WWJD: What Would Jane Do?

Although it may have been convenient for Jane to marry St. John Rivers and accompany him to India she does not because she does not love him.  Jane is a character that stays true to herself and her beliefs throughout the entire novel.  When faced with a personal decision of my own to go to college where my high school boyfriend went or to travel my own life path, I knew I had to stay true to myself.  I had come to the conclusion that I was not in love and therefore should not follow his footsteps.  It would have been convenient for me to go where I knew somebody else wanted me but that would be living for others and not myself.  Jane instinctively always knows what is best for her.  I had the same situation.  Jane would have known better than to follow somebody else.  She is her own independent, strong character and therefore deserves a life of her own.  I feel the same about myself.  Therefore, I look up to Jane's character and find it easy to identify with some of the decisions she makes in the novel.  I become skeptical of her decisions to return to Mr. Rochester because I am unsure if he is worthy of Jane.  In the end, I am happy for her character and therefore sympathize with her decision to return to Rochester and believe it to be in her best interest.  In conclusion, Jane would have came to the same conclusion as myself if placed in a similar scenario.