"Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in Heaven."-St Matt. v 16
I read these words over and over again. I felt that an explanation belonged to them, and was unable fully to penetrate their import. I was still pondering the significance of "Institution," and endeavoring to make out a connexion between the first words and verse of Scripture, when the sound of a cough close behind me made me turn my head. I saw a girl sitting on a stone bench near...
I think that while Lowood is a dark and desolate place, Helen functions as a source of light for Jane in the darkness. I think that the Bible verse, which mentions light, is used to foreshadow this light in Jane's life and describes how Helen's "good works" make Jane feel happier and more willing or able to "glorify" aspects of her life. At first Jane was "unable fully to penetrate their import," but shortly after, she meets Helen and forms a bond with her.
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