... feelings to him: "I see the necessity of departure; and it is like looking on the necessity of death."" And so it comes out of the blue when Jane gets a marriage proposal from him. It is no wonder she does not believe him at first. It would be too nice to be true and she feels it - not only because of the ... , silence and rich vegetation. But it is also true that fern is a flowerless plant and maybe it symbolises simplicity - that neither Jane, nor Rochester was handsome and that they lived a modest life without any parade. So that they lived simply but happily. At Ferndean the grown-up...

• Word Count: 1877
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: High School