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... that she wasn't treated as part of the family. Her development of determination and self-reliance becomes more superior each day she spends at Gateshead. Jane states: "...I hate to live here." This quote confirms that Jane disliked Gateshead and was determined to find a better place. And she did, she found Lowood Institution for orphans. This place helped Jane form who she was and through her friendship of Helen, she has learned to love, disregard hatred and enjoy life.” Life appears too short to be spent in nursing animosity, or registering wrongs." At Lowood Jane received a great education and more experience and confidence because of her personal relationships. The next chapter in Jane’s life is at Thornfield where she is to be the governess of Adele, an orphan just like her. Because Adele reminds Jane of her old self and her awful childhood she tries to make her childhood better than hers. "...I have learnt to love Mr. Rochester, I could not unlove him now..." Jane has fallen truly in love here and is soon to be married to the man she loves. The words “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” hold true in Jane’s case. When Jane is morally forced to break the bond of her true love the strength gained from this breakup was very valuable making her grow as a woman. It is easy to see how she has matured into a knowledgeable adult. The morals which include honesty, justice, and friendship help explain who Jane is. Her past Experiences strongly support her ethical basis. As a child she was constantly accused of being dishonest. Mrs. Reed even informed Mr. Brocklehurst that he should "keep a strict eye on her, and, above all, guard against her worst fault, a tendency to deceit." This enraged and crushed Jane. Through experiences such as these she came to hate the thought of dishonesty along with anyone who displayed it. Lastly, Jane never saw justice and fairness. No matter how evident it was that John or one of his sisters were at fault Jane was the one who always received the blame. By examining Jane's moral values it becomes apparent what Rochester has, in Jane's eyes, done wrong. He was deceitful because he didn't tell Jane that he was already married when he asked her to marry him. She did the right thing and walked away from the situation. "Keep the law given by God, not by man." She is doing what she thinks God would consider right, sacrificing her happiness rather then committing a sin. Every new experience of Jane’s life journey helps her understand her self and understanding new emotions and an eventual change of some kind. These journeys allow her to reflect and grow and in the end she is able to find true happiness. Violence, religion, and pressure are key factors in this novel and are shown in several scenes. At 10 years old Jane lives under the custody of her Aunt Reed, who hates her. Jane is resentful because of her harsh treatment by her aunt and cousins so much that she has an intense temper outburst. She fights with her cousin leading her to be locked up in the Red Room, which her uncle died in. The room being red is also significant in the use of violence, as not only has someone died in it, but also the color red is associated with violence and aggression. She is sent to Lowood and here Jane's best friend at school is killed. Jane also has conflicts with herself, like when she loves Mr. Rochester, but she feels she has no possibility of gaining his affections. The other conflict with Mr. Rochester test her religious values where by she gives into her religion. When Jane discovers his entanglements of another wife before the wedding she flees. Jane is a very strong person and remains true to herself despite the great pressures she is faced with from Mr. Rochester and St.John Rivers. She doesn't yield to the will of Rochester or St. John Rivers; she follows her own principles, moral code, and heart. Jane is able to leave the man she loves behind her. She is also able to walk away from her cousins’ proposal which she finds very tempting. Even in the time of her aunts death who Jane immensely loathes she is able to visit and forgive her. In her traits she is a fighter thinking outside the box and unusual, to say the least. "Restlessness was in my nature; it agitated me to pain sometimes ... Women are supposed to be very calm generally: but women feel just as men feel; they need exercise for their faculties, and a field for their efforts as much as their brothers do; they suffer from too rigid a constraint, too absolute a stagnation, precisely as men would suffer." Through this book marriage is portrayed as something which needs to be based on more than passion and what is suitable. Jane is presented with opportunities of marriage but she turns them all down except for one. When her cousin asks for her hand she refuses because there is no real foundation of passion but more friendship. It would be a bland marriage based on what God sees appropriate and not what they would like. “Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong!—I have as much soul as you—and full as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you.” Another proposal for marriage is with Rochester but...