At this point in the novel, Jane shouldn't be with Mr. Rochester. Despite the fact that she has deep feelings for him, she should not be with him. Being with him is too much for her. Too much adventure and too many secrets that could hurt her in the future.
He is a very secretive man. It seems that every time Jane tries to ask him something he finds a clever way to avoid the question. She never knows where he is or why he went in the first place. Who knows what he could be doing at these other places or who he is seeing? He also doesn't want to express the way he feels about her. We know that he like her and he is not honest about it. He almost said so, but quickly held it back so she wouldn't hear him. He said,"'Good-night, my--' He stopped, bit his lip, and abruptly left me."(184)
He is a very dangerous man to be around. It seems that there is danger every time he is around. Every time he is at Thornfield, there seems to be at least one incident where his life is in danger and she has to save his. Jane might want a life of adventure and a chance to excite her tranquil life, but one day she going to get hurt trying to save Mr. Rochester. She even said that she would do anything for him if something ever happened. She said, "Can I help you, sir?--I'd give my life to serve you." (207)
Having never experienced love, she obviously is very naive and doesn't know what to do. The best thing to to do would be to just keep her relationship Mr. Rochester strictly a business one.
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Eric, you make a very good point when you say Mr. Rochester is too dangerous for her. But, don't you think your asking too much of Jane to not pursue her feelings for him? Yes maybe Jane is naive; she may not know what love is. But, what if this is her one true love? She has to pursue her feelings for him; to know whether or not her feelings are real. If she sits and does nothing then she will have the burden of what if. What would have happened had she done this and that, and that burden is too great a burden for anyone. Yes, i will admit Mr. Rochester has more than his fair share of fault, but don't we all? No one is perfect, and Jane has made it obvious that she can overlook his fault. Isn't that what love is about; looking past someones faults?
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