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A Brief Analysis Of The Heroine Personality In Jane Eyre

Literature Review

Jane Eyre is the most famous work of Charlotte Bronte, who is considered as an extraordinary woman novelist. Because the novel throbs with the heart-beats of its author, both literary critics and the readers have taken great interest in its unconventional heroine Jane Eyre, whose unconventionality is shown in the heroine‘s pursuit of liberty, equality and independence. It is an autobiographical novel in a certain degree. This essay attempts to prove Jane is a real feminist through the analysis of her personality. Jane Eyre is a typical and magnificent representative in English literature, not only for her plain but famous appearance but also for her character‘s outstanding and alien thoughts. The image of Jane Eyre is brilliant for her rebellious character. She always insists on her principle to rebel and fights bravely against the unjust world. She still tries her best to pursue freedom, equality, independence and true love. By unremitting efforts she finally gets dignity, freedom and true love.

Jane Eyre, a plain, timid, weak and pale girl who appears to be a heroine, exists in numerous people‘s minds. It seems to be a strange phenomenon.How can she arouse the eminent attention of the readers throughout the world? Because Jane Eyre stands for an idealized woman in the 19th century. Charlotte Bronte aims at awakening women's consciousness and courage to equal rights and freedom. Jane Eyre cuts a completely new woman image. She represents those middle-class working women who are struggling for the recognition of their basic rights and equality as a human being. Jane strives with all difficulties to gain women‘s liberation and to pursue freedom, equality and true love. The analysis of Jane‘s personalities and her attitudes toward love has shown partly Jane‘s love — a kind of direct, enthusiastic and faithful love. The story of the independent-minded Jane and her love affair with Mr. Rochester opens up new dimension for women. She is a typical character of awakening bourgeois intellectual women. The heroine Jane moves most readers as a kind and unique image in spite of her plainness, poverty and low position. The profound meaning of Jane‘s personalities makes this novel an extremely importantwork lists in the history of world literature as well as in the English literature.

简爱采用第一人称的手法，让女主人公倾诉自己的情愫、展现出简爱细腻、敏感、自卑的一面，又让读者被她热爱自由，用于追求真爱的坚强的一面所打动，被简爱的情感变化所驾驭，与她同喜同悲。简爱从小生活在充满暴力的环境中，她遭到了舅妈毫无人性的虐待，表兄的专横和表姐的冷漠使得简爱体会不到人间的温暖，养成了自卑的性格，但是不公平的生长环境也使得简爱从小向往自由、平等和爱。勉强从孤儿院中捡回了一条命的简爱，在拜托了人间炼狱后已长成刚强，能自食其力的女青年，为追求独立的生活，她辞去了孤儿院的教师职位，来到桑菲尔德府当家庭教师。当她和主人罗切斯特深深相爱，准备结婚时，突然得知主人已有妻子，于是简爱依然出走，流浪、乞讨。但爱情的力量驱使简爱重新返回爱人的身边，虽然这是的罗切斯特已是穷困潦倒的残疾人，但是简爱却越加深爱着他，这也是最能打动读者的一点，艰难的境地更能见证爱情的伟大。

Outline   

Contents

1.Introduction 

2.The Development of Jane Eyre‘s Resistance 

2.1 Outburst period at Gateshead 

2.2 Jane‘s resistance at Lowood Institution 

2.3 The perfection period at Thornfield and Moor House 

3.Jane Eyre‘s Pursuit of Independence and Freedom

3.1 Jane begins to realize the importance of independence and freedom 

3.2 Jane gains strength from her teacher and her friend to achieve herindependence 

3.3 Jane develops her independence fully and learns the pleasure of it

4. Jane Eyre‘s Attitude Towards Love 

4.1 True love should be based on equality and mutual understanding

4.2 The marriage pursued by women must be based on true love

5.Conclusion

6.Reference 

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