“I sincerely, deeply and fervently long to do what is right; and only that” (426). Throughout Jane Eyre, characters struggle to live and develop their faith, according to God's will and their own. In Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, faith and religion are presented in different forms through the characters of Helen Burns, St. John and Jane Eyre. Faith in Christ is Helen Burns' stronghold. She considers that living to the glory of God is the purpose of her life. Her troubles and sorrows do not influence her faith, as she declares that it is her “duty to bear it” (56). For Helen, living a fruitful life means imitating the character of Christ. When Jane asks why she allows her superiors to treat her unfairly, Helen first responds that Christ said, “Love one another, enemies; bless those who curse you” and later says “we are… laden with the faults of this world: but… we will strip them by stripping ourselves of our corruptible bodies” (58). Helen does not live for this world, but for “eternity… a powerful house” (59). She submits purely to God, because “God is good” (83). She understands her love, living “in ca...