Abstract JaneEyreisthenovelwrittenbyCharlotteBronteaccordingtoherown experiences。Anditisthemostfamousworksofhers。Inthisnovel,theauthorshapesatoughandindependentwomanwhopursuestrueloveandequality,andisagoodexampleofallwomen。 JaneEyreisanorphan,andisilltreatedasalittlegirl。Shestrivesforherlife,whichmakeshertoughcharacterandstrongselfrespect。Becauseofherchildhood’slifeenvironment,shelearnshowtolive。Alsojustforhergrowingexperiences,itcreatesherstrongpersonality,beautifulidealandwisdom。JaneEyreisaspecialimageoutofordinary。Shemakesalifebyherself,darestoexpressherownidea。Underthepressureoflife,shealwaysmaintainsherselfrespectbyhardwork,intelligenceandhertoughinpidualism。Shenevergivesinonherway。Thoughshehaslittlefigure,JaneEyreishugeinsoul。Shepursuestrueloveandisloyalandsteadfasttoherbelovedman。Herkindness,intelligence,andindependenceattractthehero。Atlastshegetsaperfectlove。 KeyWords JaneEindependence 摘要 简爱是夏洛蒂8226;勃朗特根据自身经历而写的一部小说,也是她的成名作。小说塑造的是一位坚强独立的女性,她追求真爱,平等,是女性的楷模。 简爱是个孤儿,从小受尽凌辱,但从不为生活所屈服,她有着坚强的人格和尊严。在幼时恶劣的生存环境中,她学会了如何生存。也正是她的成长经历,造就了她独立的人格、进取的精神和美好的理想。简爱是一位与众不同的小说人物,她只能靠自己生活,敢于表达自己的思想。在世俗的压力下,她凭借努力工作,聪明智慧和倔强的个性,始终保持着自己的尊严。在她的生活道路上,从来不屈服。虽然她身材矮小,但是灵魂高大。简爱勇于追求真爱并对所爱的人忠贞不渝。她的善良、聪明、独立深深地吸引着男主人公,最终获得一份完美的爱情。 关键词 简爱;独立;坚强 Introduction JaneEyreisthetypicalworksofCharlotteBronte。Ithashighappraisalinliteraturehistory。ThenovelnarratesJaneEyre’slifeexperiencesfromanorphantoanindependentwoman。Shewasunfortunatewhenshewasborn,becauseshelostherparentsandwassenttoheraunt’sfamily,whereshewasheartlesslytreated。JaneEyreislittle,ugly,timid,andisalittlethinghavingnoclearidentity。Allthepowerpressesher,stranglesherpersonality。ButJaneEyreisnotdestroyedbytheuglyfact,andsheisnotoverwhelmedbydifficulties。Onthecontrary,shelearnshowtoliveandhowtobestrong。Andshehasthecouragetostrugglewiththepressure。JaneEyrecutsacompletelynewwomanimage。Sherepresentsthosemiddleclassworkingwomenwhoarestrugglingforrecognitionoftheirbasicrightandequalityasahumanbeing。 JaneEyre’sloveistheotheraspectthispaperwilltalkabout。Sheisverypoor,soshehasnothingexceptthepowerofinpidualspirit。Inherview,lovemustbebasedonmutualunderstandingandequality。Loveisnotonlyacquaintance,butalsoitneedsequality。Shecannotacceptthekindnessofmartial。Itistheshameforherandblasphemytoherselfrespect。Itisnecessarythatithaveselfrespectforlove。JaneEyre’sdeparturedoesn’tdenyhersincerelove,butdenytheinequalityofmarriage,andthedependenceaftermarriage。Inadditiontolove,JaneEyrepursuestheequalityoneconomy,personalityandsocialstatus。Shebelievesinequalitybetweenmenandwomen。 I。TheIntroductiontoJaneEyre JaneEyreiswrittenbyCharlotteBronte,oneofthemostfamousfemaleworkersinBritain。Itisanautobiographynovelandithashighappraisalinliterature。 A。TheIntroductiontoItsAuthor CharlotteBronte(18161855)wasoneofthemostfamousfemaleworkersinEnglishliterature。Inthisperiodoftenseclassstruggleappearedanewliterarytrendcriticalrealism。Englishcriticalrealismofthe19thcenturyflourishedinthefortiesandintheearlyfifties。ThecriticalrealistsdescribedwithmuchvividnessandgreatartisticskillthechieftraitsoftheEnglandsocietyandcriticizedthecapitalistsystemfromademocraticviewpoint。Shecreatedseveralworks,suchasShirley(1849),Villette(1853),TheProfessor(1857)。Herworksareallaboutthestruggleofaninpidualconsciousnesstowardselfrealization,aboutsomelonelyandneglectedyoungwomenwithalongingforlove。JaneEyreishertypicalworks。Itisanautobiographynovel。Itwaswrittenintheyear1846。 B。TheBriefIntroductiontoJaneEyre JaneEyre,asaplainorphan,iscruellytreatedinchildhoodbyheraunt,Mrs。Reed,aharshandunsympatheticwomanonwhomsheisdepend。BecauseJanereactsstronglyagainsttheunliableaunt’sbadtreatment,sheissentawaytoacharityschool,LowoodCharity。Thereshesuffersalotbothphysicallyandmentally,onlyconsoledbyakindteacher,MissTemple。JaneEyrestaysattheschoolfor8years,andthenbecomesgovernessatThornfieldHall。Mr。Rochester,themasterofthehouse,isfascinatedbyherwitandcourageousspiritandfallsinlovewithher。Thisisthesamewithher。Buttheirmarriageispreventedbytherevelationthathehashadawife,aravingmadwoman,stillalive。Shocksanddeeplyhurt,JanemakesuphermindtoleavehimandfleestotheMoorHouse。ThereRiversfamilytakesherin。St。JohnRivers,averyhandsomeclergymanwhoisdeterminedtodevotehimselftoGod,almostsucceedsinmakingheragreetomarryhim。ButsherefusesandfinallygoesbacktoRochester,whoisablindandfreeman。Thentheymarryandliveacontentlife。 II。ADetailedAnalysisoftheCharacterofJaneEyre Inthisnovel,theauthormakesafemaleimagethatisagainstsocialpressure。JaneEyreisanorphanchildwithafieryspiritandalongingtoloveandbeloved。Sheisplainandpoor。Onherwaytoseekingtheideallifeofhappiness,sheencountersmanyhardshipsandfrustrations,andtakesaseriesofunyieldingfights。Sheisbrave,enthusiasticenoughtochangehertragicfatethroughherownstrongunyieldingrebelliouscharacter。Allappraiseherfieryspirit,herhatredofselfrighteousness,herloveoftruth,andheryearningindependenceandequality。 A。SelfRespectandSelfConfidenceofJaneEyre Asayounggirl,sheisilltreatedbyheraunt,however,JaneEyrefindsherboundlessconfidenceandtoughspirit,andakindofinnerpowercannotbedefeated。Herselfrespectisrelatedtoherlifeenvironment。Sheispoorbutaspiring,smallinbodybuthugeinsoul。Inheropinion,everyoneisthesameatGod’sfeet。Thoughtherearedifferencesinstatus,inpropertyandalsoinappearance,allthehumanbeingsareequalinpersonality。SheneverfeelsherselfinferiortoRochesterthoughsheisahumblefamilyteacher。Onthecontrary,shethinkstheyarefair。Everybodyshouldrespecteachother。Infact,heruprightness,loftinessandsincerity,shakesRochesterandmakeshimthinksheisaverywomanwhocantalkfairlyinspirit。Theheroineismovedbyhiswholehearted。Theyfallinlovedeeply。Atthetimeofmarrying,shefindsthefactthatRochesterhashadawife。Shetellsherselfshemustleave。ShesaystoRochesterlikethis: Icareformyself。Themoresolitary,themorefriendless,themoreunsustainedIam,themoreIwillrespectmyself。IwillkeepthelawgivenbyGsanctionedbyman。IwillholdtotheprinciplesreceivedbymenwhenIwassane,andnotmadasIamnow,lawsandprinciplesarenotforthetimeswhenthereisnotemptation:theyareforsuchmomentsasthis,inviolatetheyshallbe。IfatmyinpidualconvenienceImightbreakthem,whatwouldbetheirworth。Preconceivedopinions,foregonedeterminations,areallIhaveatthishourtostandby:thereIplantmyfoot。 (CharlotteBronte,2003) Fromtheshortpassage,itcanbeseenJaneEherselfrespectismadefunof,becauseshelovesMr。Rochestersincerely。Noonecanbearthisbyhisclosestlover。ButJaneEyrecan。What’smore,shemakesaveryrationaldecision。Undersobeautifullove,thetemptationwithrichlife,shepersistsinherselfrespect。Attheendofthisnovel,thoughThornfieldisdestroyedandRochesterhimselfisdisabled,inthiscircumstance,JaneEyreisinadilemmanolongerbetweenloveandselfrespect。Atthesametime,shefeelssatisfied:shegetsloveandrespectwhentheygetmarry。 ThatisJaneEyre,astrongwoman,ashortandsmallwoman,havingstrongselfrespect。Shepursuesakindofbright,sincereandbeautifullifeunswerving。Actually,sheisn’theordinaryappearancedoesn’tmakeothersfeelgoodtoherofcourse,evenherownauntfeelsdisgustedwithher。Butsheisobviouslyprettierthantheplainanduglygoverness。Asshesays: Doyouthink,becauseI’mpoor,obscure,plain,andlittle,Iamsoullessandheartless?Youthinkwrong!Ihaveasmuchsoulasyou,andfullasmuchheart!Andifgodhadgiftedmewithsomebeauty,andmuchwealth,Ishouldhavemadeitashardforyoutoleaveme,asitisnowformetoleaveyou。Iamnottalkingtoyouthroughthemediumofcustom,conversation,norevenofmortalflesh:justasifbothhadpassedthroughthegrave,andwestoodatGod’sfeetequal,asweare! (CharlotteBronte,2003) ThisistheideaofequalityinJaneEyre’smind。Goddoesnotgiveherbeautyandwealth,butinstead,Godgivesherakindmindandathinkingbrain。Herideaofequalityandselfrespectimpressesussomuchandletsusfeelthepowerinsideherbody。 Thoughone’sbeautyonthefacecanmakeothersfeelthatoneisattractiveandcharming,ifhisorhermindisn’tthesamebeautifulastheappearance,forexample,beautycannotlastforever,it’snottrue,theywilllikethepersonnomore。Foralongtime,onlyaperson’sgreatvirtue,noblesoul,beautifulheartcanbecalledasaneverlastingbeauty,justasWilliamShakespearesaidthatbeautylivedwithkindness(YouRuiyun,1999)。Wecannotdistinguishwhetheramanisofnoblenessorhumbleness,butastherearegreatdifferencesinoursouls,andfromthatwecanknowthatwhetheramanisnobleorordinary,andevenobscure,thatis,whetherheisbeautifulornot。 B。JaneEyre’sLoveandHerViewonLove Loveisthemostbeautifulcharacteristicofhumanbeings’life。Andlovecannotbemeasuredbystatus,powerorproperty。Tomostpeople,theyliketoseekameaningful,romanticrelationshipresultinginlove,commitment,companionshipandhappiness。Forpeople,itismostimportantthatamanandawomanhaveheartandfeelingsthatfindaperfectresponse,andalsohavemutualaffinity。Everyoneiseagertogetabeautiful,romantic,happyandeverlastinglove。Thisnovelisnotanordinarylovestory。JaneEyreandRochestergettrueloveafteralotofsufferings。Afteracquaintance,thenattractingeachother,andfallinginlovedeeply,theymeetmanyobstacles。FromJaneEyre’sexperiences,itwasobviousthatherrelativesdidnotloveherwhenshewasachild。Butitisjustherchildhoodexperiencesthataffecthercharacterandlaterlife。Infact,sheisakindgirlwhobringslovetopeoplearoundher。Mr。Rochesterisanunfortunatemanwhohastiedtoamadwomanforfifteenyears。HespendstenyearstravelingalloverEurope,lookingforagoodandintelligentwomantolove。WhenhefinallymeetsJaneEyrewhoappearsandinsistsonhelpinghimwhenhishorseslipsandfallsontheice,hebeginstodependonthislittlefigureforhishappinessandnewinterestinlife。ButGodplaysjokeonhim。HisweddingisruinedandJaneEyreleaveshim。Heisaloneagain。JaneEyrelovesRochesterdeeplyfromthebeginningtotheend。Thereshouldbenodistinctionofproperty,rankorageintruelove。Mr。Rochester,whohasrichexperiencesandwisdom,issofthearted,wealthyandinhighrankaswellashavingprideandrudeness。HeisolderthanJaneEyrebynearly20yearsandcanbeherfather。JaneEyreloveshim,notbecausehiswealthandhighrank,butbecausehetreatsherequallyandinafriendlymanner,althoughsheisverypoorandinlowposition。Sheissuchanexcellentgirl,good,intelligent,considerate,thatRochesterisattracted。ItisJaneEyrebutnotanyoneelsewhoRochesterloves。AfterhistravelaroundEurope,andhislifewithhismistresses,hefindsJaneEyre。Mr。Rochestersays: Afterayouthandmanhoodpassedhalfinunutterablemiseryandhalfindrearysolitude,IhaveforthefirsttimefoundwhatIcanmayloveIhavefoundyou。Youaremysympathymybetterselfmygoodangel。Iamboundtoyouwithastrongattachment。Ithinkyougood,gifted,lovely:afervent,itleanstoyou,drawsyoutomycenterandspringoflife,wrapsmyexistenceaboutyouand,kindlinginpure,powerfulflame,fusesyouandmeinone。 (CharlotteBronte,2003) ItisobviousthatRochesterlovesJaneEyredeeply。 Perhapsthereisaquestion:nowthatRochesterlovesJanewholehearted,heshouldnotdeceiveher。Heshouldtellherthetruththathehadalegalwife。Butinthesocialbackground,peoplepaytoomuchattentiontoproperty,rankandstatus。Ifthedisparityisgreat,apairofloverswouldsufferdisagreementsfromtheirfamiliesandtheirfriends。SuchasMrs。Fairfax,oneofRochester’sservantsisverysurprisedandfeelspuzzledthathermasterismadlyclingingtoJane。Butbothofthemdon’tcareaboutthedifferenceofstatusandpropertyorothers’opinion。Theypursuetruelove。Theyovercometheobstacles。Intheorytheyarehappytobemarried,buttheirmarriageisdestroyedbyamadwoman。Hiswifeisalive。Rochestertellsthefacttoher,andheisfullofregretaboutit。HetellsJanewhathehasdoneandconfessesallhispasthistory。Mr。Rochestertriestoconcealthathehashadamadwife,becausehelovesJane。Heisworriedthatshecannotendurethefactandwillleavehimifhetellsherthetruth。Atlast,heexposeshissecrettoher,whichalsoproveshissincereloveforJane。Janeforgiveshim,butshedoesn’twanttobehismistress,shewantstobehisrealwife,sosheleaves。Itisimpossibleforhertohatehim。Onthedaysherunsaway,passingthedoorofRochester,shecannotkeepthetearsfromrainingdownherface。 AlthoughJaneEyreleaves,shemissesRochestereveryday。Wherevershegoes,sheremembershimeverymoment。Sheoftendreamsofhimlikethatsheisembracedbyhim,hearinghisvoice,meetinghiseyes,touchinghishandandface。Sheloveshim,andislovedaswell,andwantstospendallherlifewithhim。Afterherdeparture,shelosesheraim。SheishungryandcolduntilSt。JohnsavesherandhewantstomarryJane。ButJanerefuses。AlthoughSt。Johnisalittlemercifulandhandsomeman,heisalsoveryharshandarbitrary。Hedoesn’trespectherorgiveherselflesslove。JanesaysifshejoinsSt。John,shewillabandonhalfherselfandifshegoestoIndia,shewillgotoprematuredeath。JaneEyreinsiststhattrueloveshouldbebasedonequality,mutualunderstandingandrespect。SosherefusesJohn’sproposal。SheseemstohearthevoiceofRochesterinhermind,andthenshecomesbacktoThornfieldGarden。Inmostpeople’seyes,nobodywouldliketomarryamanwholoseshissightandmostofhiswealth。Liketoday,inapairofloversoracoupleifoneofthembecomesdisabled,maybetheotherwillleavehimorher。ButastoJane,sheisdifferent。Inhermind,trueloveisthemeetingofheartsandmindsoftwopeople。 Peoplemustlovethebadaswellasthegood。Thepremiseofgenuineloveismutualrespectandindependence。 Inthisnovel,RochesterismucholderthanJaneEyre,evencanbeherfather。Nomatterwhatsocietyitis,ageisanimportantobstaclebetweenlovers。Atthebeginning,Rochesterisveryproud,sardonicandharshthatmakesJanefeelspuzzled。Thentheyspendmanyhoursonconversation。Janebecomesaliveinhisattention,isstimulatedbythechallengesheoffersandiscomfortableinarguingagainsthisopinions。Lifeexperiences,maturity,andsomepointsaboutthelifearedifferent。RochesteroftenreferstoJane’syouthfulness,limitedexperiencesandcallsherhislittlefriendIenvyyou,yourpeaceofmind,yourcleanconscience,andyour unpollutedmemorylittlegirl。(CharlotteBronte,2003)。Fromherchildhoodexperiences,itisknownthatJanedoesnothaveparentsanddoesnotgetlovefromherparents。Rochesteristhefirstmanshemeetsthatgivesherloveandmakesherfeelveryhappy,soshefallsinlovewithhimwhohasrichexperienceandisverymature。Tosomeextent,itcanbesaidthatsheregardsRochesterasherfatherbecauseofherlackoflovefromfather。 C。JaneEyre’sIndependence Theindependentspiritisanothermostimportantaspectattractingreaders。JaneEyreisexposedtoahostileenvironmentbutcontinuouslyandfearlesslystrugglingforherideallife。Tosomedegree,thenovelcanbeinterpretedasasymboloftheindependentspirit。InJaneEyre,mistreatmentandunfairnessforceJanetostruggleforselfrespect,whileknowledgeandworthwhileworkprovideherwithenougheconomicsupplytogainindependence。Jane,castingaloneontheworldandfightingasolitarybattle,showsherdeterminationinpursuingherselfesteemandindependenceateverystageofherlife,bothinstrugglingwithsocialpressureandresistingthetemptationofpassionandlove。Ineveryrelationship,Janerisesfrominferioritytosuperior,andfinallygainsfullindependencethroughcontinuousrebellion。 a。JaneEyre’sConsciousnessoftheImportanceofIndependence Thestrugglebeginsforthedespised,outcast,unprotectedchildatReeds。She bravelystandsupforherrightsandfightsforthelifeofsuccessshedeserves。AtthisstageJane’sinstinctforselfassertioncanonlyexpressitselfinrebellion。Anorphansinceearlychildhood,JaneEyrehasnoparentsorfriends,nowealthorpossession,misunderstood,mistreatedbytherelativesshehas。Allaloneintheworld,sheseemsdoomedtoalifeoffailure。ThecrueltreatmentshereceivesfromherAuntReedandhercousinsonlyexacerbatesherfeelingofalienation,anddeepensherdeterminationofrebellion。Sherealizesthatshewillneverfindatruesenseofhomeorcommunityandfeeltheneedforbelonging,tofindkin,oratleastkindredspirits。Andtheredroomlifeonlydeepenshercourageinresistingheraunt’sunfairpunishment,whichforeshadowsJane’sindependenceorrebelliousness。ThepoorexperienceatGateheadtempersherequallyintenseneedforautonomyandfreedom。TheReedfamilyisademonstrationofJane’spowertoovercomethecircumstance。ThedramaticpresentationofJane’sstruggleatGateheaddemonstratesthatsheshouldbegintorealizeitisnotnecessarytofearauthority。 b。GainingStrengthfromHerTeacherandSchoolmates SinceJaneEyre’seducationinLowwoodOrphanage,shedoesn’tgetwhatshehasbeenexpectingsimplybeingregardsasacommonperson,justthesameasanyothergirlaround。Janecontinuestobesociallyostracized,financiallytrapped,hersenseofindependenceandherfreedomofselfexpressionareconstantlythreatened。ThecrueltreatmentfromMr。BrocklehurstandthepoorconditionthereonlyinspiresJanetogainindependence。HelenBurns’smartylikeattitudetowardtheschool’smiseriesishelpfultoJane。ShelearnsfromHelentheabilityofendurance。ThoughHelensuffersfromshameandangerwhenpunished,shetriestoendureherpunishmentsocially。ButHelen’sdeathmakesJaneangrilybelieveherownwordsoncemorestrikebackveryhard,resistinjustice,returndisliketodislike。(CharlotteBronte,2003)。Thatisthetypicalrebelliousness。Itishardforpeopletoimagineorbelievethatsuchashort,plainandweakgirlcontainsaneveryieldingsoulandfeelingsaswarmasragingflamesnotonlybecauseofthebadconditionsbuttheindifferenthumanrelationshipsthere。 AtLowood,Jane’sindependencerisestoahigherlevel。ShelearnstobeselfrestrainedfromHelenandshefindsthewaytobeindependentfromMissTemple。Infact,MissTempleandHelenareinsomesensemothersforJane。FromMissTemple, thegirllearnstoachievemorehumorousthoughts。HerwayofconfrontingtheworldisstillthePrometheanwayoffieryrebellion,normissTemple’swayofladylikerepression,norHelen’swayofsanityrenunciation。Shelearnsfromhertwoteachersatleastsuperficiallytocompromise。 c。ShowingHerIndependenceandSelfControlFully Asarewardofrevoltingtheruthlessoppression,JaneEyregetsachancetobeatutorinThornfieldHall。ShemakesanacquaintanceoflovelyAdeleanditsowner,Rochester,amanwithwarmheartdespiteacoldfaceoutside。Fromthenon,thefateonJanechangesalot。ButwhensheknowsRochesterhashadalegalwife,shechoosestoleave。Shechoosespovertybetweenrichnessandpoverty。Syouneverknowwhatyouwillget。ItisreflectedinJane’slife。Thenoveldoesn’tendwhenJaneEyreleavesThornfield。ForJane,thereshouldbesomewheretorealizehergreatidealofbeingindependent。Asagoverness,Janegainsfinancialindependencesothatshecansupportherself。Janenowhasasocialaswellasapersonalposition。Moreover,Jane’svisionenlargesandgoesfartheronthewaytobeindependent。WhenJanefeelsdeeplyattachedtoMr。Rochester,sheclearlyrealizesthatthereisanimpossiblechasmbetweenthem。Mr。Rochester,borninanotablefamily,ispartofupperclasswhileJaneherself,sprintsfromlowextraction,andisjustanordinarygovernessnotmorethanaservant。However,shedoesn’tloseherheartandwithdraworevenbelittleherself。JaneacknowledgesherinwardfeelingsbeforeMr。Rochester。SJaneattachesimportancetofriendshipandfranknessbutnotMr。Rochester’scountlesspropertyandhiscelebratedfamilystatus。JaneisnotwillingtogiveupherindependenceandequalitytoRochester。WhenMr。Rochesterproposestoher,JaneacceptsbecauseJanefeelsMr。Rochesterregardsheratequallevels。Butjustontheweddingday,Mr。MasoncriesoutthatRochesteralreadyhashadawife。AngeringatMr。Rochester’sdeed,Janespeaksoutthesewordsangrily:DoyouthinkIcanstaytobecomenothingtoyou?DoyouthinkIamanautomation,amachinewithoutfeeling,andcanbeartohavemymorselofbreadsnatchedfrommylips,andmydropoflivingwater?(MarianAllotte,1973)。Atthistime,herfeelingofpreservingindependencebecomesobvious。Shejustwantstopreserveherselfrespectbyscarifyinghermarriage。 d。ThePleasureofSelfSufficiencyIndependently TheflightfromThornfieldfollowingtheinterruptedmarriageceremonymakestheturningpointofJane,andsheundergoesatrialonthemoors,whichbringsherfacetofacewiththerealmeaningofthepersonalworthandindependence。AtMoorHouse,Janeenjoyseconomicindependenceandengagesinworthwhileandusefulwork,andshefindsworkasaschoolmistress,anddoessomerealgoodtoherpupils。Butshelacksemotionalsustenance。AlthoughSt。Johnproposesmarriage,Janeknowstheirmarriagewillremainloveless。HeadmiresJanebecausesheisselfrespectanddiligent。St。JohnoffersJaneanotherkindoffreedom:thefreedomtoactunreservedlyonherprinciples。HeopenstoJanethepossibilityofexercisinghertalentsfullybyworkingandlivingwithhiminIndia。Janeeventuallyrealizes,though,thatthisfreedomwillalsoconstituteaformofimprisonment,becauseshewillbeforcedtokeephertruefeelingsandhertruepassionsalwaysincheck。Shedefaceswhatshewantsisrealandequal,notashisworthytoo。OnceagainJaneshowshercourageinpreservingherindependence。Nonetheless,theeventsofJaneisstayingatMoorHousearenecessarytestsofJane’sautonomy。OnlyafterprovingherselfsufficiencytoherselfcanshemarryRochesterandnotbeasymmetricallydependentuponhimashermaster。Themarriagecanbeonebetweenequals。 Lifeisceaselesslychanging,butlivingprinciplesremain。Firmlypersistingfortherightsofbeingindependentgivespeopleenoughconfidenceandcourage。 D。JaneEyre’sViewonEqualitybetweenManandWoman Itisknownthatmenaresuperiortowomen。Menareeverything。Tandtheyalsohaverighttodoeverything。Womenareonlytheaffiliateofmen。Womenhavenostatus。ThereasonwhyJaneEyregetshighlyapprisesisduetoitportraysanimageoutofordinary。JaneEyreisnotreconciledtoplaytherolethatthesocietyappointed。Shemaintainsherrespectbyherhardworking,wisdom,andthestronginpidualism。ShebelievesthathumanisequalatGod’sfeet。TherelationshipbetweenJaneEyreandRochesterchangesfromhostandservanttoequalcouple。 JaneEyrestrugglescontinuallytoachieveequalityandtoovercomeoppression。Inadditiontoclasshierarchy,shemustfightagainstthosewhobelievewomenareinferiortomen。Threecentralmalefiguresthreatenherdesireforequalityanddignity:Mr。Brocklehurst,EdwardRochester,andSt。JohnRivers,eachtrytokeepJaneina submissiveposition,wheresheisunabletoexpressherownthoughtsandfeelings。Inherquestforindependenceandselfknowledge,shemustescapeBrocklehurst,rejectSt。JohnandcometoRochesteronlyafterensuringthattheymaymarryasequals。ShewillnotdependsolelyonRochesterforloveandshecanbefinanciallyindependent。Furthermore,RochesterisblindattheendanddependentonJanetobehiswife。InChapter12,Jtheyneedexercisefortheirfaculties,theysuffersfromtoorigidarestraint,tooabsoluteastagnation,anditisnarrowmindedintheirmoreprivilegedfellowcreaturestosaythattheyoughttoconfinethemselvestomakingpuddingsandknittingstockings,toplayingonthepianoandembroideringbays。Afterexperiencingalot,Janedevelopsfromanangry,rebellious,10yearoldorphanintoasensitive,artistic,maternal,andindependentyoungwoman。JanerejectsmarriagestoRochesterandSt。Johnbecausesheunderstandsshewillhavetoforfeitherindependenceintheunions,andmarryRochesteronlywhenshehasattainedthefinancialindependenceandselfrespecttomaintainamarriageofequality。 Conclusion ItisknownthatthemostfamousworksofCharlotteBronte,JaneEyre,isverypopularallovertheworld。TheimageofJaneEyreisdeeplyplantedinourmind。JaneEyrestartsherlifewithanorphanandnomoney,inferiorpositionandterriblefamilyenvironment。Sheisnotprettybutsheisbraveandtough。Shemightbeonlyalittlefigurebutsheisthemasterofherownlife。Whateverconditionitis,sheinsistsonherview。Hercommonlookingandpovertydon’tprevailoverherstrugglingspiritandideal。JaneEyre’sstrongselfrespectandconfidenceleaveadeepimpressiononeveryreader。Shestrugglesforequalityoneconomy,marriage,personalityandsocialstatus。Itisthemostimportantaspectthatattractsreaders。 FromthepaperitisseenthatJaneEyreisworthytoloveandtobeloved。Herloveisbasedonequalityandindependence,havingnothingtodowithstatus,powerorproperty。Sheisnottemptedwithmoneyanddoesn’twanttobemistressofRochesterformoney。Herloveisloyalandsteadfast。JaneEyeneedstruelove,andsheovercomestheobstaclesintheprocessofpursingtruelove。Atlast,shesucceedsandlivesahappylifewithherlover。 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