour because of her "impassioned self-respect and moral conviction." She rejects St. John Rivers' Puritanism as much as the libertine aspects of Mr. Rochester's character. Instead, she works out a morality expressed in love, independence, and forgiveness. Jane does not want to be seen as an outcast to society or be a mistress to Rochester. God and religion Throughout the novel, Jane endeavours to attain an equilibrium between moral duty and earthly happiness. She despises the hypocritical puritanism of Mr. Brocklehurst, and sees the deficiencies in St. John Rivers' detached devotion to his Christian duty. As a child she partly admires Helen Burns' turning the other cheek, which helps her to forgive Aunt Reed and the Reed cousins. Although she does not seem to subscribe to any of the standard forms of popular Christianity, she honours traditional morality – in particular in not marrying Rochester until he is widowed. The last sentence of the novel (which is also the next to last line of the New Testament) is a prayer on behalf of St. John 10’ 5’