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TheBrontëSistersTheBrontësistersCharlotteBrontë(1816—1855)•EmilyBrontë(1818—1848)•AnneBrontë(1820—1849)•Theywerealltalentedwritersandallofthemdiedyoung.CharlotteBrontë(1816—1855)EmilyBrontë(1818—1848)AnneBrontë(1820—1849)TheirLifeStoryapoorclergymanfamilyofCelticblood1820,movetoHaworthofYorkshireuntouchedmoorlandwildnesswithitsstrongwindsunhappychildhoodmother’sdeath;sternanddominantfather;strictaunt;lackofsuitablesocietyLifeStoryCharlotte,tookcareofsistersandbrother,BranwellcharityschoolverypoorconditionloversofliteraturereadalotpoemsandstoriestogetherThethreesistersLifeStoryCharllote,EmilyBrusselsin1842French&GermantoopenupaschoolCharlotte,ateacherunrequitedlove(单恋)avolumenovelsfailedsucceededmisfortunes1848,Emilydiedavictimofconsumption(肺结核)1848,Branwelldiedoftheillness;1849,Annediedofthesameillness;FatherlosthiseyesightCharlottedecidednottobemarriedtolookafterFather;LatermarriedtoFather’scurate/ˊkjuəreit/(副牧师)Charlottediedlessthanayearafterhermarriage.Representativeworks•Emily:•WutheringHeights,《呼啸山庄》•Anne:•AgnesGrey,《安格尼斯·格雷》•TheTenantoftheWildfellHall•《王尔德费尔庄园的佃户》Charlotte’sRepresentativeworks1)TheProfessor,《教授》(basedonherBrusselsexperience;notpublisheduntilherdeath)2)JaneEyre,《简爱》(masterpiece)p.295(1)thecriticismofthebourgeoissystemofeducation;theLowoodschool;(2)thedescriptionoftheEnglishcountrysquire;(3)positionofwomaninsociety:equalityCharlotte’sRepresentativeworks3)Shirley,《舍丽》(p.294.Para.2.)dealingwiththelifeofworkersatthetimeoftheLuddites’movement(卢德运动,17c.machines,deprived,work,destroy)4)Villette,《维莱特》,(p.294.Para.2.)arealisticdescriptionofhersadexperiencesataboardingschoolinBrussels.III.JaneEyrebycharlotteBronteJaneEyreisafirst-personnarrativeofthetitlecharacter.Partlyautobiographical,thenovelaboundswithsocialcriticim,gothicismandromanticismtocreateadistinctiveVictoriannovel.ThemesMoralityGodandReligionSocialclassGenderrelationsLoveandPassionIndependenceAtonementandForgivenessSearchforhomeandfamilyFamousSentencesDoyouthink,becauseIampoor,obscure,plain,andlittle,Iamsoullessandheartless?Youthinkwrong!--Ihaveasmuchsoulasyou,--andfullasmuchheart!AndifGodhadgiftedmewithsomebeautyandmuchwealth,Ishouldhavemadeitashardforyoutoleaveme,asitisnowformetoleaveyou.Iamnottalkingtoyounowthroughthemediumofcustom,conventionalities,norevenofmortalflesh;--itismyspiritthataddressesyourspirit;justasifbothhadpassedthroughthegrave,andwestoodatGod'sfeet,equal,--asweare!JaneEyreTheworkisoneofthemostpopularandimportantnovelsoftheVictorianage.Itisnotedforitssharpcriticismoftheexistingsociety,especiallythebourgeoissystemofeducation.Atthesametime,itisanintensemoralfable.Rochester,hastoundergoaseriesofphysicalandmoralteststogrowupandachievehisfinalhappiness.1.Analyzethework2.JaneEyre'scharacter：JaneEyre，anorphanchildwithafieryspiritandalongingtoloveandbeloved，apoor，plain，littlegovernesswhodarestolovehermaster，amansuperiortoherinmanyways，andevenisbraveenoughtodeclaretothemanherloveforhim，cutsacompletelynewwomanimage.InthisnovelCharlottecharacterizesJaneEyreasanaive，kind-hearted，noble-mindedwomanwhopursuesagenuinekindoflove.JaneEyrerepresentsthosemiddle-classworkingwomenwhoarestrugglingforrecognitionoftheirbasicrightsandequalityasahumanbeing.Thevividdescriptionofherintensefeelingsandherthoughtandinnerconflictsbringshertotheheartoftheaudience.CharlotteBronteisawriterofRealismcombinedwithRomanticism.WhyisJaneEyrebyherasuccessfulnovel?1.Thestoryopenswiththetitularheroine,JaneEyre,aplainlittleorphan.2.Thisnovelsharplycriticizestheexistingsociety,e.g.thereligioushypocrisyofcharityinstitutionssuchasLowoodSchoolwherepoorgirlsaretrained,thesocialdiscriminationJaneexperiencesandthefalsesocialconventionasconcerningloveandmarriage3.ThesuccessofthenovelisalsoduetoitsintroductiontotheEnglishnovelthefirstgovernessheroineJaneEyre.4Itisanintensemoralfableatthesametime.Jane,likeMr.Rochester,hastoundergoaseriesofphysicalandmoralteststogrowupandachieveherfinalhappiness.JaneEyre:AGroundBreakingNovel•Theheroineissmall,plain,&poor•Theheroineisthefirstfemalecharactertoclaimtherighttofeelstronglyaboutheremotionsandactonherconvictions•Thisromanticgroundhadpreviouslybeenreservedformales•SuchapsychologicallycomplexheroinehadneverbeencreatedbeforeSocialClassJaneoftenfeelsinadequatecomparedtomanyoftheothermaincharactersinthenovel.JanefeelsthatherloveforRochesteriswrongbecausesheisn’tfromthesameclass.ClasssegregatesJanefromhercousinsonbothsides,althoughitismoreobviousontheReedside.BlancheIngramistheclassoppositeofJane.ReligionReligionplaysahugeroleinthisnovel.HelenBurnstaughtJaneaviewoffaithandGodthatshecouldunderstand.Mr.Brocklehurst’sEvangelicalviewhadnegativeeffectsonJane,asdidSt.JohnRiver’sEmpiricalview.EventheoncecruelElizaReedjoinsaFrenchconvent.CharactersJaneEyreThedevelopmentofJaneEyre’scharacteriscentraltothenovel.Fromthebeginning,Janepossessesasenseofherself-worthanddignity,acommitmenttojusticeandprinciple,atrustinGod,andapassionatedisposition.Herintegrityiscontinuallytestedoverthecourseofthenovel,andJanemustlearntobalancethe