... is punished by Nancy being unable to have children, and denied the love that Eppie takes everywhere with her. The final act of retribution Godfrey faces is Eppie rejecting his proposal for her to live with him and his wife. She chooses loyalty and love rather than money and worldly advantage. Eliot clearly sees the child as the best gift any ... man could give. Godfrey feels his house is not a home without children and he looks at Silas" modest home with jealousy. He chose to abandon Eppie and now faces a life without children. From looking at the depiction of all the children, but most...

• Word Count: 1413
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... 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
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School