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1、简爱英语读后感 An Analysis of Jane Eyre The novel is rich in poetry, symbolism and metaphor.It does not fit easily into a definite pattern, being neither a novel of manners in the tradition of Austen, or a straightforward Gothic Romance in the style of Mrs Radcliffe.What Charlotte Bronte did was to create

2、a work which cleverly blends elements of the two styles, and which remains uniquely independent of them at the same time, since it addrees iues which were at the time rather controversial. The novel is written in the first person, and thus magnifies the central characterthus the narrative is RETROSP

3、ECTIVE (looking back).CB is clever in blending the narrative so that at times Jane seems to be speaking as an adult with adult hindsight , while at others she she is in the middle of them, as a child or young woman.The indecision which is a central iue in the book, is heightened by this device.We ne

4、ver know, as readers, whether to be entirely trustful of Janes actions and thoughts, because we are never sure wheher she is speaking impulsively or maturely. This intensifies the readers dilemma as to what is right and wrong in the dramatic relationships which are part of JEs life.Can we believe wh

5、at the heroine says, or is she deceiving herself? The novel is primarily a love story and a romance where wishes come true but only after trials and suffering.The supernatural has its place, as do dreams, portents and prophesies.The heroine begins poor and lonely and ends up rich and loved; the orph

6、an finds a good family to replace the wicked one; all the basic ingredients of claic romantic fairytale are present. The romantic element is present in two forms in Jane Eyre; the family aspect is dealt with in the Gateshead, Lowood and Moor House episodes, which involve the exchanging of the wicked

7、 Reed family for the benevolent Rivers one; and the Love romance is dealt with in the Thornfield and Ferndean episodes.Both aspects are, of course linked and interwoven throughout the novel. There is also a strong element of realism in the novel, which, married to the romantic aspect, enhances the n

8、ovels strength.The sense of place is very strong; we are able to experience both exterior and interior settings with startling clarity throughout the story, in a series of vivid deive paages.The central characters are also realistic and their confrontations and sufferings change them in a believable

9、 way. Even the unlikely is made plausible, with a unique blend of high drama and perceptive low comedy (the attack on Mason, for instance) The more fantastic romantic aspects; the coincidences; the secrets; the supernatural occurrences, are balanced by the realism, and this is of course a major stre

10、ngth. The Gothic influence cannot be ignored, although CB has refined the technique considerably from the authentic Gothic of the 1790s.In the original genre, the heroine would typically be abducted and threatened with seduction, or worse!.There would be a loverwho would endeavor to rescue the heroi

11、ne and would succeed after many trial.the seducer would be a brigand Know that I adore Corsairs! and he would lock the girl up in a remote castle. There was little freedom for middle cla women during the period of the Gothic novel, and this was still the case in the time of CB.Marriage especially wa

12、s often a bargain, whereby fortunes were secured by using the female as a pawn.A womans value largely depended therefore on her sexual purity and she was guarded and secured as a result.Men, on the contrary, were potent and free; lovers and mistrees were common.Ironically the women who provided thei

13、r services were social outcasts as a result. In Jane Eyre we see elements of the Gothic romance, in that Thornfield Hall and Rochester are described very much in the brigand/castle style BUT Jane Eyre is not abducted by R.On the contrary she chooses to go there of her own free will.AND she is clear

14、in her determination to have Rochester as a husband.Neither is there a gentleman rescuer; St John Rivers may look like a Greek God, but he is neither kind nor benevolent; driving Jane back to Ferndean, not rescuing her from it. The trials which the hero is supposed to undergo in a Gothic romance are

15、 in fact undergone by the heroine in Jane Eyre.The bandit Rochester is only skin-deep.Underneath the brooding exterior is a sensitive soul, which a WOMAN frees.In this way we see that CB created rather a daring departure from conventional fiction, although there are still many aspects of the novel which remain true to Victorian convention.! 简爱英语读后感 简爱读后感 简爱读后感 简爱读后感 简爱读后感 简爱读后感 简爱读后感 简爱读后感 简爱读后感 简爱读后感 本文来源：网络收集与整理，如有侵权，请联系作者删除，谢谢！第6页 共6页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页