THEFEMALE’SVIEWONLOVEANDMARRIAGE---THECOMPARATIVESTUDYOFJANEEYREANDYAOMULANByMaWeiweiUnderthesupervisionofGuoZhangnaATHESISSubmittedinpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementsforthedegreeofBACHELOROFARTInEnglishLanguageandLiteratureCollegeofForeignLanguagesShaanxiNormalUniversityMay,2013iAcknowledgementsManypeoplehavemadeinvaluablecontributions,bothdirectlyandindirectlytomythesis.MydeepestgratitudegoesfirstandforemosttoProf.GuoZhangna,mysupervisor,forherinstructiveguidanceandvaluablesuggestions.Shehaswalkedmethroughallthestagesofthewritingofthisthesis,andherenlighteningadvicehasbroadenedmyhorizonandbuildsasolidfoundationformyacademicstudy.Thethesiscouldn’treachitspresentformwithoutherilluminatinginstruction.Second,IwouldliketoexpressmysinceregratitudetoalltheteachersintheDepartmentofEnglishinShaanxiNormalUniversitywhohavehelpedmetodevelopfundamentalandessentialacademiccompetence.Finally,mythankswouldgotomygoodfriendsandmybelovedfamilyfortheirloveandconsiderations,supportandencouragementallthroughthoseyears.iiAbstractJaneistheheroineofJaneEyrewhichisthepioneeroffeministliteraturein19thcenturywrittenbyCharlotteBronte.Sheisabraveandindependentfemalewhohasarationalknowledgeandpersistentpursuitofherlove,mindandvalue.YaoMulan,theheroineofMomentinPekingwrittenbyLinYutang,sheisanalmostperfectfemalewhohasbeauty,wisdom,graceandvirtues;sheistheidealladyof“newknowledgeandoutdatedmorality”.ThisthesisbycomparingJanewithYaoMulanintheirlifeexperiences,loveandmarriage,elaboratestheirdifferentviewsonloveandmarriageandanalysestheconjunctlocalizationoftwoheroines’viewsonloveandmarriage.Keywords:JaneEyre,YaoMulan,Love,Marriage,localization摘要简是十九世纪女性文学先锋夏洛蒂·勃朗特作品《简·爱》中的主人公。简是一位勇敢、独立,对自己的爱情、思想、价值有理性认识和执着追求的女性。姚木兰是《京华烟云》中的女主人公,她集美貌、智慧、优雅与美德于一身,是一位近乎完美的女性;是结合了“新知识与旧道德”的理想女性。本文将通过对比研究简与姚木兰的生活经历、爱情和婚姻,阐述他们不同的爱情婚姻观,并分析两位女主人公爱情婚姻观的共同局限性。关键词:简·爱;姚木兰;爱情;婚姻;局限性iiiContentsAcknowledgements.....................................................................................................................iAbstract.......................................................................................................................................ii摘要......................................................................................................................................iiTableofContents......................................................................................................................iiiI.Introduction.......................................................................................................................1A.IntroductiontoCharlotteBronteandJaneEyre...................................................................11.TheIntroductiontoCharlotteBronte.............................................................................................................12.TheIntroductiontoJaneEyre........................................................................................................................3B.IntroductiontoLinYutangandMomentinPeking...............................................................41.LinYutang’sLife...........................................................................................................................................52.TheIntroductiontotheHeroineYaoMulan..................................................................................................6C.TheStructureoftheThesis.......................................................................................................7II.DifferentViewsofHeroinesonLoveandMarriage.....................................................7A.JaneEyre’sViewonLoveandMarriage................................................................................71.TheLoveandMarriageofJaneEyre.............................................................................................................72.JaneEyre’sViewonLoveandMarriage.......................................................................................................8B.YaoMulan’sViewonLoveandMarriage..............................................................................91.TheLoveandMarriageofYaoMulan..........................................................................................................92.YaoMulan’sViewonLoveandMarriage..................................................................................................10III.TheLocalizationofTwoHeroines’ViewsonLoveandMarriage.........................11A.TheReasonfortheDifferenceofTheirViewsonLoveandMarriage.............................11B.TheConjunctLocalizationofTheirViewsonLoveandMarriage...................................11IV.Conclusion........................................................................................................................12References.................................................................................................................................131I.IntroductionCharlotteBronteisthepioneeroffeministliteraturein19thcenturyinBritain,hermasterpieceisJaneEyre.