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1、对简.爱矛盾性格的分析ContentsAbstract.IKey Words.I摘要.关键词.Introduction.1.Jane Eyres Rebellious Characters.3A. Contents.3a. Self-respect.3b. Pursuit of Sexual Equality.3c. Pursuit of True Love.4 d. Diligence and Self-struggle.5B. Reasons.6a. Social Background during the Victorian Times.6b. The Authors Own Exper

2、iences.6 . Jane Eyres Submissive Characters.8A. Contents.8a. Accept Unconsciously Womens Inferior Status .8b. Have Double Attitudes towards Male and Female on Chastity.8B. Reasons.9a. Social Background during the Victorian Times.9b. The Authors Own Experiences.10. The Ending Weakens the Strength of

3、Jane Eyres Rebellious Characters.12Conclusion.13Acknowledgement.14Bibliography.15Abstract“Jane Eyre” is an important works in the history of British literature. The reason lies in Jane Eyres rebellious spirit which revolts against the social reality in the Victorian times. Although she has ordinary

4、appearance, poor family and hard life, she stresses that women should struggle, revolt and pursue for true love and sexual equality. And finally, she achieves happiness. However, through our careful reading, we can easily find that Janes rebellious spirit is incomplete. Her words and acts are always

5、 influenced by the traditional thought subconsciously. These are Jane Eyres contradictory characters. This thesis carefully introduces and analyses those contradictory characters and their fundamental reasons. Thereby, readers can have deep understanding of Janes contradictory characters. Key wordsC

6、ontradictory; character; rebellious; submissive摘 要简爱是英国文学史中一部重要的著作。其原因在于主人公简爱具备了与当时社会现实格格不入的反叛精神。她虽然相貌平平、家境贫寒、人生坎坷，却始终强调妇女要自强，要敢于反抗，要为真爱和男女平等而斗争，并最终赢得了个人幸福。然而通过对该作品的仔细阅读，我们也不难发现简爱的反抗是不彻底的，她总会在潜意识中受到社会传统思想的影响，并通过一些语言和行为流露出来。这便是简爱的矛盾性格。该文通过对简爱矛盾性格的详细介绍和分析，揭示了其原因及本质，使读者对简爱的双重性格有较深刻的理解和认识。关键词矛盾；性格；反抗；顺从

7、Introduction“Jane Eyre” is so great a novel that it holds an important position in the history of British literature. It has been translated into various languages and adapted for movie, dazzling generations of readers all through the world. This novel begins with little Jane as a despised orphan in

8、 the house of her uncles widow. Being rebellious, she is packed off to a charitable boarding school, which administers harsh discipline with especial vigor. Jane sets herself to learn, qualifies herself as a teacher, advertises for a post, and is employed as governess of the illegitimate French daug

9、hter of Rochester in his country mansion, Thornfield. A love relationship develops between Jane and Rochester. Janes resolute free spirit, her soul of fire, brings from the dominant Rochester a proposal of marriage. But at the very moment, the wedding ceremony was interrupted, for Rochester is disco

10、vered to have a mad wife who is hidden in that house. Jane doesnt want to be Rochesters mistress and subsequently leaves Thornfield, wandering far away. She is rescued by the Rivers family and urged to marry John Rivers in order to undertake missionary work at his side. Almost she consents, but as s

11、he ponders, Rochesters voice crying her name resounds in her ears. Then Jane gains a large amount of inheritance from her uncle who she has never known seen. She returns to Thornfield, but the mansion has been destroyed by a fire started by the mad wife. In a scheduled country house nearby, she find

12、s Rochester, blind and alone; they marry and find happiness together. Charlotte Bronte was born in a Priests family in York shire in 1816. She has two elder sisters, two younger sisters and one younger brother. Her mother died when she was five years old, leaving six children. Fortunately, her fathe

13、r is an intellect, so he often taught his children to read books and magazines and told stories to them. It influenced Charlotte in developing her interest in literature. When she was very young, she was sent to a boarding school with her three sisters. In 1825, her two elder sisters died of infecti

14、ous disease right in that school. Then, her younger sister Emily and shewere forced to go back home and they compiled a journal named “Youth”, which laid a solid foundation for their later creation of literature. When she was 15, she went to another school to study. And in order to support her famil

15、y, she became a teacher in this school after her graduation. After she left this school, she went to a rich family to be a tutor for twice, during which she declined to men who wanted to marry her. In order to teach French, Charlotte and Emily went to a French school to learn French. In that school

16、Charlotte fell in love with her French teacher deeply, yet she didnt tell him. In 1847, under the name of Currer Bell, she published her first novel “Jane Eyre” which was a great shock at that time and made her successful. Her two younger sisters also published their novel and succeed at that time.

17、The great success of the Bronte sisters brought great happiness to their family. But in the following years, Charlotte suffered from great sorrow: her younger brother and two younger sisters died one by one in two years. But she persisted in writing and published another three fictions. She got marr

18、ied with a priest when she was 38 years old. After she enjoyed happiness for six months, she died in the next year. The period when Jane lived roughly corresponds with the time of queen Victorias ruling. Victoria who ruled over the British Empire for 60 years was a well known queen in English histor

19、y. She mounted the throne in 1837 when British literature reached a prosperous period. In the 1940s, British literature reached its peak. The realists are one of the main groups at that time, and Jane belongs to this group. From the 1930s on, British history reached a new period. Under the cruel com

20、petition, a new relationship between the capitalists, the aristocrats and the proletariats formed. The capitalists and the aristocrats fought for political leadership, and the capitalists won due to peoples support. From then on, Britain became a typical capitalist country. The victory of the Britis

21、h capitalists and the prosperity of industry led to the rapid expansion in the world in political and financial fields. Britain carried out powerful expansion policy in Europe, Asia, America, and Africa. But in the meanwhile, the social conflicts became more and more serious, which is the fundamenta

22、l reason of the formation of the realists. Jane Eyres Rebellious Characters The reason why Jane Eyre is so charming and has caught so many readers attention lies in her rebellious characters. By rebellious I mean her characters are not in accord with the social values at that time, thus innovative.A

23、. Contentsa. Self-respect .Jane Eyre treats others equally; meanwhile, she also requires others to treat her equally. As she mentions to her friend Helen Bums: “you are good to those who are good to you. It is all I ever desire to be.” When she is in Gateshead Hall, she fights back against her cousi

24、n John Read who beats her cruelly. On seeing this, Miss Abbot and Bessie say she should not have stricken her master. But Jane says: “Master! How is he my master? Am I a servant?” Mrs. Read treats Jane as the inferior, but even though she depends on Mrs. Read to live, she doesnt admit that she is in

25、ferior to anyone and says: “You think I have no feelings and that I can do without one bit of love or kindness; but I cannot live so, and you have no pity.” The brutal reality has made Jane develop her self-respect. This self-respect makes her a new woman image to be resistant to the society and mak

26、es her win the admiration from Rochester in Thornfield.b. Pursuit of Sexual EqualityWhat makes Jane much greater is her pursuit for sexual equality; she strongly claims that men and women are equal.Mr. Rochester deliberately tells Jane that he will marry Miss Ingram and requires Jane to stay. Jane i

27、mmediately refutes: “Do you think I can stay to become nothing to you? Do you think I am an automaton? And can bear to have my morsel of bread snatched from my mouth, and my drop of having water dashed from my cup? Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartl

28、ess? You think wrong!I have as much soul as you,and fill as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should make it as hard for you to leave you. I am talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh; just as if both had pas

29、sed through the grave, and we stood at Gods feet, equal,as we are!”Mr. Rochester takes Jane to buy some clothes and jewelry for her. He requires her to wear the luxurious clothes and jewelry. But Jane cannot bear that Rochester treats him like a doll. Then she directly tells Rochester that she wants

30、 nothing but Rochesters respect for her. Thus, Jane really wins Rochesters respect.When Jane is expecting the marriage and happiness with Mr. Rochester, she is astonished when she finds that Rochester has a wife who is still living. It smashed her beautiful yearning for the happy future. If she leav

31、es, she can retain her self-respect; if she stays, she will become Rochesters mistress, yet she can enjoy wealth. Finally, her reason overcomes her emotion, thus she leaves the place where she can never forget. Janes pursuit for sexual equality spurs her to face herself and her unequal fate and then

32、 overcome them.In Janes thought about sexual equality, she has a soliloquy: “Women are supposed to be very calm generally, but women feel just as men would suffer; and it is narrow-minded in their more privileged fellow creatures to say that they ought to confine themselves to making puddings and kn

33、itting stockings, to playing on the piano and embroidering bags. It is thoughtless to condemn them, or laugh at them, if they seek to do more or learn more than custom has prenticed necessary for their sex.” c. Pursuit of True Love St. John is a teacher who is faithful and spellbound about religion.

34、 For him, life is based on religious obligation. In Janes point of view, John is selfish and cold-blooded. Although he has raised many unreasonable demands on her, she still deals with it with restraint. That doesnt mean she becomes submissive just to reward John who has saved her life. But since Jo

35、hn has saved her life, how can a kind-hearted woman hurt her benefactor. But when John requires her to marry him, she starts to refuse. Jane deeply knows that John doesnt really love her, but admires her characters and thinks she could be a competent assistant to help him with preaching religion. In

36、 other words, Jane is just a tool for John to make achievements. But this thought is greatly against Janes opinion. She thinks marriage is based on true love; otherwise, marriage will be dominated and confined by another one. Luckily, she has rich experiences which make her refuse this unreal love r

37、esolutely. If the reason why Jane leaves Rochester lies in her pursuit of sexual equality, then the reason why Jane returns to Rochester is her pursuit of true love. To return to Rochester requires more courage. She doesnt want to be a mistress, but she does love Rochester, and she knows that Roches

38、ter needs her help. She eventually returns to Rochester and marry him even though he loses his manor, eyesight and arm. Actually, Jane knows that to take care of a disabled man is a heavy work, let alone marrying him. But she doesnt care, she feels it a pleasure to do so, for she really love Rochest

39、er. Jane is telling us with her act that the love which is connected by soul will never be affected by external factors.d. Diligence and Self-struggleAlthough Jane is born a female, she never gives up struggling. She believes that a persons happiness depends on continuous struggle, only so can life

40、be fresh. Otherwise, life is not worth living.When she starts studying in Lowood, she is the last one. But at graduation, she becomes No.1 and then stays in that school to be a teacher. Several years later, she is not content with this quiet life, she wants to explore.Even after she leaves Lowood fo

41、r Thornfield Hall, she is not content with life, she thinks: “It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility; they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.” Janes parents die very early when she is very young. She keeps diligent lifestyle from her chi

42、ldhood. In Lowood School, she suffers from unsanitary environment, mediocre food, hunger and cold. After she leaves Mr. Rochester, she has no money and food to live on, but she survives, due to her strong spirit.Being a teacher, Jane devotes herself to teaching and makes a lot of achievement. Thus s

43、he wins the respect from the students and their parents. Even though after she leaves Rochester, she struggles to survive, yet she is not willing to be back, although she can enjoy a prosperous life. B. Reasonsa. Social Background during the Victorian TimesLiterature is the reflection of the society. Therefore, to probe into the essence of the novel, we must know the social reality in the Victorian times when Charlotte Bronte lived. The Victorian times is a period when