本科生畢業(yè)論文從女性主義的角度分析簡愛ANANALYSISONJANEEYREFROMTHEPERSPECTIVEOFFEMINIST摘要十九世紀英國女作家夏洛蒂勃朗特的作品簡愛因其獨特的思想內(nèi)容和表現(xiàn)手法，一直被看作是英國文學(xué)的經(jīng)典之作。自從作品問世以來，一直受到文學(xué)評論界的關(guān)注。尤其是作品中對女性獨立與平等的追求，使得小說中女主人公簡愛的形象負載了西方婦女在19世紀開始覺醒的女性意識。英國文學(xué)不乏叛逆女性的形象，但像簡愛那樣卑微、平凡、孤苦無依而又相貌平平的“弱勢”女性，如此自覺地對抗強大的父權(quán)社會，算是空前的。此篇論文從女性主義的角度出發(fā)，通過對作品中女主人公簡愛的分析，揭示小說中所反映的維多利亞時期女性性別意識的覺醒和當時女性的社會地位。在維多利亞時期女性地位得到了提高，女性意識得到了發(fā)展，但是仍然受到社會等級和社會地位的限制。但總體來說，隨著時代的發(fā)展，女性地位和女性意識都得到了不同程度的提高。關(guān)鍵詞簡愛；夏洛蒂勃朗特；女性主義；平等和自由ABSTRACTCHARLOTTEBRONTEISANOUTSTANDINGWOMANWRITERINTHE19THCENTURYENGLISHLITERATURE,HERWORKJANEEYREHASBEENREGARDEDASTHECLASSICSOFTHEENGLISHLITERATUREDUETOITSUNIQUECONTENTANDWAYOFEXPRESSIONSINCETHEWORKHASBEENPUBLISHED,ITHASATTRACTEDTHEATTENTIONOFTHELITERARYCRITICSESPECIALLYTHEPURSUITOFFEMALEINDEPENDENCEANDEQUALITY,MAKINGTHEHEROINESOFJANESIMAGELOADSTHEWESTERNWOMENSAWAKENINGOFFEMINISTCONSCIOUSNESSINTHE19THCENTURYTHEREISNOLACKOFTHEIMAGEOFREBELLIOUSWOMENINENGLISHLITERATURE,BUTLIKEJANEEYRE,ASHUMBLE,ORDINARY,PLAINBUTWHOHAVENO“MINORITY”WOMEN,SOCONSCIOUSLYAGAINSTTHESTRONGPATRIARCHALSOCIETY,BEREGARDEDASUNPRECEDENTEDTHISPAPERREVEALSTHEWAKEOFTHEGENDERCONSCIOUSANDTHESOCIALPOSITIONOFWOMENINVICTORIANPERIODTHROUGHTHEANALYSISOFTHEHEROINEFROMTHEFEMINISTPERSPECTIVETHESTATUSOFWOMENINTHEVICTORIANPERIODHASIMPROVEDBYTHEDEVELOPMENTOFFEMALECONSCIOUSNESS,BUTSTILLAFFECTEDBYSOCIALCLASSANDSOCIALSTATUSKEYWORDSJANEEYRE；CHARLOTTEBRONTEFEMALEEQUALITYFREEDOMTABLEOFCONTENTSACKNOWLEDGEMENTSI摘要IIABSTRACTIIITABLEOFCONTENTSIVCHAPTER1INTRODUCTION111SOCIALBACKGROUND112MOTIVATIONSANDOBJECTIVES1CHAPTER2LITERATUREREVIEW321THEDEFINITIONOFFEMINISM322RESEARCHBACKGROUND423HISTORICALVIEWS4CHAPTER3CHARLOTTEBRONTEANDJANEEYRE631CHARLOTTEBRONTE6311PERSONALEXPERIENCEOFCHARLOTTEBRONTE6312CHARLOTTEBRONTESPOSITIONINLITERARYHISTORY732JANEEYRE7321THEPLOTOVERVIEWOFJANEEYRE7322THETHEMEOFJANEEYRE8323LITERARYVALUEOFJANEEYRE9CHAPTER4THERISINGOFJANEEYRESFEMALECONSCIOUSNESS1041GATESHEADBEGINNINGOFFEMALECONSCIOUSNESS1042LOWOODGROWINGOFFEMALECONSCIOUSNESS1143THORNFIELDUPRISINGOFFEMALECONSCIOUSNESS11CHAPTER5PURSUITOFEQUALITYANDFREEDOM1351PURSUITOFEQUALITY1352PURSUITOFFREEDOM1353LIMITATIONOFTHEFEMINISM14CHAPTER6CONCLUSION15BIBLIOGRAPHY17CHAPTER1INTRODUCTION11SOCIALBACKGROUNDJANEEYREISONEOFTHEFAMOUSNOVELSWRITTENBYCHARLOTTEBRONTEINTHE19THCENTURYANDITISAMONGMYFAMOUSNOVELSSINCEITSPUBLICATION,ITHASATTRACTEDALOTOFATTENTIONFROMTHELITERATUREREVIEW,THETHESISOFTHEWORKISABOUTFEMINISMINTHELATERPARTOFTHETWENTIETHCENTURY,ITBECOMESCOMMONFORLITERARYCRITICSTOPAYATTENTIONTOFEMINISTELEMENTSINCHARLOTTEBRONTESNOVELSFEMINISTFIRSTAPPEAREDINFRANCETHEFRENCHREVOLUTIONCHALLENGEDSOCIALINEQUALITIESANDOPENEDDOORSFORWOMENSFIGHTFOREQUALITYASSLAVERYINAMERICABECAMEWIDESPREADINTHEEARLY1800S,MANYSCHOLARSCHALLENGEDITSEXISTENCEWOMENINTHISPERIODARELARGELYCONFINEDTOHOMEANDAREEXPECTEDTOMARRYINORDERTOSECURESTATESANDPRIVILEGEIN1848,STANTONANDMOTTCALLTHEFIRSTSENECAFALLSCONVENTIONFORWOMENSRIGHTSWHICHCALLSFORWOMENSRIGHTTOVOTEANDSTATESTHATALLMENANDWOMENARECREATEDEQUALJANEEYREWASPUBLISHEDIN1847ALONGWITHTHEDEVELOPMENTOFTHEWOMENMOVEMENTTHEWRITER,CHARLOTTEBRONTEHADBEENRAISEDBYTHEFATHERWHOTAUGHTHISCHILDRENTOTHINKFORTHEMSELVESSHELEARNEDTOTRUSTHERINSTINCTSTHATENCOURAGEDHERTOBELIEVETHATWOMEN,ASWELLASMEN,HADANEEDTODREAM,TOEXPLORE,THATTHEY“NEEDEXERCISEFORTHEIRFACULTIES,ANDAFIELDFORTHEIREFFORTSASMUCHASTHEIRBROTHERSDO”CHARLOTTEBRONTE,1992130HERMOTHERDIEDIN1821,LEAVINGTHECHILDRENINTHECAREOFTHEIRAUNTLIVINGINTHERECTORY,SHEHADLITTLETODOOTHERTHANREADANDWRITETHELONELINESSSHEEXPERIENCEDWASCLEARLYACUTE12MOTIVATIONSANDOBJECTIVESINVICTORIANTIMES,CHARLOTTEBRONTEWASAMONGTHEFIRSTFEMINISTWRITERSTHISWASTHETIMETHATTHEWOMENWERELOOKEDDOWNUPONBYTHESOCIETYTHEYHADFEWRIGHTSANDFEWOPTIONSOPENTOTHEMFORSELFSUPPORTFORMOSTWOMENTHEONLYWAYTOLIVEDECENTLYWASTOGETMARRIED,ANDINMANYCASES,ITWASNOTUPTOTHEWOMENTOCHOOSEWITHWHOMSHEMARRIEDFORTHEMOSTPART,AWOMANWASNOTGIVENTHEOPPORTUNITYTOGOTOSCHOOLANDEARNADEGREEUNLESSSHEWASBORNINTOAHIGHSOCIALCLASSTHEAVERAGEVICTORIANWOMANWASTREATEDNOTASAPERSON,BUTASANOBJECTORPIECEOFPROPERTYSHEHADVERYFEWRIGHTSEITHERINSOCIETY,ORMARRIAGEINJANEEYRE,THEMAINCHARACTER,JANE,EXPLORESTHEDEPTHATWHICHWOMENMAYACTINSOCIETYANDFINDSHEROWNBOUNDARIESINVICTORIANENGLANDJANEEYREISANOVELABOUTONEWOMANSJOURNEYTHROUGHLIFE,SOSHEDESCRIBEDJANESEXPERIENCEINDETAILTOSHOWTHEINFERIORITYOFTHEWOMANANDTHEPOVERTYOFTHESOCIETYBUTJANEISSUCHSELFRESPECT,INDEPENDENTANDDECISIVEWOMANHERFEMALECONSCIOUSNESSANDHERSTRUGGLINGEXPERIENCESETABRILLIANTEXAMPLEFORTHEFEMALEWORLDWIDEHERSPIRITENCOURAGESWOMANTOFIGHTFORLIBERATIONASAGREATBOOK,JANEEYRENOTONLYAWAKESITSEARLYREADERSOFTHEVICTORIANSAGE,BUTALSOENCOURAGESTHEMODERNWOMENJANEEYRETELLSNOTONLYWHATANINDEPENDENTWOMANISLIKEBUTALSOWHATASUCCESSFULWOMANSHOULDDOTHROUGHTHEABOVEANALYSIS,WECANKNOWTHATTHEAUTHOROFJANEEYRECREATEDSUCCESSFULLYATYPICALWOMANCHARACTERWHOHASTHECOURAGETOREBELANDFIGHTFORFREEDOMANDEQUALITYTHISPAPERREVEALSTHEWAKEOFTHEGENDERCONSCIOUSANDTHESOCIALPOSITIONOFWOMENINVICTORIANPERIODTHROUGHTHEANALYSISOFTHEHEROINEFROMTHEFEMINISTPERSPECTIVETHEFIRSTCHAPTERINTRODUC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