On Jane Eyre from Feminist Theory简爱中的女权主义.docx

On Jane Eyre from Feminist Theory简爱中的女权主义.docx

《On Jane Eyre from Feminist Theory简爱中的女权主义.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《On Jane Eyre from Feminist Theory简爱中的女权主义.docx（12页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

OnJaneEyrefromFeministTheory简爱中的女权主义

OnJaneEyrefromFeministTheory

Chapter1Introduction

JaneEyreisafamousnovelinforeignliteraturehistory.Manypeoplereadthisbookandbegintothinkherromanticlife.Manyscholarshavebeguntorealizethevalueandeffectofherfeministthought.Asweallknown,wecaneasilyfindthemostimportantcharacter—independencefromtheheroineJane’sstruggletosocietyandattitudetolove.JaneEyreisnotonlyalivelyandrealwomanbutalsoarepresentationofnewfemale.Differentpeopleregardherasdifferentrolesfromtheiruniqueangleofview.ThispapermainlydiscussesJaneEyre’scharacterandlifeexperiencefromfeministtheoryandhelpsreadertogettouchwiththesoulofJane.

1.1JaneEyre’sauthor-CharlotteBronte

JaneEyre’sauthoristheBritishnovelistCharlotteBronte.Shewasborninaclericalfamilyin1816.HerfamilysatinasmallvillageofthenorthernEnglandSheisthethirdchildinthefamilyandhastwoyoungersistersandabrother.BrontesistersarethefamousfemalewritersintheBritishliteraturebutCharlotteisthemostpopularamongsisters.Shehasamiserablechildhoodbecausehermotherdiedwhenshewasonlyfiveyearsold.Andherfather’sincomewastoolowtomaintaintheexpenditure.Althoughthelifeofherfamilywasveryhardanddeplorable,shenevergivesupthehopeoflife.Shewassendtotheboardingschoolwithhersisters,butthelifeconditionwassoterriblethatsheandhersisterEmilydecidedtogobackhome.Theyspendtheirchildhoodindesolatemountainousvillage.ThenshewenttoMsWord’sschooltostudyatfifteen.Afewyearslatershebecameateacherinthisschool.Inordertoenlargehereyeshot,shedecidedtobeagovernessinprivatefamily.Butshegaveupthisjobbecauseshecan’tbearthediscriminationfromnoblewomanandricher.CharlotteBrontealsowasagirlwhowantedtostudyandimproveherself.SheandhersisterwenttoItalytostudyFrenchandGermanbyheraunt’shelp.Whenshecamebackhometown,shebegantosetaschoolbyherself.Butnopeoplecametoherschool.Althoughherplanwasfailfinally,shewasdeeplyinfluencedbythestudyexperienceinItalyandbeganherwayonwritten.Evermoreshededicatedallherlifetotheliterature.

1.2JaneEyre’sheroine-JaneEyre

JaneEyreisanovelaboutakind-heartedwomanwhopursuitsfreedomandindependentlove.Sheisauniquefemaleinherera.Jane’sparentsdiedwhenshewasonlyachild.Inordertosurviveshemustlivedwithheraunt.Duringthelifeinheraunt’sfamily,shesufferedfromthemaltreatment.Occasionallyshegotanopportunitytogototheboardingschool.Butthelifeintheschoolwasnothappybecausegirlswereoftenregardedastheinferior.Shestudiedtheresixyears,andthenbecameateacherinthatschool.Shewantedtoexperiencedifferentlifeandmadeanadvertisementonnewspaper.LuckilyshegotajobtobeagovernessinThornfieldandmetherloverMr.EdwardRochester.Janehadawonderfullifethereanddecidedtogetmarriedwithhimfinally.ButbeforetheweddingJanefoundRochesterhadgotmarriedandhiswifestillalive.Withnodoubtthiswasaseriousshockforher.AlthoughMr.Rochesterhadanguish,Janecannotaccepthimanddecidedtoleavehimtoseekthepeaceofherownheart.Thenshesufferedthetribulationandillness.AtthattimeshemetSt.JohnRiverswhohelpedhergetridoftheterriblelife.Theyfoundthattheyarecousinbeforelong.ThiskindandgentlemanwantedtomarrywithJane.ButJanerefusedbecauseshedidn’tlovehimandseekherindependenceandequality.Janegotaconsiderablesumofheritagesurprisinglyfromheruncle.Shecanliveanascendantlife,butshecan’tforgetRochesterandbackedtoThornfield.AlthoughRochesterwasblindandhisarmwasbroken,Janedidn’tgiveuphertruelovetohimanddecidedtogetmarried.Finallytheyhadapeacefulweddingunderequality.FromJane’sbeautifullovestory,wecaneasilyfindherindependentattitudetolife;herself-respecttolove.Theeffectofthisnovelisgreat,becauseJaneisaunfamiliarfemalefigureintheworldliterature.

1.3TherelationshipbetweenauthorandJaneEyre

FromthelifeexperienceofCharlotteBronteandJaneEyre,wecaneasilyfindthesimilaritybetweenthem.Asweallknown,JaneEyreisabookaccordingtoitsauthor’sexperience.Theybothhadthelifetobeagovernessandamiserablechildhood.Althoughtheplotisunreal,theauthorgotthemostmaterialsfromherlife,includingthelifeenvironmentandcharacters.JaneEyre,anorphanchildwithafieryspiritandalongingtoloveandbeloved,apoor,plain,littlegovernesswhodarestolovehermaster,amansuperiortoherinmanyways,andevenisbraveenoughtodeclaretothemanherloveforhim,cutsacompletelynewwomanimage.Wecanregardherasanepitomeofthemiddle-classworkingwomenwhoarestrugglingforrecognitionoftheirbasicrightsandequalityasahumanbeing.Obviously,CharlotteBronteistheoneofthem.ShedemonstratedherintensefeelingsandthoughtfromthemaincharacterJaneEyre.Themostimportantcharacteroftwowomenisindependenceandself-realization.“Therealityofautobiographydon’tdemonstrateateveryplots”.Itshouldpresentatthethoughtofthewriting.Bothofthemhavetheearnesthopetobeautifulloveandhappylife.Theyalsoexperiencedthelonelinessanddesperationofloveaffair.JaneEyreisanautobiographyofCharlotteBronte.Eventhemostprofessionalscholarscannotdistinguishwhetherthisbookisanautobiographyoranovel.BecausemostofthemfindithardtoseparateJanefromBronte.Insomedegree,JanerealizedhervaluethroughherstruggleandhappyendingwithRochester.BrontedemonstratedherlovetothePuritanicalcodeandnature.TheneverdyingpopularityofJaneEyreisthebestgifttoherundoubtedly.NotonlyJanebutalsoBronteseekself-realizationbythemselves.

1.4ThesignificanceoftheResearch

JaneEyreisafamousnovel，somanypeoplereaditandloveit.Theyanalysisitfromdifferentangels.Althoughthislovestoryisverymoving,Imainlywanttodiscussthisbookfromthespirits.Itisnotedforitssharpcriticismoftheexistingsociety.Janeisanormalwoman,butshealsoisadelegationofnewfemale.ThesocietalsignificationofJaneEyrehelpsmanymiddleclasswomentogetridofconventionalismandrealizetheirvalue.ThispaperwantstomakepeopleknowitclearlyandbreathewithJaneanditsauthorduringreading.

Chapter2JaneEyre’scharacterfromFeministtheory

Feministtheoryisathoughtabouttheequalitywhichmanywomenstickforalongtime.NodoubtJaneEyre’scharacteriscentralofthisnovel.Fromthebeginning,JanepossessesasenseofdignityandatrustinGod.Butthesocietalenvironmentforceshertobalancethedreamandreality.Asanorphan,Janefeelsexiledandostracized,andthecrueltreatmentshegotinaunt’familyonlybroughtherfeelingofalienation.ButJanenevergivesupthedesiretofindfreedomandautonomyininternal.Insomedegree,wecanunderstandJane’sbehaviorpresentthemainspiritsoffeministandthisnovelisaclarionofwomen'sliberation.

2.1JaneEyre’sself-respectandself-confidence

Janeisagirlwhoearlyexperiencesthecrueltyandmiserablesociety.However,Janestillhasvariousconfidencestothelifeandinnerpower.Likemostpeople,Janealsowantstogetrespectfromotherpeoplearoundherself.Butsheknowsitimpossible.Maybeothergirlsbearthediscriminationwithnowordsandfeelthattheyarerealinferiortomen.Janeisauniquefemaleinthatera.Sheispoorbutaspiring,smallinbodybuthugeinsoul.Althoughtherearedifferencesineconomicalstatusandinappearance,everyoneisequal.DuringthelovebetweenJaneandRochester,sheneverlostherdignityandself-respect.Onthecontrary,shethinkstheyshouldrespecteachother.Jane’sself-respectandself-confidencemakeherhaveaspecialcharmwhichattractsRochester.Theyfallinloveundertheconditionofequality.Whentheypreparedtomarry,sheknewthefactandrefusedtobemistressforhim.Shesaystohim.

Icareformyself.Themoresolitary,themorefriendless,themoreunsustainedIam,themoreIwillrespectmyself.IwillkeepthelawgivenbyGod;sanctionedbyman.IwillholdtotheprinciplesreceivedbymenwhenIwassane,andnotmad-asIamnow,lawsandprinciplesarenotforthetimeswhenthereisnotemptation:

theyareforsuchmomentsasthis,whenbodyandsoulriseinmutinyagainsttheirrigor;stringentarethey;inviolatetheyshallbe.IfatmyindividualconvenienceImightbreakthem,whatwouldbetheirworth?

Preconceivedopinions,foregonedeterminations,areallIhaveatthishourtostandby:

thereIplantmyfoot.[2]（241）

AlthoughJanelovesRochestersincerely,shecannotbeartobeadoll.Finallyshechoosesarationaldeterminationtopersistherself-respect.Inheropinions,independenceismoreimportantthanbeautifulloveandrichlife.Wecanseeitfromtheendingofnovel.WhenRochesterisdisabled,shedidn’tabandonhim.Jane’sdifferentbehaviortellsusthatsheisastrongwoman,ashortandsmallwoman,havingstrongself-respect.Shepursuesakindofbright,sincereandbeautifullifeunswerving.Janeeverclaimedherearnestwhoop:

Doyouthink,becauseI’mpoor,obscure,plain,andlittle,Iamsoullessandheartless?

Youthinkwrong!

Ihaveasmuchsoulasyou,-andfullasmuchheart!

Andifgodhadgiftedmewithsomebeauty,andmuchwealth,Ishouldhavemadeitashardforyoutoleaveme,asitisnowformetoleaveyou.Iamnottalkingtoyouthroughthemediumofcustom,conversatio