The god of fire and craftsmanship was called Vulcan by the Romans. He was born ugly and deformed, so he was thrown from Olympus by his mother. Mr. Rochester's physical flaws emphasize the importance of soul over beauty. Mr.Rochester marries Bertha Mason for her beauty and money and found that he vexed her personality. Consequently he was robbed his hand, eye and love. Jane admits to Mr. Rochester that she does not think that Mr. Rochester is hansom, and that beauty does not matter to her. Once Jane says she will marry Mr.Rochester, he tries to make her into something she is not, by buying her expensive dresses and a fancy veil. Mr.Rochester's vision was taken away to scold him for over valuing beauty. Once he is blind he does not want to buy Jane beautiful dresses and realises that outer beauty does not matter. Bronte made the importance of soul over outer beauty a very prominent moral in "Jane Eyre".
~Reyer, Virginia"Hephaestus-Vulcan in Mythology" November 31, 2008.
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Thank you very much for your insight of the Vulcan reference.
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