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简爱中的女权主义爱情观

TheFeministViewofLoveinJaneEyre

LiuHaifeng

Outline

1.Introduction

2.TheReasonsWhytheFeministViewofLoveIsPopular

2.1BackgroundoftheSociety

2.2TheAuthor’sExperience

3.TheDevelopmentofJaneEyre’sResistance

3.1OutburstPeriodatGateshead

3.2Jane’sResistanceatLowoodInstitution

3.3Jane’sResistancebecomesPerfectatThornfieldandMoorHouse

4.JaneEyre’sPursuitofIndependenceandFreedom

4.1TheDefinitionofFeminismView

4.2JaneBeginstoRealizetheImportanceofIndependenceandFreedom

4.3JaneGainsStrengthsfromHerTeacherandHerFriendtoAchieveHerIndependence

4.4JaneDevelopsHerIndependencefullyandEnjoysthePleasureofIt

5.JaneEyre’sViewofLove

5.1TrueLoveshouldBeBasedonEquality

5.2TheMarriagePursuedbyWomenmustBeBasedonTrueLove

6.Conclusion

TheFeministViewofLoveinJaneEyre

LiuHaifeng

SchoolofForeignLanguages,JinggangshanUniversity,Ji’an,Jiangxi343009

Supervisor:

WuRong

Abstract:

JaneEyreiswrittenbyCharlotteBrontewhoisthefamousEnglishnovelist.ItsuccessfullypresentsthefirstfemalecharacterinthehistoryofEnglishliteraturethattakesanindependentandpositiveattitudetowardslove,life,societyandreligionanddarestostruggleandstriveforfreedomandequality.Becausethenovelthrobswiththeheart-beatsofitsauthor,bothliterarycriticsandthereadershavetakengreatinterestinitsheroine.JaneEyre,whoseunconventionalityisshownintheheroine’spursuitofliberty,equalityandindependence.ThisessayattemptstoproveJane’sfeministviewoflovethroughtheanalysisofherpersonality.TheimageofJaneEyreisbrilliantforherrebelliouscharacter.Shealwaysinsistsonherprincipletofightbravelyagainsttheunfairworld.Shestilltriesherbesttopursuitfreedom,equality,independenceandtruelove.Byunremittingefforts,shefinallygetsdignity,freedomandtruelove.

KeyWords:

Feminist;Independence;Equality;Truelove

简爱中的女权主义爱情观

刘海峰

江西吉安井冈山大学

指导老师：

武蓉

摘要：

《简•爱》是英国著名小说家夏洛蒂.勃朗特的代表作。

它成功的塑造出了第一个在英国文学史上敢于追求真爱，同社会和命运抗争的女权主义形象。

因为它不仅触动了作者的心，同时也震撼了文学评论界以及使读者对非传统的女主角产生了极大的兴趣。

简爱，她的不平凡的特点表现在对自由，平等以及独立的追求。

这篇论文试图对简爱性格的分析来阐述简爱的女权主义爱情观。

简爱，这个正面人物形象主要是她的反抗精神。

她坚持自己的原则去不断反抗不公平的社会。

她用尽全力去追求自由，平等，独立和真爱。

经过坚持不懈的努力她最终获得自尊，自由和真爱。

关键词：

女权;独立;平等;真爱。

1.Introduction

JaneEyreisanimagewhichiswrittenbyCharlotteBronte,whoisagreatcriticalrealistin19thcentury.Shehaswrittenalotofworksinherlife.ButJaneEyreisherfamouswork.Shetriestocreatanewimage.Followedbythat,JaneEyrecomesintobeing.However,howdoestheauthorcreatthisnewimage?

Insomeextent,JaneEyreisamirroroftheauthor.CharlotteBronteendowshercharactersandexperiencetoJaneEyre.Actually,shewritesaboutherselfandexpressherideasinhermind.Theauthoraimsatawakeningwomen’sconsciousnesstofightagainsttheunjustworld.TheanalysesofJaneEyre’spersonalitiesandherattitudestowardslovehaveshowntheindependenceofJane’slove.Thestoryhasopenedanewdimensionforwomen.SheleavesgreatinfluenceinEnglishliterature.

2.TheReasonsWhytheFeministViewofLoveIsPopular

2.1BackgroundoftheSociety

Inthatperiod,womenhadaverylowsocialstatus,especiallygoverness.Governessusuallylivedintheirmaster’shomeandeducatedchildrennotonlyinacademicalfieldsbutalsoinarts.Butgovernesswerealwayslookeddownbypeopleinfamily.Governesseswerenottreatedthesameasotherfamilymembers.

InCharlotteBronte’snovel,JaneEyreisagoverness.Sheisoftenlookeddownuponbyupperclass.Itisamirrorthatreflectstherealofthesociety.Theseunfairthingshadalsohappenedtotheauthor.Thenoveliswrittentocriticizethesociety.Inthattime,JaneEyreisafeministwork.ShedarestolovehismasterMr.Rochesterandfightagainsttheunjustworld.Sheisbraveenoughtopursuelove.Sheisarepresentativeofmiddle-classwoman,whofightsagainstfateandlongsforbasicrights.

2.2TheAuthor’sExperience

CharlotteBrontewasborninapoorfamily.Herfatherwasapoorminister,whograduatedfromSt.John’scollege,Cambridge.Hetaughthischildren.Theirmotherwasalovelywomanandgoodatexpressingheremotionsinwords.Unfortunately,whenBrontewasstillyoung,hermotherdied.Afterthat,herfatherbecamequite.Besides,hebecamestricttohischildren.Thoughthefamilywaspoor,CharlotteBronteandhersistersweresenttoaccepteducation.Aftergraduating,oneofthembecameateacher,andtheotheronewasagoverness.In1842,theyopenedaschool.However,happinesswassoshort.Unfortunatethingshappenedtoher.Hertwosistersandherbrotherdied.Thiswasabigblowtoher,whichhadagreatinfluenceonherandherwritingcareer.

3.TheDevelopmentofJaneEyre’sResistance

3.1OutburstPeriodatGateshead

Janewasbornasanorphan.ShehastolivedwiththeReeds.Afterheruncledied,heraunttreatsherevenworse.Underthisbackground,everyonelooksdownuponher,eventheservant.“WhywasIalwayssuffering,alwaysbrowbeaten,alwaysaccused,forevercondemned?

’’（Bronte,2002:

7）Herreasonsaid,“unjust,unjust!

”（Bronte2002:

14）Afirstangryvoiceburstsoutfromherdeepheart.WhenMrsReedtellsMrBrocklehurstthatJanehashadabadcharacterandadeceitfuldisposition,Janedefendsthat“Iamnotdeceitful:

ifIwere,IshouldsayIlovedyou;butIdeclareIdonotloveyou:

IdislikeyoutheworstofanybodyintheworldexceptJohnReed;andthisbookabouttheliar,youmaygivetoyourgirl,Georgiana,foritisshewhotellslies,andnotI.”（Bronte,2002:

48）Shecannotacceptheraunt’simputation.Janesuffersviolenttreatmentsfromherauntandcousins,althoughshedoesherbesttobeagoodgirlbutisonlyinfailureinheraunt’seyes.

Janefightsagainandagain,butshefinallybreaksout.Jane’sbehaviorsfrightensMrsReed,becausesheknowsJaneisright.InGateshead,Jane’sresistanceisexpressedstepbystep.Herbehaviorsshowhercourageanddetermination.Jane’sfightnotonlyjustfortreatment,butalsoforequality.ThisisthefirststepofthedevelopmentofJane’spersonality.

3.2Jane’sResistanceatLowoodInstitution

LowoodInstitutionisacharityschoolforpoorgirls.Janeliveshereforsixyearsandworksherefortwoyears.Herresistancehasfurtherdevelopment.Infact,itisahellforgirls.Childrenherearenotsuppliedwithenoughfood.Sometimestheyaresuppliedwithbadfood.What’sworse,themedicalconditionsaresobadthatmanyofthemdieofillness.Theleadersoftheinstitutionhavenoloveandsympathyatall.ChildrenhavetoprayforGodandthankforoppressors.Helen,aclever,kindandbeautifulgirl,receivesbeatsandfinallylosesheryounglife.ShebelievesinGod.ShesaystoJane,“Iamsurethereisafuturestate;IbelieveGodisgood;IcanresignmyimmortalparttoHimwithoutanymisgiving.Godismyfather;Godismyfriend:

IloveHim;IbelieveHelovesme.’’（Bronte,2002:

121）Justbecauseofherideas,shehaslittlerebelsagainstthatkindofcrueltreatment.Herpersonalityisthereasonofhersadend.ButJaneisnotlikeHelen.Sheisnotwillingtobetreatedbadlybyothers.EspeciallyfromHelen’sdeath,Janelearnsthatshemustfightagainstthisunjustworld.JaneisnotlikeHelen.Shealwaysrebels.Shebelievesifpeoplearealwaysobedienttothosewhoarecruel,thewickedwouldhaveitalltheirownway.

What’smore,MissTempleisanindependentandkindfemale.JanelovesandadmireshersomuchthatshedreamsshewillbeanotherMissTempleoneday.FromMissTemple’skindness,Janelongsforideallife.SoafterMissTemple’sleavefromLowood,shecannotstandisolation.Shethinksitistimeforhertoleave.Janelooksforwardtoanewformoflife.Thenshemakesanadvertisementandgetsajobasagoverness.ItsuggeststhatJane’sresistancebecomematurer.

3.3Jane’sResistanceBecomesPerfectatThornfieldandMoorHouse

AtThornfield,Janechangesherharshnessintogentlenessandbecomesarefinedwomanwithgoodeducation.Shegetsalongwellwitheveryonethere.Janeismildtoeveryone.ShepatientlyteachesAdele,agirlwithouttalent.Insuchaplace,sheforgetsherpainandmisery.What’smore,shelearnstobetoleranttoothers’shortcomings.WhenshefirstlyseesRochester,heisrudetoJane.Inspiteofhisrudeness,shesays,“Icannotthinkofleavingyou,sir,atsolateanhour,inthissolitarylane,tillIseeyoufittomountyourhorse.’’（Bronte,2002:

173）HearingthatMrs.Reedisdying,shecomesbacksoontoGateshead.AlthoughsheoncetoldMrs.Reedthatshewouldnevercomeback.Butfinallysheforgivesher.

AlthoughJanelovesMr.Rochester,shestillkeepshermindclear.Shedarestosay“no’’toanyoneincludinghermaster,Mr.Rochester,inordertokeephercharacters.WhenshetalkswithMr.Rochester,shedoesnotavoidsayingwhatshebelievesanddoesnotcarewhetherMr.Rochesterishappyornot.WhenJaneknowsMr.Rochester’swifeisstillalive,sheleavesMr.Rochesterwithoutanyhesitation.ShecannotacceptshewillbetheloverofMr.Rochesterifshestillaccepthim.ThisistheclimaxofJane’sresistance.Toher,loveisnotthemostimportantthing.Shecannotsacrificeherself-respecttogetlove.Besides,thefactthatJanerefusestomarrySt.JohncanalsoproveJane’sresistance.ThisperiodistheperfectionofJane’sresistance.

4.JaneEyre’sPursuitofIndependenceandFreedom

4.1TheDefinitionofFeminismView

Feminismisacollectionofsocialtheories,politicalmovementsandmoralphilosophies,whicharelargelymotivatedbyorconcernedwiththeliberationofwomen.Feminismmeansthatwome