Readers may wonder why Jane would leave Thornfield upset and hurt then come back and forgive Edward Rochester. I too wonder why Jane would come back and accept his new disability blindness; but I think I have figured out why Jane indeed came back.
At Thornfield Jane meets Mrs. Alice Fairfax. Mrs. Fairfax warns Jane the Rochester is rarley at home and she will rarely see him. Therefore her first encounter with Edward Rochester was not a romantic or friendly. One evening, when walking through the mist on the moors, Jane is almost run into by a man on a horse. Veering to avoid Jane, the man falls off; Jane helps him remount, as his ankle is hurt. When Jane returns from her walk, she finds that Mr. Rochester has come home; in fact, Rochester is the man whom she met on the moors. Rochester claims Jane to be a witch, thinking she has bewitched his horse.
Romance didn't happen until Jane returned from Gateshead. The two revealed feelings for one another as it was just about to storm. Rochester proposed and Jane said yes. Jane is thrilled. the day of the wedding is a huge deal for her. When Mr. Mason runs in explaining Edward is already married. Jane's heart breaks. She is confused and hurt. After awhile of thinking Jane realizes she must leave Thornfield. She goes as far as her money will take her and ends up meeting St. John. John ends up falling for Jane and asks her to marry him. That is when Jane realizes she must go back to Edward.
I think Jane goes back because she realizes Edward is her other half. She knows Edward has made a mistake and he will do anything to fix it.
Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. Ed. Margaret Smith. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1998. Print.
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