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1、1. IntroductionIn English literary world in the 19th century, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bront was a distinctive work. It has had a great influence on the society since it was published and gained a high fame for the writer. The most important factor of its success is that it successfully creates a vivi
2、d character of Jane Eyre, a new capitalist woman, who has been scolded as a dependent and has no rights to read books, but eventually she becomes a governess with broad knowledge; who is sent to a charity school, Lowood where is filled with strong religion beliefs, but she is totally refused to resi
3、gn herself to the God; who is in a low status in her society, but she can challenge the customs bravely for her love and happiness. Why does a little woman have a strong charm? How is her character formed? That is Helen Burns, Janes spiritual and intellectual friend at Lowood, who is important and i
4、nfluential to the formation of Janes character and her life. This paper will mainly focus on how Helen Burns influences Jane upon her intellect, religion beliefs and love values from the perspective of psychology.1.1 A Brief Introduction to the AuthorCharlotte BrontCharlotte Bront is the eldest one
5、of the three Bronte Sister, who are all literary, all talented and all dying young, that is one of the saddest pages in the history of English Literature. In 1824, Charlotte and all her sisters were sent to a charity school, a veritable prison where the poor children were cruelly treated. Soon after
6、 the two eldest sisters died there, Charlotte was brought home to be educated by her father. So she doesnt get much formal schooling in her young days.Charlotte and her sisters first contribute to a small joint volume. The volume was published in 1846, but only two copies were sold in that year. Cha
7、rlotte then starts novel writing. Her first novel The Professor is rejected by the publisher, but her next novel Jane Eyre, appeared in 1847, brought her fame and placed her in the ranks of the foremost English realistic writers.1.2 A Brief Introduction to the Novel Jane EyreJane Eyre tells the stor
8、y of an orphan girl, Jane Eyre, the daughter of a poor person, loses both of her parents shortly after birth. She lives at the household of her aunt, Mrs. Reed, an unfeeling woman, who is rude and unjust to the poor orphan. Mrs. Reeds children also find pleasure in teasing and mocking Jane. One day,
9、 unable to bear the ill-treatment any longer, Jane tells straight to her aunts face what she thinks of her. Mrs. Reed is furious and gets rid of Jane by sending her to a charity school for poor girls at Lowood. Maltreated by the authorities and leading a half-starved existence, Jane stayed here for
10、eight long years, six spent in studies, and the remaining two in the capacity of a teacher. Then Jane gets a position of governess in the family of Mr. Rochester, a rich squire. Rochester falls in love with Jane, and she with him. They are about to be married when Jane breaks the engagement on the w
11、edding day, learning that Mr. Rochester has a wife, a mad woman who is secretly locked in the house. Shocked by the news, Jane flees from the house. She goes through a lot of hardships. After a nearly perishing on the moors, she is taken in and cared for by a person, John Rives. He helps her to get
12、the job of a teacher in a village school. Meanwhile, a great misfortune befalls Mr. Rochester: he loses his sight during a fire in the house, set by his mad wife who dies a tragic death by jumping off the roof in spite of his attempt to save her. Hearing that Mr. Rochester is penniless and disable,
13、Jane Eyre hurries to his and becomes his wife. She finds the burnt-down Thornfield Hall and its master, now a blind but free man. The two lovers are finally untied and live happily ever after.When Jane is a little girl, she is sent to the Lowood (a school for orphans). Though she has relatives, her
14、aunt Mrs. Reed still puts her there. However, the departure makes Jane very happy to some degree, because all her thoughts, ideas are oppressed by Mrs. Reed and her three children. She is often hurt by them. She is not treated as Human beings or a little child with emotions, but a dependant. The lit
15、tle girl loves reading books, but she cannot read them freely and happily. Her cousin John always looks for fun at the expense of striking little Jane. Gateshead, for Jane, is a hell with a series of terrible memories.The Lowood, though the living conditions are very bad, for Jane, it is does not ma
16、tter, for she can have her own freedom; she can be loved and welcomed through her own efforts; she can know some new friends; she can read, learn under her own minds. The most important is that she meets the little tutorHelen. Though Helen is not a perfect girl, she also has some shortcomings, the power of her spirit, and her broad knowledge, her firm beliefs in God, her idea of living, her excellent communication with Miss Temple, all these leave a deep impression in
