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Morals And Psychological Aspects In Jane Eyre - Paper

Morals And Psychological Aspects In Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre takes the idea of a fairy tale a step further by adding
psychological aspects to the story.
Jane did the right thing in regards to marrying Mr. Rochester because "what
is [considered] morally wrong cannot be psychologically right." In other
words, Jane's moral values told her what Mr. Rochester had done wrong.
Because of this she cannot "psychologically" go along with it as if
nothing was wrong. Psyche and morals both are products of the mind. The
mind may consider both options, but it ultimately will choose the option
which adheres to its moral foundation.

Jane's morals include honesty, justice, and friendship. Her past
experiences strongly support this moral foundation. ...

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how obvious it was that John
or one of his sisters were at fault Jane was always blamed.

By looking at Jane's moral values it becomes apparent what Rochester has,
in Jane's eyes, done wrong. He was deceitful in many ways. For one, he
didn't tell Jane that he was already married when he asked her to marry
him. Big mistake! He also pretended that he was in love with and going
to marry Blanche Ingram so that he could make Jane jealous.

Even though Jane loves Mr. Rochester she cannot go against her morals; her
beliefs. Moral and psyche are one in the conscience. Jane may have been
mentally weak in resisting the impulse to marry Mr. Rochester after she
found out the truth, but she still "[kept] the law given by God;
sanctioned by man." She realized that she must uphold "the principles
received by [her] when [she] was sane, and not mad." From this
perspective Jane did the "right thing." ...

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Added: 11/1/2007 05:42:32 PM
Category: Book Reports
Type: Free Paper
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