《简爱》中的主要人物分析

《简·爱》中的主要人物分析AnAnalysisofKeyCharactersinJaneEyreContentsAbstract……………………………..........................……………...…1Keywords……………………………...................………………...…1I.IntroductiontheAuthor……………………………………………...…1II.IntroductiontotheNovel……………………………………………....22.1SocialBackground………………………………………………..…22.2TheNovel………………………………………………………….…3III.AnalysisoftheMainCharacters……………………………..……43.1JaneEyre……………………………………………………....….43.2EdwardRochester……………………………………………..…63.3HelenBurns……………………………………………….……....73.4Mrs.Reed…………………………………………………...…….8IV.Conclusion……………………………………………………..….…8References…………………………………….………………………...9AnAnalysisofKeyCharactersinJaneEyre第1页共12页摘要：本论文主要分析《简爱》中主要人物的性格特征。不管简爱见了什么,不管她在哪里,她总反抗那个不公平的社会,她从不放弃试图得到自由、独立、公平的生活和真实的爱。由于不懈的努力她最后得到了尊严,自由和真爱。从小说中简的话语中我们可以分析出她的性格特征：自重、自尊、自强、自立、善良、朴实、纯洁、高尚。这就是为什么一个纯洁的爱情故事能被广大读者喜爱的原因。关键词：简爱罗切斯特自由独立Abstract:ThisarticlemainlyanalyzethecharacterofkeyfiguresinJaneEyre.NomatterwhatJanemet,nomatterwhereshewas,shealwaysrebelledagainstthatunfairsociety,shenevergaveuptotryherbesttogetfree,independent,fairlifeandtruelove.Byunremittingeffortsshefinallygotdignity,freedomandtruelove.Jane’sspecialcharacterranthoughthewholenovel.FromtheutteranceofJaneinthisnovel,wecananalysishercharacter:selfrespect;selfesteemandsimple.Thisisthereasonwhythatapurelovestorylovedbymassesofreader.Keywords:JaneEyreRochesterfreefreedomindependentAnAnalysisofKeyCharactersinJaneEyre第2页共12页I.IntroductiontotheAuthorCharlotteBrontewrotethisbook.CharlotteBrontewasbornonApril21,1816,atThomton,Yorkskire.ShewasthethirdchildofPatrickBronte,CurateofHawoth.WhenCharlottewasveryyoung,hermotherdied,leavingbehindsixchildren.CharlotteandthreeofhersistersweresentawaytoCowanBridgeschool.Whereconditionswereveryharsh.ThetwooldestsistersdiedthereandCharlotteandEmilyreturnedhome.Theywrotewhathasbecomeknowasthe“Brontejuvenilia“Storiesofimaginarywordsinminiaturebooks.CharlotteBronteisoneofthoseauthorwhoselifehasattractedasmuchattentionasherwriting.Charlotteandherfamilyhavebeenthesubjectofmanybooks,astageplay,andafilmbytheFrenchdirectorTruffautforsamepeople,interestinBrontefamilyisalmostonthelevelofacult,andthereareevenorganizedtourstotheplaceassociatedwiththefamily’shistory.CharlotteattendedClergyDaughter'sSchoolinLancashirein1824.Shereturnedhomenextyearbecauseoftheharshconditions.In1831shewenttoschoolatRoeHead,whereshelaterworkedasateacher.However,shefellill,sufferedfrommelancholia,andgaveupthispost.Charlotte'sattemptstoearnherlivingasagovernesswerehinderedbyherdisablingshyness,herignoranceofnormalchildren,andheryearningtobewithhersisters.Undeterredbyherownrejection,CharlottebeganJaneEyre,whichappearedin1847,andbecameanimmediatesuccess.CharlottededicatedthebooktoWilliamMakepeaceThackeray,whodescribeditas'themasterworkofagreatgenius'.Theheroineisapennilessorphanwhobecomesateacher,obtainsapostasagoverness,inheritsmoneyfromanuncle,andmarriesafterseveralturnsoftheplottheByronichero.ItwasfollowedbyShirley(1848)andVillette(1853),basedonhermemoriesofBrussels.Althoughheridentitywaswellknown,CharlottecontinuedtopublishasCurrerBell.Hertragedy,Belisarius,islost.InJaneEyretheauthorusedherexperiencesattheEvangelicalschoolandasgoverness.Thenovelseverelycriticizedthelimitedoptionsopentoeducatedbutimpoverishedwomen,andtheideathatwomenoughttoconfinethemselvestomakingpuddingsandknittingstockings,toplayingonthepianoandembroideringbags.Jane'spassionatedesireforawiderlife,herneedtobeloved,andherrebelliousquestioningofconventions,alsoreflectedCharlotte'sowndreams.JaneisanUglyDuckling,whofulfillsalltheteenageromanticdreamsofpassionthatbreaksallobstacles.Thegloomyhero,Mr.Rochester,representsawomanman:theidealofmasculinetendernessiscombinedwithaAnAnalysisofKeyCharactersinJaneEyre第3页共12页massivelymasculinestrengthofcharacteralongByroniclines.Jane'sdiscoveryatthealtarthatRochesterhasaninsanewifehiddenintheatticisthemostshockingplottwistofthenovel.BrontehintsthatMrs.Rochesterisanymphomaniac.HercharacterwasrefreshedinJeanRhys'novelWideSargassoSea(1966)whichtoldthestoryofRochester'sill-fatedCreolewife.II.IntroductiontotheNovel2.1SocialBackgroundIntheVictoriansocialandculturalcontext,womanwasdefinedas“sexuallypure”,“passive”,“dependent”,“self-denying”and“theother.”InherintroductiontoananthologyofessaysontheVictorianwoman,MarthaVicinuspointsoutthattheVictorian“perfectlady”shouldconformtothefollowingidealmodeloffemininity:Beforemarriage,ayounggirlwasbroughtuptobeperfectlyinnocentandsexuallyignorant.Oncemarried,theperfectladydidnotwork.Hersocialandintellectualgrowthwasconfinedtothefamilyandclosefriends.Herstatuswastotallydependentupontheeconomicpositionofherfatherandthenherhusband.ThroughouttheVictorianperiodthe‘perfectlady’asanidealoffemininitywastenaciousandall-pervasive.Themarriedwomen,asVicinusmentions,withintheVictorianculturewereconfinedtothedomesticsphere.Astothedutiesofwomen,thatwomanhadtosacrificeherselftoserveherhusbandandchildrenandtosomeextentshemustbe“enduringly,incorruptiblygood,instinctively,infalliblywise—wisenotforself-development,butforself-renunciation,wi