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1、Jane Eyre-a female image against social pressure with rebellion and independence Jane Eyre is a piece of autobiographical fiction. It is Charlotte. Bronte s first novel published in 1849. The novel creates a female image who is against social pressure with rebellion and independence. Feminist critic
2、ism comes in many forms, and feminist critics have a variety of goals. Some have been interested in rediscovering the works of women writers overlooked by a masculine-dominated culture. Others have revisited books by male authors and reviewed them from a womans point of view to understand how they b
3、oth reflect and shape the attitudes that have held women back.1 A number of contemporary feminists have turned to topics as various as women in postcolonial so-cieties, womens autobiographical writings, lesbians and literature, womanliness as masquerade, and the role of film and other popular media
4、in the construction of the feminine gender. Among hundreds of writings in the world, Jane Eyre stands out and gives us a vivid impression. Sun Weimin, argued in her article that, the classic Jane Eyre tells the heroine of independent self-esteem, the pursuit of personal equality, love the story of s
5、ingle-minded dedication2. Her tireless pursuit of the tireless spirit of the character of equality is respected, her contempt for the wealth of the gas stunning proudly, her single-minded dedication and fearless love the concept of moving. However, Jane Eyres inner existence of the inferiority compl
6、ex of a taboo. Jane Eyre goes beyond the inferiority complex which highlights of her charisma. Charlotte Bronte is one of the representatives of female literature in 19th English Literature. Women in her novel all bear various oppressions from feudalistic concepts 1Ross C Murfin . Feminist Readings:
7、 French Texts/American Contexts . Special issue, Tale French Studies 62 (1981). 466 2Bronte, Charlotte. Jane EyreM . Shanghai: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, 2003. to some extent. As a result, they all share a common feature-very strong self-consciousness. Through the analysis of the two
8、 heroines in Jane Eyre, we can see that women with different characters would have different endings in the process of pursuing happiness. Only those who are really independent in personality and thoughts can know how to struggle for happiness, and education is the key to this social issue. Huang Xi
9、ngjun, showed his opinion in the article, that Jane Eyre is a female hero full of passion against unfairness all the way. Bronte, Charlotte showed her attitude towards life through Jane Eyre3, that women are equal to men, which people turned to ignore on purpose. It is the first time that people beg
10、in to care about women and their life in literature. As a result, hundreds of themes referred to female come into being. The topic draws people s attention forever. Jane Eyre is written by famous talented English critical realist woman novelist Charlotte Bronte in 1846. Although having more than 152
11、 years by now, it is popular with lots of people because of the heroine Jane Eyre. As an English idiom goes, “Beauty is but skin-deep” 4, like Wang Wenhui argued in the article. A person s great virtue, a noble soul, a beautiful heart can be called as an everlasting beauty. The thesis focuses on the
12、 analysis of Jane Eyres beauty, on the assumption that more people may act like “Jane” and possess inner beauty5. First, it introduces the author Charlotte Bronte and Jane Eyre path of life, as well as its historical background of this work. Second, it mainly analyses the characters in Jane Eyre thr
13、ough her life experience in terms of psychology, language, mentality, behavior and so on to reflect the theme. Third, it is about Janes love. It express Jane longing and pursuit for the most beautiful characteristic of human beings, which enlighten us greatly. Finally, it has a discussion about Jane
14、s personalities and concludes that Jane is a beautiful feminist. It is filled with love, passion and reason, and maintains its unique artistic charm6. 3Huang Xingjun, The endless love in Jane Eyre, Journal of Mudanjiang University,2009:44Gaskell Elizabeth. The Life of Charlotte Bronte . Harmondswort
15、h: Penguin Press 1975. 5Merryn Willians. Woman in the English NovelM. Beijing: Business Printing House, 1984. 6Oates, Joyce Carol. Introduction. Jane Eyre. New York: Bantam Books, 1987: 5-14. This thesis analyzes some major characters in the novel and takes a lot of examples to show the authors mean
16、ing and reflect the theme. This kind of description makes the figure a real person with blood and flesh. It also reflects the authors resistant spirit. The Heroine of Jane Eyre, a plain and little girl, lives under traditional pressure to pursue for independence and love loyalty. This thesis analyze
17、s her personality. Under her adamancy and self-respect, she literally has got a fiery heart for her love. Furthermore, the thesis tells us the Heroines love standpoint that the love should rely on the independent economy and should be equal in their spirit for both the lovers. Griffin Keedy argued i
18、n the article Character Analysis of the Icon Jane Eyre that Jane Eyre is a new Woman7. This beloved character, Jane Eyre, represented a new woman of sorts for the Victorian Era. However, this is due to her narrative positioning and her words more than her actions as it is so often the plot undermine
19、s her narration and the overall progression defies the desires she inspired in her readers. Feminism has been a prominent and controversial topic in writings for the past two centuries, said Clarke, Michael M8. In Charlotte Bronte s Jane Eyre the main character, Jane Eyre, explores the depth at whic
20、h women may act in society and finds her own boundaries in Victorian England. As well, along with the notions of feminism often follow the subjects of class distinctions and boundaries. There is an ample amount of evidence to suggest that the tone of Jane Eyre is in fact a very feminist one and may
21、well be thought as relevant to the women of today who feel they have been discriminated against because of there gender. At the beginning of the 19th century, little opportunity existed for women, and thus many of them felt uncomfortable when attempting to enter many parts of society. The absence of
22、 advanced educational opportunities for women and their alienation from almost all fields of work gave them little option in life: either becomes a house wife or a governess. Although today a tutor may be considered a fairly high class and intellectual job, in the Victorian era a governess was littl
23、e more than a servant who was paid to share her scarce amount of knowledge in limited fields to a child. With 7Griffin Keedy. Character Analysis of the Icon Jane Eyre. Jane Eyre. Penguin Classics Publishing, 2010:10 8Clarke, Micael M. Brontes Jane Eyre and the Grimms Cinderella. SEL: Studies in Engl
24、ish Literature 2000 little respect, security, or class one may certainly feel that an intelligent, passionate and opinionated young woman such as Jane Eyre should deserve and be capable of so much more. The insecurity of this position, being tossed around with complete disregard for her feelings or
25、preferences, is only one of many grueling characteristics of this occupation. However for Jane to even emerge into society, becoming a governess seemed the only reasonable path for her. Zhong Baiyan said in her article that Feminism lays stresses on the sexual equality and affirms womens value9. The
26、 thesis mainly discusses the character of the heroine in Charlotte Bronte famous novel Jane Eyre. The article successfully creates Jane Eyre-a female image of a new tape of petty bourgeoisie, describing her struggle for independence and equal love. The thesis just analyzes Jane s rebellious characte
27、ristics through three periods of her experience: 1.In her childhood, she has shown her rebellious spirit; 2. When she studies at Lowood, her rebellious spirit is exposed further; 3. As a tutor in Thornfield Hall, Jane falls in love with Rochester-her master. Jane Eyre was a very common-looking girl
28、who had no charming appearance and no wealth. But as the little woman had said, “ Do you think, because I am poor, obsecure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong!”Though God had not given her beauty and wealth, God gave her a kind mind instead. Living under the rude treatm
29、ent of Mrs. Reed, she wanted to cast off; facing the mistreatment of teachers and the unpleasant living condition, Jane tried to resist the traditional teaching; falling in love with Mr. Rochester, she sought the equality of spirit10. Bronte created a heroine alienating from the Victorian ideal imag
30、e of womanhood. Jane s peculiar character made her to be one of the most popular figures in the literature works. Reference: 9Zhong Baiyan. Jane Eyre the symbol of Feminism. HUAZHANG , 2008 (23) 10Jameson Fredric. The Political Unconscious: Narrative as a Socially Symbolic Act. Ithaca: Cornell Univ.
31、 Press, 1981. 1.Ross C Murfin . Feminist Readings: French Texts/American Contexts. Special issue, Tale French Studies 62 (1981). 2. Bronte, Charlotte. Jane EyreM. Shanghai: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, 2003. 3. Huang Xingjun, The endless love in Jane Eyre, Journal of Mudanjiang Univers
32、ity,2009 4. Gaskell Elizabeth. The Life of Charlotte Bronte. Harmondsworth: Penguin Press 1975. 5. Merryn Willians. Woman in the English NovelM. Beijing: Business Printing House, 1984. 6. Oates, Joyce Carol. Introduction. Jane Eyre. New York: Bantam Books, 1987: 5-14. 7. Griffin Keedy. Character Ana
33、lysis of the Icon Jane Eyre. Jane Eyre. Penguin Classics Publishing, 2010:10 8. Clarke, Michael M. Brontes Jane Eyre and the Grimms Cinderella. SEL: Studies in English Literature 2000 9. Zhong Baiyan. Jane Eyre the symbol of Feminism . HUAZHANG , 2008 (23) 10. Jameson Fredric. The Political Unconsci
34、ous: Narrative as a Socially Symbolic Act. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press, 1981. 11. Kaplan, Carla. Girl Talk: Jane Eyre and the Romance of Womens Narration.NOVEL: A Forum on Fiction 30.1 12. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre M. Yili Peoples Press，2001. 13. Fan Cunzhong. History of English Literature M . Sic
35、huan Peoples Press ，1983. 14. Wang Shouren. Selected Readings in British Literature M . Higher Education Press ，2001. 15. Yang Jingyuan. Study on Bronte Sisters M. China Social Science Press, 1983. 英语谚语警句 100句精选Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.谚语是日常经验的结晶。1. Look before you leap./Second
36、 thoughts are best. 三思而后行。 /再想而后行。2. Great minds think alike; (heroes have similar views.) 英雄所见略同。3. We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault. 欲求完美无缺的朋友必然成为孤家寡人。4. What you sow, you must mow. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。5. A beggar can never be bankrupt. 天无绝人之路。6.A friend in need is a frien
37、d indeed.患难见真情。7. No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息。8. No cross, no crown. 不经历风雨 ,怎么见彩虹。9. The more haste, the less speed. /Haste makes waste.欲速则不达。10. Victory belongs to the most persevering. 坚持就是胜利！11. A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。12. Put ones foot in ones mouth. 说话不得体。13. It is no use
38、crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收 /悔恨已晚 /木已成舟 ,回天乏力。14. Content is better than riches. 知足常乐。15. No gains without pains. 没有辛苦就没有收获。16. The more a man knows, the more he is inclined to be modest. 大智若愚。17. All roads lead to Rome . 条条大路通罗马。18. A snow year, a rich year. 瑞雪兆丰年。19. Never say die! 永不言败！20. The b
39、est mirror is a friends eye. 朋友的眼睛是最好的镜子。21. Faith will move mountain. 精诚所至，金石为开。22. A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生没有朋友， 犹如生活没有了太阳。23. Great wits have short memories. 贵人多忘事。24. Do well and have well. 善有善报。25. A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千年。26. Four eyes see more than two. 人多识广 /集
40、思广益。27. Diligence is the parent of success. 勤劳是成功的根本。28. Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away. 滴水穿石。29. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。30. While there is life, there is hope. /Debt is better than death. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。 /有生命就有希望。31. Where there is a will, th
41、ere is a way. 功夫不负有心人。 /有志者事竟成。32. Where there is great love, there are always miracles. 哪里有真爱存在，哪里就有奇迹。33. Where there is smoke, there is fire. 无风不起浪。34. One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy. 一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。35. A stitch in time saves nine. 及时缝一针能省九针。 /小洞不补，大洞吃苦。36. Neve
42、r too old to learn, never too late to turn. 亡羊补牢，为时不晚。37. Don t claim to know what you dont know. 不要不懂装懂。38. Do in Rome as Roman do. 入乡随俗。39. Rome was not built in a day. 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。40. Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood. 磨刀不误砍柴工。41. Things of a kind come together, people a
43、mind fall into a group. 物以类聚 ,人以群分。42. One man s meatis another mans poison. 萝卜白菜 ,各有所爱。43. like author like book.文如其人。46. Like for like. 惺惺相惜。47. Like teacher like pupil. 有其师必有其徒。48. Gods that run many hares kill none. 贪多必失。49. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。50. Actions speak louder than words. 行胜于言。
44、51. You cannot eat your cake and have it. 鱼与熊掌，不可兼得。52. One loses by pride and gains by modesty. 满招损 ,谦受益。53. Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。54. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 每日一苹果远离医生。55. Time past cannot be called back again. 时光不倒流。56. A drop of water cannot make a sea, and a tree cannot make
45、a wood. 滴水不成海，独木不成林。57. If you venture nothing, you will have nothing. 不入虎穴 ,焉得虎子。58.The tree is known by its fruit. 观其行知其人。59. All work no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只会用功不玩耍 ,聪明的孩子也变傻。60. The pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。61. Unkindness often reacts on the unkind person. 恶有恶报。62. Today s work
46、 should never be left over till tomorrow. 今日事今日毕。63. Nothing so bad but might have been worse. 塞翁失马 ,焉知非福。64. God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。65. Complacency is the enemy of study. 学习的敌人是自己的满足。66. A fox may grow gray, but never good. 江山易改，本性难移。67. A friend without faults will never be fou
47、nd. 没有十全十美的朋友。68. A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。69. A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. 一本好书，相伴一生。70. A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。71. A leopard cannot change its spots. 积习难改。72. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，自欺欺人。73. All good things co
48、me to an end. 天下没有不散的筵席。74. Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。75A man becomes learned by asking questions. 不耻下问才能有学问。76. A man can do no more than he can. 凡事都应量力而行。77. A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用。78. Diamond cuts diamond. 强中自有强中手。79. Doing is better than saying. 与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动
49、上。80. Do it now. 机不可失，时不再来。81. It is the unforeseen that always happens. 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。82. Dont put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事，今日毕。83. Do well and have well. 善有善报。84. Easy come, easy go. 来也匆匆，去也匆匆。85. Every advantage has its disadvantage.有利必有弊。86. Every day is not Sunday. 好景不常在
50、。87. Every man has his faults. 金无足赤，人无完人。88. Every man has his weak side. 人人都有弱点。89. Every potter praises hit pot. 王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。90. Experience must be bought. 吃一堑，长一智。91. Far from eye, far from heart. 眼不见，心不烦。92. First come, first served. 先来后到。93. Judge not from appearances. 人不可貌相，海不可斗量。94. Gold will n
51、ot buy anything.黄金并非万能。95. He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。96. He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 想不犯错误，就一事无成。97. Learn not and know not. 不学无术。98. It is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。99. It takes three generations to make a gentleman. 十年树木，百年树人。100. It is the first step that costs troublesome. 万事开头难。
