JaneEyre----CharlotteBronteContent•Author•IntroductionofJaneEyre•SentenceAppreciation2020/3/30Author——CharlotteBronte(1816-1855)AnEnglishnovelistandpoet2020/3/30Life&Education•BorninThornton,Yorkshirein1816,thethirdofsixchildren,Shehadthreesistersandabrother.•Charlotte'smotherdiedofcancerin1821.•InAugust1824,Charlottewassentwiththreeofhersisters,Emily,Maria,andElizabeth,totheClergyDaughters'SchoolatCowanBridgeinLancashire.•Twoeldersisters,Maria(born1814)andElizabeth(born1815),whodiedoftuberculosis肺结核inJune1825.2020/3/30•Soonaftertheirfatherremovedthemfromtheschool.Sheandtheothersurvivingchildrencreatedtheirownliteraryfictionalworld,whichpreparedthemfortheirliteraryvocationsinadulthood.•CharlottecontinuedhereducationatRoeHead,Mirfield,from1831to32.•CharlottereturnedtoRoeHeadasateacherfrom1835to1838.In1839,shetookupthefirstofmanypositionsasgovernesstovariousfamiliesinYorkshire,acareershepursueduntil1841.•1846CompletedTheProfessor,whichwasrejectedforpublication.•1847PublishedthenovelJaneEyre---animmediatesuccess.•In1848CharlotteandAnnevisitedtheirpublishersinLondonandrevealedthetrueidentitiesofthe“Bells.”(女性作家认可偏见适合判断议论猜测舆论)Life&Education2020/3/30Life&Education•In1848BranwellBrontë,whowasanalcoholicandadrugaddict,died.In1848Emilydied.In1849Annedied.•1849PublishedthenovelShirley.•1853PublishedthenovelVillettewhichwasbasedonherexperiencesinBrussels(布鲁塞尔)•InJune1854,CharlottemarriedArthurBellNicholls,herfather'scurate(助理牧师)andshebecamepregnantsoonafterthemarriage.Herhealthdeclinedrapidlyduringthistime.Shedied,alongwithherunbornchild,on31March1855,attheyoungageof39.NovelsAndPoetryNovels:1.JaneEyre,18472.Shirley,18493.Villette维莱特,18534.TheProfessor《教师》,publishedposthumouslyin1857Poetry:InMay1846,Charlotte,Emily,andAnneself-financedthepublicationofajointcollectionofpoetryundertheassumednamesofCurrer,EllisandActonBell.2020/3/30TheBronteSistersTheWorksofBronteSistersCharlotteBronte1816-1855EmilyBronte1818-1848AnneBronte1820-1849JaneEyre《简爱》Wutheringheights《呼啸山庄》AgnesGrey《艾格尼斯·格雷》2020/3/30JaneEyreVincentPanSchoolofForeignStudiesHistoricalbackgroundofJaneEyre•VictorianAge(QueenVictoria’sreign,1837-1901):–IndustrialRevolution=socialupheaval(动乱)•Farmworkersmigratingintocitiescausesmassunemployment,poverty,womenandchildrenworkinginfactoriesforverylowwages.•Newclassdistinctionsandriseofmiddleclass(shop-keepers,merchants,villageparson)新的阶级差别和中产阶级的崛起(店人员,商人,村里的牧师)VincentPanSchoolofForeignStudiesVictorianMiddleClass•Adheredtosocialconventionsofdomesticityandreligion–Characterizedbypublicmoralizing,stiflingreligiousoutlook,privatehypocrisy(伪善)(Victoriangentlemanpubliclypreachedmorality(公开的道德说教)butpatronedbrothels.(妓院的老顾主)–Propriety(得体)andprudence(节俭)wereacceptedvalues–Manyfamilieslivinginfactoryslums–Manyorphanedchildren(孤儿)experiencingextremesuffering–AllofthisexistedoutsideofficialnoticeofVictorianworshipoffamilylife,domesticity(家庭生活),andthehearthVincentPanSchoolofForeignStudiesMiddleClassWomen•Expectedtomarry,producelargefamilies,andtendtotheirchildren•Unmarriedwomenwerelimitedtorespectableworkasagovernessorteacher•Thepoorwomenworkedinfactories•Women’srestrictionswereevidentfromtheirclothing,andtheywereexpectedtoactwithutmostpropriety(得体)VincentPanSchoolofForeignStudiesPlotSummary•JaneEyreisafamousandinfluentialnovelbyEnglishwriterCharlotteBronte.ItwaspublishedinLondon,Englandin1847.JaneEyreisafirst-personnarrativeofthetitlecharacter,asmall,plain-faced,intelligentandhonestEnglishorphan.Thenovelgoesthroughfivedistinctstages:•1.)Jane'schildhoodatGateshead,wheresheisemotionallyabusedbyherauntandcousins;•2.)HereducationatLowoodSchool,wheresheacquiresfriendsandrolemodelsbutalsosuffersprivations;•3.)HertimeasthegovernessofThornfieldManor,whereshefallsinlovewithherByronicemployer,EdwardRochester;•4.)HertimewiththeRiversfamilyatMarsh'sEnd(orMoorHouse)andMorton,wherehercoldclergyman-cousinStJohnRiversproposestoher;•5.)HerreunionwithandmarriagetoherbelovedRochesterathishouseofFerndean.•PlotSummaryChapter1~4:Jane'schildhoodatGatesheadChapter5~10:Jane’seducationatLowoodSchoolChapter11~26:Jane’stimeasthegovernessofThornfieldHallChapter27~35:Jane’stimewiththeRiversfamilyChapter36~38:Jane’sreunionwithandmarriagetoherbelovedRochesterJaneEyre---TheStory•Janeliveswithherauntwhoisrudeandunjusttoherandsendshertoacharityschoolforpoorgirls,whereshelivesanintolerablelifeandstaysforeightyears.•ThenJanebecomesagovernesstoalittlegirlinthefamilyofasquire(乡绅)calledMr.Rochester.Thesquirefallsinlovewithher.•Whiletheyareabouttoholdtheirweddingceremonyinthechurch,JanelearnsthatRochesterhasgotawifewhoismad.VincentPanSchoolofForeignStudiesJaneEyre---TheStory•Shockedbythenews,Janefleesfromthehouse.Shegoesthroughmanyhardships.Finallyhelpedbyaparson(牧师),shegetsthejobofateacherinavillageschool.•Meanwhile,agreatmisfortunebefallsMr.Rochesterandhebecomesblind.HearingthatMr.Rochesterhasbecomepennilessanddisabled,JaneEyrehurriesbacktohimandbecomeshiswife.VincentPanSchoolofForeignStudiesmaincharacters•JaneEyre-theheroine,astrongpersonality,simple,firmnessandflexib