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AbstractJane Eyre is written by famous talented English critical realist woman novelistCharlotte Bronte in 1846. Although having more than 152 years by now it is popularwith lots of people because of the heroine —Jane. Eyre.As an English idiom goes “Beauty is but skin-deep”. A person’s great virtue anoble soul a beautiful heart can be called as an everlasting beauty. The thesisfocuses on the analysis of Jane Eyre’s beauty on the assumption that more peoplemay act like “Jane” and possess inner beauty. First it introduces the authorCharlotte Bronte and Jane Eyre’ path of life as well as its historical backgroundof this work. Second it mainly analyses the characters in Jane Eyre through her lifeexperience in terms of psychology language mentality behavior and so on to reflectthe theme. Third it is about Jane’s love. It express Jane’ longing and pursuitfor the most beautiful characteristic of human beings which enlighten us greatly.Finally it has a discussion about Jane’s personalities and concludes that Jane isa beautiful feminist.Key WordsFemale independent dignity freedom equal beautiful摘 要《简爱》是英国著名女作家夏洛蒂—勃朗特的代表作写于 1846 年。
虽然迄今 150 多年,但是这部作品仍然深受广大读者的喜爱,这都是因为这部作品的女主人翁简.爱。
外在的美是短暂的,内在的美才是永恒的。
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论文主要分析简.爱的美,希望有更多的人像‘简.爱’那样拥有内在的美。
首先介绍作者,简爱的生活经历以及小说写作的历史背景。
其次从简.爱的生活经历中,通过心理,语言,思想,行为等方面分析简爱的内在性格,以及简爱的爱情,在人间最美的这件东西上给予了我们很多的启示。
最后一部份,从对前面的这些分析和讨论,简一位美丽的女性。
关键词女性 独立 自尊 自由 平等 美丽IntroductionJane. Eyre is written by famous talented English woman novelist Charlotte Bronte in1846. It is Charlotte Bronte’s second novel and is one of her masterpieces. In thiswork Charlotte Bronte pictures an amazing female heroine Jane.Eyre in BritishLiterature. Although having more than 152 years by now this work is popular withlots of people because of its heroin Jane Eyre. In the early years of the 19th centuryVictorian Age it is a male-dominated and “money above all” society and women areregarded as second-class unexpectedly emerging a girl who disdains money and powerand has a great courage to combat traditional injustice and oppression. Everyone hashis or her own standard for what is beauty. Generally there are two kinds of beautyphysical beauty and inner beauty. In Jane‘s period people usually measure a personon the basis of social status wealth and physical beauty. On the contrary Jane isan orphan penniless and plain. She possesses neither wealth nor considered symbolsof a women’s social position in her times.However our heroin has unique character that makes her beauty everlasting. LittleJane is an orphan brought up by her despotic and prejudiced aunt. In her aunt’sGates heed Jane is treated cruelly. Being rebellious she is packed off to a charityschool. The school’condition is very poor and its administration is harsh and severe.Jane sets herself to learn and qualifies herself as a teacher. Then Jane is ambitiousto advertise for a post and leaves the charity school to be a governess. In Jane’s path of life she dares to challenge traditional opinions and oppression. Jane’s witted mind and independent character win other’s respect for her. Her indomitablespirit changes her fate. No matter how difficult and strenuous she never gives upstraggling for freedom and equality. Jane is a marvelous person a beautiful feminist.Ⅰ. Overview of Jane .EyreJane Eyre is the masterpiece of Charlotte Bronte who is a famous talented Englishcritical realist woman novelist in the 19th century. It ranks as one of the greatestand most perennially popular works of English fiction although having more than 152years by now. It is popular with lots of people because of its heroine— Jane. Eyre.A. Introduction to Charlotte BronteCharlotte Bronte was born at Thornton in Yorkshire England the third of six children.Her father Patrick Bronte an Irish Anglican clergyman her mother Maria BarnwellBronte died of cancer on September 15th 1821. In August 1824 charlotte Bronte weresent with three of her sisters to the Clergy Daughters’ School at Cowan Bridge. Itspoor conditions permanently affects her health and physical development and hastensthe deaths of her two elder sisters about 11 and 10 years old. Soon after she movedfrom the school and lived with her surviving brother and sisters Emily and Anne.They began to write stories articles and poems together. In order to get normaleducation Charlotte continued her education at Roe Heed School in Mir field from1831 to 1842 where she met her lifelong friends and correspondents. Between 1835and 1838 she returned as a teacher. In 1839 she took up the first of many positionsas governess to a family in Yorkshire a career she pursued until 1841 After her aunt died of internal obstruction in October 1842 Charlotte returned aloneto Brussels in 1843. In May 1846 Charlotte Emily and Anne published a jointcollection of poetry under assumed names of Currer Ellis and Action Bell althoughonly two copies were sold they decided to continue writing for publication and beganworking on their first novels. It is very unfortunate in 1848 her brother died ofChronic Bronchitis. Emily and Anne both died of pulmonary tuberculosis in 1848 and1849 respectively. She and her father left alone. Under the very hardship conditionCharlotte continuously worked hard in the jourB. Historical BackgroundThe early years of the Victorian Age was a time of rapid economic development. Englanddeveloped into a rich advanced industrial country however there were many socialproblems for instance the sharpest contrast between the rich and the poor and rigidsocial hierarchy. In this period women were still regarded as second-class hierarchy.However some outstanding women appeared such as famous women writers Bronte sisters.They were great English realists of the time. They created pictures of bourgeoiscivilization showing the misery and suffering of the common people. Althoughcapitalist has appeared old convention and prejudice remained dominant. Women werestill regarded as the second-class hierarchy. At this time women were employed ascheap labor and were forced to do very hard jobs and they did not get the vote until1918. So in the late period of Victorian Age a feminist movement started fightingfor women ’ s equality and freedom and for their educational and employmentopportunities. Petitions to parliament advocating women’s suffrage were introducedas early as in the 1840.C. Jane Eyre’s Path of LifeJane Eyre’s life is full of tears misery and starvation but she constantly strivesto become stronger and has the courage to fight continuously for freedom and equality.She becomes strong-minded and persistent in struggling against her fate.1. Life in Gatesheed and Lowood InstitutionJane Eyre is an orphan so brought up by her uncle. When she is ten years old heruncle died too. Little Jane is left to live with her aunt Mrs. Reed who is despoticprejudiced harsh and unsympathetic. Mrs. Reed lets her daughters and son clusterround her perfectly happy and keeps little Jane at a distance. Mrs. Reed declaresthat Jane is not important than a servant in her family. Other peoples do not giveany sympathy to Jane because she is not pretty and her parents leave her nothing.Some of the servants prejudice to her. Furthermore Jane is often beaten and insultedby her cousin John. As Jane says that every nerve she has fears him and every morselof flesh in her bones shrinks when John come near. One day John strikes Jane cruellyand hard. When John lifts the book to hit her she really cannot bear bad-treatmentany more and change her tolerance to rebellious feelings. She points to John claimsthat he is wicked and cruel boy and is like the evil rulers of ancient Rome. ThenMrs. Reed imprisons Jane in the red-room in which Jane’s uncle Reed died. While lockedin it Jane believes that she sees her uncle’s ghost then Jane creams and faintsthe fear that children of this age can truly feel.When Jane awakes to find her in the care of Bessie who is2. Tutor in Thornfield HallAfter years of misery in the Lowood School Jane advertises for a position of governessfinally she is employed to teach an eight years old French girl named Adele whosecustodian is Mr.Rochester master of Thornfield Hall. Jane gets along with Adele verywell. As for Rochester he is a very proud sardonic harsh and moody master ofThorfield Hall but he is kind-hearted to Jane. At here Jane also meets a kindheartedMiss Temple who has no power in the word but possesses great spiritual strength andcharm not only she shelters Jane from pain she also encourages her intellectualdevelopment.One night Jane saves Rochester from a fire. As for the fire Rochester claims thata drunken servant named Grace Pool starts it. Nevertheless because Grace Poolecontinues to work at Thornfield Jane concludes that she has not been told the entirestory. Rochester continues to admire Jane and look after her tenderly. MoreoverRochester gives her a true sense of belonging. At the same times Jane finds herselffall in love with him deeply. However unfortunately on the morning of her weddingday Jane knows the fact that Rochester has married Bertha Mason in Jamaica somefifteen years earlier and now Bertha is still alive and living at Thornfield. No matterhow sorrowful Jane is she leaves Thornfield finally.3. Life in Moor House and the Manor house of FerndeanJane uses up all her small stored money for the coach so she has to suffer starvation.Because of having no money and hungriness Jane is forced to sleep outdoors. Sheactually begs for food. She is almost dead on the Moors. Luckily St. John Riversand his sisters save her with great efforts. It happens that Jane is dieing but theservant refuses to give her aid no matter how Jane pursues sincerely. At this momentSt. John Rivers comes back and saves her kindly. At here John’s two sisters Maryand Diana they take her under the shelter of their roof giving her kind aid. Janeenjoys the time the pleasure arising from the perfect ag’s parents are grateful toher. One day a lawyer declares that Jane’s Uncle John Eyre has died and left herlarge fortune which surprise Jane greatly. Simultaneity Jane knows that John andhis sister are her cousins. Jane immediately decides to share her inheritance equallywith her three newly found relatives. After a period St. John finds that Jane ishelpful for his missionary if he takes Jane as his wife so he tries to persuade Janeto marry him and travel to India as a missionary. However Jane realizes that shecan never abandon the man she truly loves. One night when it seems that Jane hearsRochester’s voice calling her name over the moors she immediately hurries back toThorn field and finds it has been burned to the ground by Bertha Mason who lost herlife in the fire. Rochester saved the servants and his mad wife but lost his eyesightand one of his hands. Jane goes to a new residence Fern dean where Rochester liveswith two servants named John and Mary. At here Rochester and Jane rebuild theirrelationship and soon get married. Jane and Rochester enjoy perfect equality in theirlife together. After two years Rochester regains sight in one eye and soon Jane givesbirth to their first baby. They feel very happy because they are together after along-suffering.Ⅱ. Analysis of Main Characters of Jane EyreAfter reviewing a long journey of Jane’s spirit from the readers point of viewwhat she gives us is not a pretty face or a transcendent temperament that make usadmire deeply but a huge charm of her personality She is a marvelous figure andit is safe to say that Jane Eyre gives readers treasure spirit.A. Self-respect and Pursuit of Freedom and IndependenceFrom Jane’s journey of life we have learned that she was exposed to a hostileenvironment but continuously and fearlessly struggles for her ideal life. The storycan be interpreted as a symbol of the independent spirit. When Jane lives in Gatesheedfor ten years little Jane suffers with hard work mistreatment and unchanging hatredso Jane has no one to rely on. Her hobby is reading. She always observes circumambientthing with her witted mind when in Lowood School although condition is so harshthat oppresses human nature and Jane often bears starvation and frost with otherorphans but she says that she would not exchange stay in Lowood with Ggateshead’s privations and daily luxuries. Jane learns variety of subjects to enrich her brain.After six years Jane becomes one of teachers at here. Under the tyrannical controlledruler Jane feels that she would relish a nerness to support herself. She gets alongwith Adele very well she teaches what she knows to this little girl. In spite ofJane is plain and penniless Rochester falls in love with her and Jane feels as ifhe were her relative rather than her master although rich Rochester would be gladto help Jane Jane refuses to his helps her troubled comment on Mr. Rochester’proposal that Gentleman in his situation is not accustomed to marry their governess.Rochester is a man with warm heart despite a cold expression Rochester emphasizesthat Jane will be his bride so Jane does not have to work because Rochester is veryrich. At the same times Jane still worked as Adele’s governess and tries to getthe information that a lawyer tells her that her uncle gives a quit amounts ofinheritance which is helpful for her marriage that she does not want to depend onRochester’s wealth. After Jane accepted Mr. Rochester’ love Rochester would liketo marry Jane as a noble woman and buy jewels and expensive clothes for her whichremind Jane greatly of her poverty. Jane forbids Rochester’s desire to buy thembecause she loves him without regard others. Furthermore she would like to be hisfriend and companion rather than someone in his possession. Jane remains economicalindependence by maintaining her job as the governess. She refuses to have sexualrelationship with him because she does not want to lose her independence for herpassion. Jane seldom spends some time with him except the moment after the dinnerhours. Just as they are holding the wedding in the church Mr. Mason come in witha lawyer declares that Mr. Rochester still has a wife who is alive. Although his wifehas gone mad for many years Rochester has been trying to convince Jane to stay withhim and Jane also loves Rochester deeply however Jane is very sorrow and conflictivein her heart. Jane fells from an eager happy woman-a bride to a cold and lonely girlagain. All of her hopes are dead. She thinks that if she stayed with him as a mistressshe will lose her integrity ultimately she will degrade herself and dependent uponRochester for the unprotected marriage bond. No matter how Mr. Rochester persuadesher to stay Jane states “I am a free woman with an independent will which I nowextend to leave you.” Jane leaves Thorn field quietly without dawn.At Moor House St. Jones and his sisters save the dieing Jane and treat her friendly.When Jane recovers she insists on having a work no matter how hard and humble itis. With St. Johns River’s help Jane gets a job as a teacher in a village school.It is poor condition. Jane lives in a low and dark hut. In the school there are twentypupils but only three of them can read and no one can write or cipher. Jane takeson the work as actively and faithfully as she can. After a periodoes not want tolive as a tool to serve god. St. John’s proposal leads Jane understands thatparadoxically a large part of one’s personal freedom is found in a relationshipof mutual emotional dependence so Jane returns to Thorn field Hall where has beenburned down and became a blacken ruin. When Jane encounters Rochester in Fern deangarden Rochester has been blind losing one of his hand and his manor house. Hiswife burned it and lost her life in the conflagration. At.