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St. John foils Mr. Rochester by encompassing all of the values that Mr. Rochester lacks while lacking all of the emotion and romance Mr. Rochester has.

St. John is stern, dry, unromantic, ambitious, dutiful, focused, safe, attractive, fair skinned, poor, self-denying, rigid, strict, god loving, and wants to marry to fulfil his duty.

On the other hand, Mr. Rochester is emotional, loving, wealthy, flexible, exciting, romantic, lovable, dangerous, not handsome, dark skinned, rich, self-indulgent, and wants to marry for love.

These foils force Jane to choose between marrying against social norms and risking everything for love (Rochester) or following her "lot in life" and becoming a dutiful wife in an unloving marriage to St. John.

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