Chapter 6
Helen's doctrine of endurance: "It is far better to endure patiently a smart which nobody feels but yourself." Their first philosophical exchange.
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From Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Helen Burns embodies Christian forbearance and offers Jane a model of spiritual endurance she admires but cannot fully adopt.
Chapter 9
Helen's death in Jane's arms during the typhus epidemic: "I am very happy, Jane; and when you hear that I am dead, you must be sure and not grieve." Her grave is later marked "Resurgam."
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Mr. Brocklehurst publicly shames Jane on the stool, calling her a liar, contrasting hypocritical institutional Christianity with Helen's pure faith.
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