The first way that Jane Eyre relates to "The Reason" can be seen in the opening lines, "I'm not a perfect person, there's many things I wish I didn't do." This can relate to the regrets that Mr. Rochester has regarding his past. Before he met Jane, he was in love with a French opera-dancer. She was cheating on him. He had to end the relationship and shot the man she was with the next day. Mr. Rochester seems to greatly regret the tragic events that he went through as he says, "Remorse is the poison of life" (Bronte 138).
The second way they relate is by how Jane is able to connect with Mr. Rochester. The line, "I've found a reason for me to change who I used to be," relates to how Mr. Rochester's relationship with Jane changes. They were not extremely close when they first met, and Jane did not really understand Mr. Rochester too well. But the more they kept being in each others company, the more they grew to understand and like one another.
Mockingbird by Rob Thomas
Here we stand
Somewhere in between this moment and the end
Will we bend
Or will we open up and take this whole thing in
Everybody else is smiling
Man, their smiles don’t fade
You don’t even wonder why
You just don’t think that way
[Chorus]
Maybe you and me got lost somewhere
We can’t move on and we can’t stay here
Maybe we’ve just had enough
Well, maybe we ain’t meant for this love
You and me tried everything
But still that mockingbird won’t sing
Man this life seems hard enough
Well, maybe we ain’t meant for this love
Take my hand
I will lead you through the broken promise land
Yes I can, oh, yes I can
I can be there when you need it
I’ll give it all ’til you can’t feel it anymore
I don’t wanna love you now
If you’ll just leave some day
I don’t wanna turn around
If you’ll just walk away
[Chorus x2]
Maybe we ain't made for this love
Maybe we ain't made for this love
Connections between Jane Eyre and "Mockingbird
Jane Eyre can be related to the song "Mockingbird" in a couple of different areas. The lines, "I don’t wanna love you now if you’ll just leave some day. I don’t wanna turn around if you’ll just walk away," are similar to how Jane feels and the nature of Mr. Rochester. Mr. Rochester is usually away from his home in Thornton attending to other matters. Over a period of time, Jane develops feelings for Mr. Rochester. But she chooses to cast off those feelings as foolishness because she thinks he will go and be better off with someone more suitable for him.
The second area where they relate to each other is in the last line, "Maybe we ain't made for this love." This is basically the same thought that Jane has at the end of chapter 16. She begins to believe Mr. Rochester would never want to marry her since there is a such a difference in their standings. Maybe they really aren't meant to be together...or are they?
Work Cited
Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. New York: New American Library, 2008. Print.
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