【英文毕业论文】从女性主义的角度分析《简爱》

本科生毕业论文从女性主义的角度分析简爱ANANALYSISONJANEEYREFROMTHEPERSPECTIVEOFFEMINIST摘要十九世纪英国女作家夏洛蒂勃朗特的作品简爱因其独特的思想内容和表现手法，一直被看作是英国文学的经典之作。自从作品问世以来，一直受到文学评论界的关注。尤其是作品中对女性独立与平等的追求，使得小说中女主人公简爱的形象负载了西方妇女在19世纪开始觉醒的女性意识。英国文学不乏叛逆女性的形象，但像简爱那样卑微、平凡、孤苦无依而又相貌平平的“弱势”女性，如此自觉地对抗强大的父权社会，算是空前的。此篇论文从女性主义的角度出发，通过对作品中女主人公简爱的分析，揭示小说中所反映的维多利亚时期女性性别意识的觉醒和当时女性的社会地位。在维多利亚时期女性地位得到了提高，女性意识得到了发展，但是仍然受到社会等级和社会地位的限制。但总体来说，随着时代的发展，女性地位和女性意识都得到了不同程度的提高。关键词简爱；夏洛蒂勃朗特；女性主义；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,WECANKNOWTHATTHEAUTHOROFJANEEYRECREATEDSUCCESSFULLYATYPICALWOMANCHARACTERWHOHASTHECOURAGETOREBELANDFIGHTFORFREEDOMANDEQUALITYTHISPAPERREVEALSTHEWAKEOFTHEGENDERCONSCIOUSANDTHESOCIALPOSITIONOFWOMENINVICTORIANPERIODTHROUGHTHEANALYSISOFTHEHEROINEFROMTHEFEMINISTPERSPECTIVETHEFIRSTCHAPTERINTRODUCESTHESOCIALBACKGROUND,THETYPEANDTHESUBJECTOFTHEWORKTHESECONDCHAPTE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