Rochester is where she finds the profound connection that changes the course of her life. They have a quick and witty relationship and are very similar even if apparently different. When they first meet, Mr. Rochester implies that Jane is a pixie as a joke. Jane replies with a straight face: "the men in green all left England a hundred years ago." (104). They have a very similar sense of humor and are able to hold interesting conversations. This leads to an attraction, even if outwardly they are very different. Mr. Rochester is a broken, middle-aged gentleman with a string of unremarkable lovers and a dark marriage in his past, while Jane is a very young woman, fresh out of a Catholic school. Ultimately both seek the same human love. At this point in the story, however, they are not similar enough to be together. Mr. Rochester loves Jane, but is still very possessive and considers her something of an object to his autonomy. “I myself will put the diamond chain around your neck and the circlet on your forehead…and I will put the bracelets on these beautiful wrists” (220). Because of this, their values ​​differ regarding Jane's autonomy and her decisions. When Bertha's marriage to Rochester is discovered, Jane decides she must leave, but Mr. Rochester does not understand how important he is to her. “Jane, do you mean to go one way in the world and let me go another?” (269). Jane is very close to the end of the cycle