Jane's need for freedom often clashed with other aspects and desires of the character, revealing an internal conflict regarding her choices. After Mr. Rochester proposes to Jane, he praises Jane's beauty and repeatedly explains how he will adorn her with riches, to which she responds, "And then you will not know me, sir, and I will be no more your Jane Eyre. longer, but a monkey in a harlequin jacket, - a jay in borrowed feathers” (292). Jane is happy with the new relationship between her and Rochester that she has desired almost since they first met. However, marrying him ties Jane to him and burdens her with new commitments that would further prevent her from achieving the independence she aspires to. With this realization making her anxious as well as the pressure Rochester puts on her to be a "model wife", she distances herself from Rochester by setting boundaries and flat out telling Rochester that he can't change the reality of its appearance. Because Jane identifies with simplicity, Rochester stating that Jane is beautiful and that he will accessorize her with expensive trinkets gives the illusion that Jane has beauty, making her feel like she is losing her identity. Additionally, Rochester showering her with gifts causes Jane to think that this is humiliating, because it illustrates Jane's economic dependence on him. Her rapture for freedom is stronger than her responsibility to Rochester, pushing her to clarify the limits of their relationship and the extent to which he can stifle her with his economic and social domination. Likewise, when Saint John asks her to marry him to help him fulfill his vocation, she responds: “I freely agree to accompany you as a mission companion; but not as your wife; I can't marry you and be...... middle of paper ......ne has always been dependent on others due to her situation and social position; At the very beginning, when she was a child, she was a ward without wealth of her own. Victorian society also did not benefit Jane, as it was patriarchal and oppressive towards women. For the longest time, Jane could only wish for what others around her could achieve, but what she herself could not obtain. It was not until she received the large inheritance from her uncle, as it gave her an economic escape and elevated her position in society. Only then can Jane feel equal to Rochester, as his position will be lowered due to his disabilities and Jane will no longer have to depend on him, thus retaining her independence. Thus, Jane was finally able to satisfy her desire for love as well as her long obsessive passion for freedom, transforming from a weak chick into a strong, soaring bird..