Then, Helen dies in the epidemic of illness at the school due to the harsh treatments. Jane spends eight years of her life at Lowood School, six of them as a student and two years as a teacher. After Miss Temple, Jane's favorite person at the school left, Jane saw no reason to stay at the school. Jane placed an ad to be a governess. She was hired to be a governess to a young girl at Thornfield Hall. Several weeks go by after Jane has arrived and there is nothing heard from Mr. Rochester, the master, as he only comes to Thornfield every now and then. Mr. Rochester comes to Thornfield later and stays there for quite a few weeks. He and Jane have an unspoken attraction to one another. Mr. Rochester leaves but soon returns and he and Jane talk every chance they get, as their attraction grows stronger. Jane hears that Mrs. Reed is ill so she goes to Gateshead to hear Mrs. Reed confess. Mrs. Reed tells Jane that she told Jane's only relative, John Eyre that Jane died of fever at Lowood. After returning to Thornfield, Jane consents to marry Mr. Rochester. Before the wedding, Jane finds out about Mr. Rochester's still living, insane wife. So, Jane leaves Thornfield and finds refuge with the Rivers family, her cousins, who live at the Moors House. They are akin also to John Eyre. There, Jane teaches school for St. John who wants to marry her and go away to be missionaries. Jane hears Mr. Rochester's voice calling her when St. John proposes, and she goes back to Thornfield to find the house in burnt ruins. She learns that Mr. Rochester's loony wife has perished in the fire, and Mr. Rochester has been crippled and blinded. Jane marries Mr. Rochester, who regains enough sight to see their first-born son. (Bronte, Charlotte, Jane Eyre).
There are several elements of literature in Jane Eyre, and one such element is theme. Theme, in this novel, serves as undertone of the story of Jane. There are two themes represented throughout the novel.
