9Jane-Eyre主题-人物-情节

Discussion•1.WhatdoyouthinkMr.Rochester?WhydoeshefallinlovewithJane?WhatintrinsicqualitiesofJaneattracthim?Ishisformerlifehappy?Why?•2.IsJohnRivercruel?DoeshereallyloveJane?WhydoeshechooseJaneashispartnertoIndia?•3.WhathadJanealwaysbeenpursuinginherwholelife?HowdoestheauthorexpressJane’sfeelings?•TheprotagonistandnarratorofJaneEyre,Janedevelops•fromanangry,rebellious,10-year-oldorphan•intoasensitive,artistic,maternal,andfiercelyindependentyoungwoman.ThedevelopmentofJaneEyre’scharacteriscentraltothenovel.Fromthebeginning,Janepossessesasenseofherself-worthanddignity,acommitmenttojusticeandprinciple,atrustinGod,andapassionatedisposition.Herintegrityiscontinuallytestedoverthecourseofthenovel,andJanemustlearntobalancethefrequentlyconflictingaspectsofherselfsoastofindcontentment.Anorphansinceearlychildhood,Janefeelsexiledandostracizedatthebeginningofthenovel,andthecrueltreatmentshereceivesfromherAuntReedandhercousinsonlyexacerbatesherfeelingofalienation.Afraidthatshewillneverfindatruesenseofhomeorcommunity,Janefeelstheneedtobelongsomewhere,tofind“kin,”oratleast“kindredspirits.”Thisdesiretempersherequallyintenseneedforautonomyandfreedom.Inhersearchforfreedom,Janealsostruggleswiththequestionofwhattypeoffreedomshewants.WhileRochesterinitiallyoffersJaneachancetoliberateherpassions,Janecomestorealizethatsuchfreedomcouldalsomeanenslavement—bylivingasRochester’smistress,shewouldbesacrificingherdignityandintegrityforthesakeofherfeelings.St.JohnRiversoffersJaneanotherkindoffreedom:thefreedomtoactunreservedlyonherprinciples.HeopenstoJanethepossibilityofexercisinghertalentsfullybyworkingandlivingwithhiminIndia.Janeeventuallyrealizes,though,thatthisfreedomwouldalsoconstituteaformofimprisonment,becauseshewouldbeforcedtokeephertruefeelingsandhertruepassionsalwaysincheck.CharlotteBrontëmayhavecreatedthecharacterofJaneEyreasameansofcomingtotermswithelementsofherownlife.MuchevidencesuggeststhatBrontë,too,struggledtofindabalancebetweenloveandfreedomandtofindotherswhounderstoodher.Atmanypointsinthebook,Janevoicestheauthor’sthen-radicalopinionsonreligion,socialclass,andgender.Despitehissternmannerandnotparticularlyhandsomeappearance,EdwardRochesterwinsJane’sheart,becauseshefeelstheyarekindredspirits,andbecauseheisthefirstpersoninthenoveltoofferJanelastingloveandarealhome.AlthoughRochesterisJane’ssocialandeconomicsuperior,andalthoughmenwerewidelyconsideredtobenaturallysuperiortowomenintheVictorianperiod,JaneisRochester’sintellectualequal.Moreover,aftertheirmarriageisinterruptedbythedisclosurethatRochesterisalreadymarriedtoBerthaMason,JaneisproventobeRochester’smoralsuperior.St.JohnRivers:TheevangelistwhotakesJaneinatMoorHouse,brothertoDianaandMaryand,itturnsout,cousintoJane,St.JohnisthelastofthethreemajorChristianmodelsJaneobserves.Stoic,cold,devotedtoChristianityandnothingelse,St.John'sreligionisfartoodetachedforJane;sheobservesthathestillknowslittleaboutGod'slove.JaneshootsdownhisrequestforhertomarryhimtoaccompanyhimonmissionaryworkinIndia.HelenBurns:ThoughshediesearlyoninJane'stimeatLowood,Helenisperhapsthefourth-mostimportantcharacterinthenovelforhersymbolicvalue.UpholdingtheextremeChristiandoctrineoftoleranceandforgivenessatallcosts,HelenturnstheothercheekwhenacceptingallthecruelpunishmentshandeddownatLowood.Whenshediesofconsumptive,Janeseemstoabsorbthelessonthatthemeekshallnotinherittheearth.WhileJanerejectsHelen'sbrandofreligion,shedoesincorporateitlateron,especiallywhenshereliesonthespiritualkindnessofstrangersafterleavingThornfield.Mr.Brocklehurst:TheheadofLowood,Brocklehurst'sevangelichypocrisyisthefirstChristianmodelrejectedoutright.完全，彻底，绝对Deprivingthepupilsattheschoolofnecessitiesandjustifyingitwithself-righteousspeeches,Brocklehurstusesthemoneyfromcontributorstolinehisownpockets.Heiseventuallyreplacedasheadoftheschool.HisseconddaughterAugustaexclaimed,Oh,dearpapa,howquietandplainallthegirlsatLowoodlook...theylookedatmydressandmama's,asiftheyhadneverseenasilkgownbefore.MissTemple:Thebeautiful,kindlysuperintendentofLowood,MissTempleservesasoneofthenovel'ssurrogatematernalfiguresforJane.BerthaMason:Rochester'sinsanewife,BerthawasformerlyabeautifulwomanfromaprominentWestIndiesfamily(whichhad,unbeknownsttoRochester,ahistoryofmadness).Aftergrowinginsaneoverthecourseoftheirunion,RochesterimprisonedBerthaintheatticatThornfieldunderthewatchofGracePoole,butBerthaoccasionallyescapesandwreakshavoc.HerlastoutburstsettingfiretoThornfieldleadstoherowndeath.•MissIngram:Theyoung,beautiful,andwealthysocietyladywhotriestowooRochesterandnearlysucceedsinmarryinghimforhismoney.ThemesinJaneEyre•1.conflictsandstruggles•2.Family•3.religion•4.socialclass•5.genderrelationsConflictsandstrugglesinJaneEyre•TheouterconflictsbetweenJaneandothers:Appearance,status,wealth,educationandsoon•TheinnerstrugglesinJane:ReasonandemotionRealityandimaginationHerdependentpositionandherdesireforindependenceHeractualinferiorityandspiritualsuperiorityFamily•ThemainquestinJaneEyreisJane'ssearchforfamily,forasenseofbelongingandlove.•However,thissearchisconstantlyt