"I've never thought of Jane Eyre as being irresponsible.. So I don't really think she doesn't think of the consequences of her desire for independence. The book didn't give me the impression that she is selfish.. Nor is she only thinking of her independence? She's a very 'people' person, that's what I think.. She wants to be around people who accept and love her.. I can't think of much of a decision she has made on her own accord that was rather forced upon other people, except for the time when she left Mr Rochestor. It would seem like she's protofeminist for only wanting to marry Mr Rochestor when she became more independently financially.. But her leaving Mr Rochestor caused her to suffer just as much as he did, and maybe even more.. She almost died out there, eh.. So perhaps yes, she was so bent on leaving that she didn't even care if she could die.. That's kind of disregarding the consequences.. And yet, she has good enough reason to leave Mr Rochestor.. The book drops hints that marrying at the time when Bertha was alive would have been a rash decision, not just because it would be a blight to both their reputations, but also because the presence of Bertha might have been a obstruction to their love for each other even.. Mr Rochestor didn't seem very emotionally stable at that point.. I think it was good for Jane Eyre to have left for just a year.. Comparing to what might have happened if she stayed, I'd say that her leaving helped to prevent much turmoil as a married couple had they married earlier.. So no, I don't think she's protofeminist.. I still view Jane Eyre pretty much as a romance novel.. Haha.."
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