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1、Comparison of love story between East and West in literature By ZuoMing 左铭 Our Group Content 1 Tow love stories in literature 2 Comparison of love between East and West Zhu Yingtai is a beautiful and intelligent young woman Although traditions of that era discourage females from going to school Zhu
2、manages to convince her father to allow her to attend classes in disguise as a young man During her journey to Hangzhou she meets Liang Shanbo a scholar from Kuaiji Ku ij present day Shaoxing They chat and feel a strong affinity for each other at their first meeting They study together for the next
3、three years in school and Zhu gradually falls in love with Liang Although Liang studys with Zhu every day he is still a bookworm and fails to notice the feminine characteristics exhibited by his classmate lOne day Zhu s father asked her to return home as soon as possible Liang accompanies his sworn
4、brother for 18 miles to see her off During the journey Zhu hints to Liang that she is actually a woman Before they part Zhu reminds Liang to visit her residence later so he can propose to marry her sister Months later when Liang visits Zhu he discovers that she is actually a woman They make a vow of
5、 till death do us part lBut zhu s parents have already arranged for her to marry a man from a rich family called Ma Wencai Liang is heartbroken when he hears the news and his health gradually deteriorates Then he dies in office later as a county magistrate lOn the day of Ma and Zhu s marriage myster
6、ious whirlwinds prevent the wedding procession from escorting the bride beyond Liang s grave She cried loudly and sadly in front of the tomb Yingtai who loved Liang deeply jumped into the tomb with smile before others could realize it Zhu left the procession to pay her respects for Liang Liang s tom
7、b split apart and Zhu dived into it to join him A pair of butterflies emerged from the tomb and flew away THE NOVEL Jane Eyre was published in London in 1847 Introduction lJane Eyre is an orphan in 1800s England lJane s parents died of typhus 斑疹伤寒 when she was a baby lMrs Reed her aunt has agreed to
8、 raise her but she and her three children treat Jane cruelly lYet Mrs Reed expects Jane to be thankful Jane Eyre Introduction When Jane tries to stand up for herself her aunt is furious She calls Jane an ungrateful child and sends her away to a boarding school called Lowood Life at Lowood Jane immed
9、iately makes friend with a girl called Helen Burns As a consequence of bad conditions typhus breaks out Many girls die including Helen Jane s best friend Jane stays at Lowood eight years as a pupil and then two years as a teacher Thornfield Hall lAfter posting an advertisement in a local paper Jane
10、becomes the private governess at Thornfield Hall lHer pupil is a young French girl named Adele lThornfield Hall belongs to a Mr Rochester where she falls love with her empolyer Edward Rochester Jane Eyre Introduction Then her time with the Rivers family at Marsh s End or Moor House and Morton where
11、her cold clergyman cousin St John Rivers proposes to her But she didn t love her cousin Her reunion with her lover and marriage to her beloved Rochester at his house of Ferndean Comparion In Chinese love story the actress is better than actor Besides the actress is very dedicated to protect the love
12、 General the actor s economic conditions are bad and not very strong But he is honest and capable person such as Liang Shangbo in Butterfly Lovers Dong Yong in Angel Matches Xu Xian in White Snake and Zhang Sheng in The West Chamber etc They are not rich and powerful people Comparion The other hand
13、the West love story is main about cinderella 灰姑娘 married prince the actor is better than actress such as Butterfly Dream Jane Eyre Gone with the Wind and so on the actress is beautiful and kind personality but social status is not high Comparion Chinese is stubborn They expressed love in subtly 微妙的 words Mainly to promote the development of the story plot However west is romance they expressed love in bluntly 直率的 words Besides they promoted the story by characters emotional vividly Thank you for your listening