IntroductionofJaneEyreIntroducer:WangGaofeiHello,everyone.TodayIwanttointroducethisbooktoallofyou.Let’sseethepicture.Yeah,itisJaneEyre,afamousstorythatisknownasthevividportraitofauthor’spoeticlife.Andofcourse,itisabookthatgainedsogreatattentionandalmosteveryonewhoreadthisbookhasbeenmovedbythetruelovebetweenJaneandRochester.Thisisthewriterofthisbook,CharlotteBronte.ThereisastoryaboutBronteandhersisters.Inthisfamily,inordertopushtheiryoungerbrothertostudy,threeeldersistersaccompaniedhisstudyeverynight.Atlast,theyoungmanwasconsumedwithAlcoholandDrugsandreducedtophilistine.Onthecontrary,threegirlswereallfamouswiththeirownworks.TodayIwillhighlighttheireldersister—CharlotteBronteandhermasterpiece.JaneEyreisCharlotteBronte’sfirstwork,andalsohermasterpiece,whichhaslaidthefoundationforherstatusintheliteraryhistory.TheMainContentisasfollows:Janehadaterriblechildhood,whenshewasveryyoungshebecameanorphanandlivedwithherUncle.Afterheruncle’sdeath,heraunttreatedherbadlyandatlastJanewastakentoLOWOODINSTITUTION,whereshespenteightyearsthere.Eightyearslater,JanebecameagovernessatThornfield,andmethermasterMr.Rochester.Thentruelovecameaboutbetweenthetwopersons.WhenRochesterwasyoung,becauseofpropertydisputes,hewasaskedtomarryBerthaManson,whoturnedouttobeamadwomanfewyearslater.RochesterlivedwithhopelessandcarelessuntilJane’sappearance.However,whentheyheldthewedding,Bertha’sbrotherturnedupandstoppedthem,forRochesterhadawifeliving.ThoughJanelovedhermasterwithgreataffection,shedecidedtoleavehimandtobeateacheratalittlevillageschoolinWhitcroft.Attheendofthestory,Janeobeyedthecallofhersoul,backtoRochester’sside,andfinallytheyhaveachievedahappymarriage.Thisstoryhascharacterizedanindependentandpositiveimage.ThelovestorybetweenJaneandRochesterhasdemonstratedJane’senthusiasmandsincerity;alsoithasrevealedhercouragetopursuetheirownhappiness.InJaneEyre,CharlotteBrontehasportrayedJane’sdesperatestruggletoattainheridentityinthemistoftemptation,isolationandimpossibleodds.Althoughshehadastrongsoulshemustfightnotonlytheforcesofpassionandreasonforherself,butother’swillsconstantlyimposedonher.Initsfirstpublication,itoutragedmanyforitsrealisticportrayaloflifeduringthattime.NowIwanttoshowyouthefamousandprevalentdialogue,itisfromJane:“DoyouthinkIamamachinewithnofeelings?DoyouthinkthatIampoor,littleandwithoutanyclaimtobeauty,thatIamalsowithoutheartorsoul?IfGodhadgivenmebeautyandwealth,Ishouldhavemadeitashardforyoutoleavemeasitisnowformetoleaveyou.Itismyspiritthatisspeakingtoyourspirit,andatGod’sfeetweareequal.”Thesewordsarewithexcitingfeelingsinitthatmanyreadersaregreatlytouched.Weallknowthatagoodbookcanequipusforlife,soweshouldreadClassicswithourlimitedtimeandenergy.That’swhyIintroduceJaneEyretoyou.That’sall,thankyou!