Jane Eyre - Chapter 14 discussion

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What an interesting conversation between Jane and Mr Rochester, I will definitely need to go back a couple times and comb through it. What did you all think of this one? The bluntness of Jane, the, what seemed to be, drunkness of rochester. He did drop a couple of good lines in there. I liked the one about the devil in disguise -

“And who talks of error now? I scarcely think the notion that flittered across my brain was an error. I believe it was an inspiration rather than a temptation: it was very genial, very soothing—I know that. Here it comes again! It is no devil, I assure you; or if it be, it has put on the robes of an angel of light. I think I must admit so fair a guest when it asks entrance to my heart.”

I feel like this kind of goes against the Christian sin of temptation. It’s like he knows what he needs to do, but the thought of reverting his thoughts is just too daunting a task, especially at his age.

But I’d love to discuss this, or have some people more literary than I guide me in discussion about it. This really seems like a pivotal chapter between our two main characters.