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角色英文 A Self-respecting and Independent Female—— An Analysis of Jane Eyre
一位自尊而独立的女性
——分析《简·爱》
摘 要：英国小说家夏洛蒂·勃朗特以小说《简·爱》闻名于世，主人公简·爱是一位既向往独立又需要爱情的女性。在收集、研究与主题相关的资料的基础上，结合时代背景，本文着重分析研究简·爱追求独立，渴望平等的这一性格特征。通过对该文学作品的赏析,可以提高我们对英国文学知识及其文化背景的了解和认识，也希望现实生活中的女性以简·爱为典范，勇敢地追求属于自己的尊严、平等和爱情。
关键词：简·爱；自尊；独立；平等
1. Introduction:
Everybody has his own dignity and maybe all the people believe that they are born to be equal. But could people still manage to keep their self-respect and courage when they are in poverty and appalling conditions? I think no one could accurately answer the question if they don’t have a try. But I want to say that perhaps no one could express such strong beliefs on looking for independence, equality and true love as fully as Jane Eyre. In Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte portrays one woman"s desperate struggle to realise her dream. This self-respecting and brave woman has become a model of countless women at the Victorian age, even in modern times. From the novel, we should learn that all the people, especially women, have their right to pursuing what they want. It is the time for women to take courage from asking to be given equal status with men and for independence, dignity and love.
1.1 About Charlotte Bronte
1.2 A summary of Jane Eyre
1.3 The writing background of Jane Eyre
In essence, Bronte"s novel became a direct assault on Victorian morality. Controversy based in its realistic exposure of thoughts once considered improper for a lady of the 19th century. Emotions any respectable girl would repress. Women at this time were not to feel passion, nor were they considered sexual beings. To conceive the thought of women expressing rage and blatantly retaliating against authority was a defiance against the traditional role of women. It challenged Victorian class structure in a strictly hierachal society.
2.1 Jane’ s character of pursuing dignity and equality
Jane is disadvantaged in many ways as she has no wealth, family, social position or beauty. Jane does have intelligence though, and her disposition is such to make Rochester fall in love with her. Here is seen resistance against class, as Rochester wishes to marry Jane in spite of the disapproval that will come from his class, and Jane also resists this disapproval and will marry him. However, Jane will not rebel against God or lose her self-respect and become Rochester"s mistress when she finds out that he is already married. She expresses her strong belief on equality in her words:“ Do you think I can stay to become nothing to you? Do you think I am an automaton?-- a machine without feelings? And can bear to have my morsel of bread snatched from my lips, and my drop of living water dashed from my cup? Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong。
-- I have as much soul as you,-- and full as much heart。
And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh;-- it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God"s feet, equal,--as we are。”。