"And what is hell? Can you tell me that?"
"A pit full of fire."
"And should you like to fall into that pit, and to be burning there forever?"
"No, sire."
"What must you do to avoid it?"
"I deliberated a moment: my answer, when it did come was objectionable:" I must keep in good health and not die." (32).
This quote comes early in the novel when Jane is first admitted to the school at Lowood. This takes place with Mr. Blocklehurst in which he and Jane discuss the belief in Hell. This school at Lowood and her terrible treatment while growing up with her aunt destroyed her faith in Christianity, and it continues like this throughout the novel until the end.
I agree that this quote clearly connects to the theme of faith. Can you expand on the last part of the post? I am not sure what "it continues like this" is referring to.
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