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英国文学JaneEyre

英国文学JaneEyre

外国语学院08级英语师范（一班）曲梦娇20081115020031JaneEyreisapieceofautobiographicalfiction.ItisCharlotte.Bronte’sfirstnovelpublishedin1849.Thenovelcreatesafemaleimagewhoisagainstsocialpressurewithrebellionandindependence.Feministcriticismcomesinmanyforms,andfeministcriticshaveavarietyofgoals.Somehavebeeninterestedinrediscoveringtheworksofwomenwritersoverlookedbyamasculine-dominatedculture.Othershaverevisitedbooksbymaleauthorsandreviewedthemfromawoman'spointofviewtounderstandhowtheybothreflectandshapetheattitudesthathaveheldwomenback.1Anumberofcontemporaryfeministshaveturnedtotopicsasvariousaswomeninpostcolonialso-cieties,women'sautobiographicalwritings,lesbiansandliterature,womanlinessasmasquerade,andtheroleoffilmandotherpopularmediaintheconstructionofthefemininegender.Amonghundredsofwritingsintheworld,JaneEyrestandsoutandgivesusavividimpression.SunWeimin,arguedinherarticlethat,theclassicJaneEyretellstheheroineofindependentself-esteem,thepursuitofpersonalequality,lovethestoryofsingle-mindeddedication2.Hertirelesspursuitofthetirelessspiritofthecharacterofequalityisrespected,hercontemptforthewealthofthegasstunningproudly,hersingle-mindeddedicationandfearlesslovetheconceptofmoving.However,JaneEyre'sinnerexistenceoftheinferioritycomplexofataboo.JaneEyregoesbeyondtheinferioritycomplexwhichhighlightsofhercharisma.1RossCMurfin.FeministReadings:

FrenchTexts/AmericanContexts.Specialissue,TaleFrenchStudies62Bronte,Charlotte.JaneEyre[M].Shanghai:

ShanghaiForeignLanguageEducationPress,2003.（1981）.4662

CharlotteBronteisoneoftherepresentativesoffemaleliteraturein19thEnglishLiterature.Womeninhernovelallbearvariousoppressionsfromfeudalisticconceptstosomeextent.Asaresult,theyallshareacommonfeature-verystrongself-consciousness.ThroughtheanalysisofthetwoheroinesinJaneEyre,wecanseethatwomenwithdifferentcharacterswouldhavedifferentendingsintheprocessofpursuinghappiness.Onlythosewhoarereallyindependentinpersonalityandthoughtscanknowhowtostruggleforhappiness,andeducationisthekeytothissocialissue.HuangXingjun,showedhisopinioninthearticle,thatJaneEyreisafemaleherofullofpassionagainstunfairnessalltheway.Bronte,CharlotteshowedherattitudetowardslifethroughJaneEyre3,thatwomenareequaltomen,whichpeopleturnedtoignoreonpurpose.Itisthefirsttimethatpeoplebegintocareaboutwomenandtheirlifeinliterature.Asaresult,hundredsofthemesreferredtofemalecomeintobeing.Thetopicdrawspeople’sattentionforever.JaneEyreiswrittenbyfamoustalentedEnglishcriticalrealistwomannovelistCharlotteBrontein1846.Althoughhavingmorethan152yearsbynow,itispopularwithlotsofpeoplebecauseoftheheroine—JaneEyre.AsanEnglishidiomgoes,“Beautyisbutskin-deep”4,likeWangWenhuiarguedinthearticle.Aperson’sgreatvirtue,anoblesoul,abeautifulheartcanbecalledasaneverlastingbeauty.ThethesisfocusesontheanalysisofJaneEyre’sbeauty,ontheassumptionthatmorepeoplemayactlike“Jane”andpossessinnerbeauty5.First,itintroducestheauthorCharlotteBronteandJaneEyre’pathoflife,aswellasitshistoricalbackgroundofthiswork.Second,itmainlyanalysesthecharactersinJaneEyrethroughherlifeexperienceintermsofpsychology,language,mentality,behaviorandsoontoreflectthetheme.Third,itisaboutJane’slove.ItexpressJane’longingandpursuitforthemostbeautifulcharacteristicofhumanbeings,whichenlightenusgreatly.Finally,ithasadiscussionaboutJane’spersonalitiesandconcludesthatJaneisabeautifulfeminist.345HuangXingjun,TheendlessloveinJaneEyre,JournalofMudanjiangUniversity,2009:

4GaskellElizabeth.TheLifeofCharlotteBronte.Harmondsworth:

PenguinPress1975.MerrynWillians.WomanintheEnglishNovel[M].Beijing:

BusinessPrintingHouse,1984.

Itisfilledwithlove,passionandreason,andmaintainsitsuniqueartisticcharm6.Thisthesisanalyzessomemajorcharactersinthenovelandtakesalotofexamplestoshowtheauthor’smeaningandreflectthetheme.Thiskindofdescriptionmakesthefigurearealpersonwithbloodandflesh.Italsoreflectstheauthor’sresistantspirit.TheHeroineofJaneEyre,aplainandlittlegirl,livesundertraditionalpressuretopursueforindependenceandloveloyalty.Thisthesisanalyzesherpersonality.Underheradamancyandself-respect,sheliterallyhasgotafieryheartforherlove.Furthermore,thethesistellsustheHeroine’slovestandpointthattheloveshouldrelyontheindependenteconomyandshouldbeequalintheirspiritforboththelovers.GriffinKeedyarguedinthearticleCharacterAnalysisoftheIconJaneEyrethatJaneEyreisanewWoman7.Thisbelovedcharacter,JaneEyre,representedanewwomanofsortsfortheVictorianEra.However,thisisduetohernarrativepositioningandherwordsmorethanheractionsasitissooftentheplotundermineshernarrationandtheoverallprogressiondefiesthedesiressheinspiredinherreaders.Feminismhasbeenaprominentandcontroversialtopicinwritingsforthepasttwocenturies,saidClarke,MichaelM8.InCharlotteBronte’sJaneEyrethemaincharacter,JaneEyre,exploresthedepthatwhichwomenmayactinsocietyandfindsherownboundariesinVictorianEngland.Aswell,alongwiththenotionsoffeminismoftenfollowthesubjectsofclassdistinctionsandboundaries.ThereisanampleamountofevidencetosuggestthatthetoneofJaneEyreisinfactaveryfeministoneandmaywellbethoughtasrelevanttothewomenoftodaywhofeeltheyhavebeendiscriminatedagainstbecauseoftheregender.Atthebeginningofthe19thcentury,littleopportunityexistedforwomen,andthusmanyofthemfeltuncomfortablewhenattemptingtoentermanypartsofsociety.Theabsenceofadvancededucationalopportunitiesforwomenandtheiralienationfromalmostallfieldsofworkgavethemlittleoptioninlife:

eitherbecomesahousewifeoragoverness.Althoughtodayatutormaybeconsideredafairlyhighclassandintellectualjob,intheVictorianeraagovernesswaslittlemorethanaservantwho678Oates,JoyceCarol.Introduction.JaneEyre.NewYork:

BantamBooks,1987:

5-14.GriffinKeedy.CharacterAnalysisoftheIconJaneEyre.JaneEyre.PenguinClassicsPublishing,2010:

10Clarke,MicaelM.Bronte'sJaneEyreandtheGrimmsCinderella.SEL:

StudiesinEnglishLiterature2000

waspaidtoshareherscarceamountofknowledgeinlimitedfieldstoachild.Withlittlerespect,security,orclassonemaycertainlyfeelthatanintelligent,passionateandopinionatedyoungwomansuchasJaneEyreshoulddeserveandbecapableofsomuchmore.Theinsecurityofthisposition,beingtossedaroundwithcompletedisregardforherfeelingsorpreferences,isonlyoneofmanygruelingcharacteristicsofthisoccupation.HoweverforJanetoevenemergeintosociety,becomingagovernessseemedtheonlyreasonablepathforher.ZhongBaiyansaidinherarticlethatFeminismlaysstressesonthesexualequalityandaffirmswomen'svalue9.ThethesismainlydiscussesthecharacteroftheheroineinCharlotteBrontefamousnovelJaneEyre.ThearticlesuccessfullycreatesJaneEyre-afemaleimageofanewtapeofpettybourgeoisie,describingherstruggleforindependenceandequallove.ThethesisjustanalyzesJane'srebelliouscharacteristicsthroughthreeperiodsofherexperience:

1.Inherchildhood,shehasshownherrebelliousspirit;2.WhenshestudiesatLowood,herrebelliousspiritisexposedfurther;3.AsatutorinThornfieldHall,JanefallsinlovewithRochester-hermaster.JaneEyrewasaverycommon-lookinggirlwhohadnocharmingappearanceandnowealth.Butasthelittlewomanhadsaid,“Doyouthink,becauseIampoor,obsecure,plain,andlittle,Iamsoullessandheartless?

Youthinkwrong!

”ThoughGodhadnotgivenherbeautyandwealth,Godgaveherakindmindinstead.LivingundertherudetreatmentofMrs.Reed,shewantedtocastoff;facingthemistreatmentofteachersandtheunpleasantlivingcondition,Janetriedtoresistthetraditionalteaching;fallinginlovewithMr.Rochester,shesoughttheequalityofspirit10.BrontecreatedaheroinealienatingfromtheVictorianidealimageofwomanhood.Jane’speculiarcharactermadehertobeoneofthemostpopularfiguresintheliteratureworks.9ZhongBaiyan.JaneEyrethesymbolofFeminism.HUAZHANG,2008（23）JamesonFredric.ThePoliticalUnconscious:

NarrativeasaSociallySymbolicAct.Ithaca:

CornellUniv.Press,1981.10

Reference:

1.RossCMurfin.FeministReadings:

FrenchTexts/AmericanContexts.Specialissue,TaleFrenchStudies62（1981）.2.Bronte,Charlotte.JaneEyre[M].Shanghai:

ShanghaiForeignLanguageEducationPress,2003.3.HuangXingjun,TheendlessloveinJaneEyre,JournalofMudanjiangUniversity,20094.GaskellElizabeth.TheLifeofCharlotteBronte.Harmondsworth:

PenguinPress1975.5.MerrynWillians.WomanintheEnglishNovel[M].Beijing:

BusinessPrintingHouse,1984.6.Oates,JoyceCarol.Introduction.JaneEyre.NewYork:

BantamBooks,1987:

5-14.7.GriffinKeedy.CharacterAnalysisoftheIconJaneEyre.JaneEyre.PenguinClassicsPublishing,2010:

108.Clarke,MichaelM.Bronte'sJaneEyreandtheGrimmsCinderella.SEL:

StudiesinEnglishLiterature20009.ZhongBaiyan.JaneEyrethesymbolofFeminism.HUAZHANG,2008（23）10.JamesonFredric.ThePoliticalUnconscious:

NarrativeasaSociallySymbolicAct.Ithaca:

Cornell