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毕业论文题 目 Analysis of Feminism in Jane Eyre 系 别 外语系 专业方向 英语教育 学生姓名 李梦姿 学 号 2010632110 年级 2010 级 指导教师 柳星 二一二年 十一月 十六日 浅析简爱中的女性主义思想（语言文学方向） 学生 李梦姿 指导教师 柳星 摘 要：在现代社会女性的地位普遍有所提高，但由于受传统文化观念的影响，现实社会中仍然存在着男女不平等的现象。而夏洛蒂·勃朗特的简爱是西方女性主义的一部代表作，简爱中塑造的女主人公简爱,她敢爱敢恨、敢作敢当、反抗着社会的不公,追求者平等、自尊、自强,成为传统女性叛逆者的化身。简爱不幸的童年和学校寄宿生活一直被鄙视、嘲讽、毒打所包围,但是她没有被这些所吓到,反而激发起了她对这些丑陋人的嫉恨,她要反抗,要平等,要自尊。本文将对作者女性主义思想产生的原因以及简爱中的女性主义思想进行论述，她的女性主义思想主要是通过他哦破美丽的俗套，独立、顽强、自尊、自爱以及政治、经济平等的新式爱情观来体现，通过论述使我们加深对女性主义思想的认识，从而促进我国女性自我意识的觉醒与提高。关键词：女性主义思想；独立；顽强；新式爱情观 ABSTRACTThe status of women in modern society in general has increased, but due to the influence of traditional cultural values, the real world there are still inequality between men and women. The Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" is a masterpiece of Western feminism,"Jane Eyre" Jane Eyre heroine shape,she Ganaiganhen,dare dare,against the social injustice,the pursuit of those equality,self-esteem,self-improvement,a traditional women rebels in disguise.Jane unhappy childhood and school boarding school life has been despised,ridiculed,beaten by the siege,but she was not scared of these are,but inspired her hate those ugly people,she wants to resist,to equality,to self-esteem. this article will be thinking of the causes of feminism and feminist Jane thinking in the discourse, and her feminist ideas mainly through his Oh, beautiful breaking stereotypes, independent, stubborn, self-esteem, self-love, and political and economic equality to reflect the new concept of love, through the discussion to deepen our understanding of feminist ideology.Keywords: Feminist ideas；Independence；Stubborn；New Concept of Love ContentsIntroduction.1 Part one:The Basic Information of this novel.21.1.Introduction of Charlotte Bronte.21.2.The research of Jane Eyre.3 1.3.The social background of Jane Eyre.4Part two:Feminism in Jane Eyre.5 2.1 .The Definition of Feminism. .5 2.2. Janes opinion of equality between man and woman.62.3.The truly autonomous economic independent women's premise.7Part three:Feminism in Janes time and today.83.1.Feminism In Today's Life.83.2.Comparing Feminism in Janes time and todays time.9Conclusion.13Notes.14Bibliography.15 Introduction In English novelist of 19 century Charlotte Bronte 's representative work Jane Eyre , the author successfully traces the emotional and spiritual development of the heroine Jane Eyre. It describe s her search for an identity as a woman supported by equal status and independent human dignity . Jane Eyre has a great influence upon the society at that time . For a long time , the image of Jane Eyre is favored by numerous readers very much. And Charlotte Bronte is famous for Jane Eyre . At the time of Charlotte Bronte s writing of Jane Eyre , in order to put down the worker s movement Brit ish bourgeois government took some reform measure son surface, such a s adopting the act of ten hour 's work for female labor . But the women s stat us in society at that time had not been improved rather than gaining the equal right .Though going through the Charter movement , which had three climaxes and attracted millions of workers and labors to take part in to fight for equal right , it still was not able to solve the equality problem between men and women. In Jane Eyre Charlotte describes the experience of an orphan girl . Through this orphan girl s experience , it reflects the miserable condition of British women at that time . Also through this orphan girl s seeking happy love life which finally become true , it reflects the demand of women of shaking off men s oppress , discrimination and striving for freedom and equality. In Britain where women has a extreme low stat us at that time , we can not say it without a unique meaning. Through the analysis of these fighting activities of seeking equality ,this article reveals her characteristic : rebellious and righteousness . At the same time reflects voice of " women liberation" .Through the whole story , we can divide Jane Eyre s experience into five segments ; Gateshead , Logwood ,Thorn field , Moor house and Fern dean . The plot is not complicated and fantastic in this story. Also the character of this kind is very common in the writer s generation. But Charlotte composes Jane Eyre s character , which is not of ordinary from universal . Just as what she said to her two sister sat the time of composing Jane Eyre. " I ll write a female protagonist , she is as plain and small as me , but she will give rise to reader s interest as same as any female protagonist which you writ e . " Jane Eyre has a common appearance and owns for nothing. Why is she glorious? The reason for it is her out standing and rebel personality. The author 'writing is mainly about the depiction of Jane s character , the exquisite description of her rich inner world.This kind of writing present sher lively personality to the readers . This article mainly appraise and analysis the character of rebelling for equality which runs through the begin terning to the end , and make the readers know the complicated road of heart of Jane Eyre and why she successes . Further advocate the spirit of self - reliant and self - progressive. Part one ：The Basic Information of this novel1.1.Introduction of Charlotte Bronte Charlotte Bronte was born in 1816,the third daughter of the Rev.Patrick Bronte and his wife Maria.She enrolled as a pupil at the Clergy Daughter's School at Cowan Bridge in 1824.The following year she was brought home because of the contagious disease.In 1826,Charlotte,Emily,Bran-well and Ann wrote about an imaginary world called Angria.In 1831 ,she became a student at the school at Roe Head and later became a governess there.From then on,she worked as a governess for several times,but every time she gave it up soon for she can not suffer the harsh treatment.So she then decided to open her own school,unfortunately,her dream did not come true,because her advertisements did not elicit a single response from the public,In 1846,she discovered Emily's poems by chance and decided to publish them.She also completed The Professor this year,but it was rejected for publication.The next year,however,Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre was publication and brought her a geat deal of money,so she led a better life.But soon Bran-well Bronte,Emily and Ann died one after another.This made she felt very upset.In 1849,Charlotte Bronte visited London and began to move in literary circles,and make the acquaintance.By 1854,Charlotte Bronte and Nicholls became engaged and then married.Unfortunately,she died the next year,probably of pneumonia,and took an unborn baby away.Charlotte Bronte opened up new possibilities for the form of English novel,and at the same time she provided a basis for which psychological exploration became a key component in the development of the genre of the novel.She also contributed much to the position of women at her time.She did much to alter the way in which women were viewed,she also demonstrated new social,psychological and emotional possibilities for women.1.2. The research of Jane EyreThere are so many comments about Jane Eyre,for example,An Analysis of the Characters in Jane Eyre,Jane Eyre's Search for Christianity.The Appearance of New Women:On Jane Eyre's New Image,Jane Eyre as a Humanist,A Brief Analysis of the Image of Bertha the Madwoman in Jane Eyre,On the Cold Image in Jane Eyre,Guided by God in the Life Jane Eyre's Religious Ideas,On the Suffering and Struggling of Woman as See in Jane Eyre,etc.but few about the feminist ideas,it is blank in this aspect.So the author will focus the thesis on the feminist idea of Jane Eyre.Different form others,the author will probe it mainly form three aspects independence,equality and liberty.Jane Eyre is the protagonist and narrator in this novel,she develops from an angry,rebellous,10-year-old orphan into a sensitive,artistic,maternal,and fiercely independent young woman.While Jane's social class is one of her biggest barriers,it best serves to underscore Jane's need for independence,both financial and emotional.She will have to forfeit her independence in the unions,and marries Rochester only when she has attained financial independence and self-esteem to maintain a marriage of equality,This self-esteem is gained through Jane's making her mark in various worlds in which she is valued for her humanity and values.Paralleling Jane's desire for independence is her search for a proper set of religious values.She rejects the extremist models of Brocklehurst,Helen Burns,and St.John,eventually settling on a spirituality of love and connection.The story told with terrific intensity.The suffering of Jane were presented so powerfully and in such a simple but plain language that they couldn't be read without emotion,it was not a romance,like other novels of Charlotte Bronte.Jane Eyre was characterized by relentless truthfulness to ordinary reality.Even when the action was most exiting,its detail was strictly true like the real life.Jane Eyre is unique in Victorian fiction.It was the first English novel.It is a work of fiction with memorable characters and vivid scenes,written in a compelling prose style.In appealing to both the head and the heat,Jane Eyre triumphs over its flaws and remains a classic of nineteenth-century English literature and one of the most popular of all English novels.1.3.The social background of Jane Eyre 1832,the year when the first Reform Bill was passed,is usually regarded as the end of the Romantic era and the beginning of the Victorian age,although Queen Victorian did not star her reign until 1837.The Victorian age(1832-1902)was a time of profound change.The Industrial Revolution had reshaped the class structure of English society by creating the rich bourgeoisies and powerful but politically deprived proletariat who would have to fight for their right.Human knowledge also made major advances that inevitably posed as a direct challenge to the authority of religion.The Victorian age is usually subdivided into the following phases:the early Victorian period,the mid-Victorian period,and late Victorian period.Charlotte Bronte wrote Jane Eyre in the early Victorian period when the conflict between labor and capital was so sharp.In this period the labor cried for democracy,freedom and equality.The orphaned protagonist of the story. When the novel begins, she is an isolated, powerless ten-year-old living with an aunt and cousins who dislike her. As the novel progresses, she grows in strength. She distinguishes herself at Lo wood School because of her hard work and strong intellectual abilities. As a governess at Thornfield, she learns of the pleasures and pains of love through her relationship with Edward Rochester. After being deceived by him, she goes to Marsh End, where she regains her spiritual focus and discovers her own strength when she rejects St. John Rivers marriage proposal. By novels end she has become a powerful, independent woman, blissfully married to the man she loves, Rochester. Edward Fairfax Rochester Janes lover; a dark, passionate, brooding man. A traditional romantic hero, Rochester has lived a troubled wife. Married to an insane Creole woman, Bertha Mason, Rochester sought solace for several years in the arms of mistresses. Finally, he seeks to purify his life and wants Jane Eyre, the innocent governess he has hired to teach his foster daughter, Adèle Var-ens, to become his wife. The wedding falls through when she learns of the existence of his wife. As penance for his transgressions, he is punished by the loss of an eye and a hand when Bertha sets fire to Thornfield. He finally gains happiness at the novels end when he is reunited with Jane. Part two:Feminism in Jane Eyre 2.1 .The Definition of Feminism With the development of the society,feminism became one of the hottest topics in the modern society,and it needs to be solved as early as possible,so many people put their focuses on the feminism and more and more experts pay their special attention to it.People always saw and heard this word,but what's does this word mean?According to the definition,the answer is:Feminism also called w omen's liberation,or women rights movement,guarantees of political,social,and economic equality for women in a society that traditionally confers more status and freedom to men.These right include control of property,equality of opportunity in education and employment,suffrage,and sexual freedom.Feminism has been a prominent and controversial topic in writing for the past two centuries.Jane Eyre is a feminist novel,it explores the depth at which women may act in society and finds its 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 well be thought as relevant t