Edward Rochester has many disappointing relationships. Some aspects are out of his control, like Bertha’s insanity, but nothing the man does seems to help his case along. He is bitter and alone and succeeds best at pushing people away. Edward and Bertha Rochester’s union results from a typical marriage arrangement between families in Victorian England. Rochester’s father left all of his land to his older son, Rowland, as was typical among the …showed first 75 words of 1707 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1707 total…for who she is. He does so and is happy just to have her with him. It would have been easy for Jane to enter society now with her respectability and money, however, she chooses to retreat instead with Rochester and lead a peaceful life at Ferndean. It would seem that Ferndean is the one place with no skeletons, and a place where Jane and Rochester can live equally and in peace with each other.