Analyses on Jane Eyre's independent personality and her beau

1、论文题目(Times New Roman小五号,右对齐)Analyses on Jane Eyre's independent personality and her beauty Introduction Jane. Eyre is written by well known and talented English woman novelist Charlotte Bronte in 1846. Charlotte is a daughter of the Rev. Patrick B., a clergyman of Irish descent and of eccentric

2、habits who embittered the lives of his children by his peculiar theories of education. Brought up in a small parsonage close to the graveyard of a bleak, windswept village on the Yorkshire moors, and left motherless in early childhood, she was “the motherly friend and guardian of her younger sisters

3、,” of whom two, Emily and Anne, shared, but in a less degree, her talents. After various efforts as schoolmistresses and governesses, the sisters took to literature and published a vol. of poems under the names of Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell, which, however, fell flat. Charlotte then wrote her fir

4、st novel, The Professor, which did not appear until after her death, and began Jane Eyre, which, appearing in 1847, took the public by storm. It was followed by Shirley in 1849, and Villette in 1852. In 1854 she was married to her fathers curate, the Rev. A. Nicholls, but after a short though happy

5、married life she died in 1855. In this work, Charlotte Bronte creates an amazing female character Jane Eyre who has a deep influence in British Literature. In the early years of the Victorian Age in 19th century, it is a male-dominated and “money above all” society, and people regarded women as seco

6、nd-class people. To everyones surprise, a girl who despises money and power and has a great courage to combat traditional injustice and oppression is occur, she is Jane Eyre. In Janes times, people always judge a person based on social status, wealth and physical beauty. Unfortunately, Jane is not o

7、nly has higher social status and wealth but also she is an orphan, penniless and plain girl. She owned neither wealth nor physical beauty, which are regarded as symbols of a womens social position in her times. However, Jane was brought up in severe circumstances. Jane is an orphan since she was a l

8、ittle girl; she was brought up by her despotic and prejudiced aunt. In her aunts home, Jane is treated cruelly. Being rebellious, she is brought to a charity school. The school condition is very poor and its rules are harsh and cool. Jane sets herself to learn knowledges and qualifies herself as a t

9、eacher. Then Jane is wishing to advertise for a post, and to be a governess when she leaves the charity school. In Janes long way of life, she dares to challenge traditional opinions and repression. Janes intellective mind and independent personality win other peoples respects for her. Her unbowed s

10、pirit changes her fate. She never gives up straggling for freedom and equality no matter how hard and strenuous. Her consciousness of revolt and independent personality encourage a lot of females to fighting against for their own fates and freedom. Jane is a conceivable person, a great woman.1 The i

11、nitial formation of Janes independent personality and her beautys initial incarnate Because Janes parents have died in the early time, she is living in her uncles home. But unfortunately, her uncle has died when she was only 1 years old. Little Jane is left to live with her aunt Mrs. Reed who is des

12、potic, prejudiced, harsh and unsympathetic. Mrs. Reed lets her daughters and son cluster round her perfectly happy and keeps little Jane at a distance. Mrs. Reed declares that Jane is less important than a servant in her family. Other peoples do not give any sympathy to Jane because she is not prett

13、y and her parents left her nothing. Furthermore, Jane is often beaten and insulted by her cousin John. One day, when her John beaten her again, she broke out and beat back, then this is the initial formation of Janes independent personality and it reflect her inner beauty of promote justice.1.1 The

14、initial formation of Janes independent personality Because of her cousin John usually beat Jane, so she is scared him so much .As Jane says:" that every nerve she has fears him, and every morsel of flesh in her bones shrinks when John come near." One day John strikes Jane cruelly and hard.

15、 When John lifts the book to hit her, she really cannot bear bad-treatment anymore and change her tolerance into rebellious feelings. She points to John, claims that he is wicked and cruel boy, and is like the evil rulers of ancient Rome. Why have I alluded to this man? I have alluded to him, Reader

16、, because I think I see in him an intellect profounder and more unique than his contemporaries have yet recognised; because I regard him as the first social regenerator of the dayas the very master of that working corps who would restore to rectitude the warped system of things; because I think no c

17、ommentator on his writings has yet found the comparison that suits him, the terms which rightly characterise his talent. They say he is like Fielding: they talk of his wit, humour, comic powers. He resembles Fielding as an eagle does a vulture: Fielding could stoop on carrion, but Thackeray never do

18、es. His wit is bright, his humour attractive, but both bear the same relation to his serious genius that the mere lambent sheet-lightning playing under the edge of the summer-cloud does to the electric death-spark hid in its womb. Finally, I have alluded to Mr. Thackeray, because to himif he will ac

19、cept the tribute of a total strangerI have dedicated this second edition of “JANE EYRE.”Then, Mrs. Reed imprisons Jane in the red-room in which Janes uncle Reed died. While locked in it, Jane believes that she sees her uncles ghost, then Jane creams and faints, the fear that children of this age can

20、 truly feel. This is the first time that Jane stands up and fight back for herself totally. It is the symbol of the initial formation of Janes independent personality.1.2 Janes beautys initial incarnate When Jane awakes to find her in the care of Bessie who is a servant in Gates heed and she is the

21、only one who gives Jane lots of kindness. In addition, the kind doctor who suggests Mrs. Reed to send Jane to school, Jane feels that she will have a new life soon .Then before she go to the school, her aunt have said a lot of bad words about her to the schools workers and it make Jane broke out aga

22、in to her aunt, just as the words she says to her aunt as following. “I am not deceitful: if I were, I should say I loved you; but I declare I do not love you: I dislike you the worst of anybody in the world except John Reed; and this book about the liar, you may give to your girl, Georgiana, for it

23、 is she who tells lies, and not I. I am glad you are no relation of mine: I will never call you aunt again as long as I live. I will never come to see you when I am grown up; and if anyone asks me how I liked you, and how you treated me, I will say the very thought of you makes me sick, and that you

24、 treated me with miserable cruelty." When she said these words, she just felt so happy and her soul began to expand, to exult, with the strangest sense of freedom, of triumph, she ever felt. It seemed as if an invisible bond had burst, and that she had struggled out into hopeless for liberty. T

25、his things incarnate Janes inner beauty of insisting on her innocence and the beauty of her personality. Jane was born an unfortunate girl. She was an orphan shortly after she was born. Therefore, she lived under Mrs. Reeds roof, at Gateshead. She lived an unhappy life with her wealthy, cruel cousin

26、s and aunt at Gateshead. At Gateshead, she was maltreated by her cousins and aunt. She was always expelled from the Reeds. Because she was not pretty and her character was unique. Most people at Gateshead disliked her, including the servants. Even one of the servants thought that she was less than a

27、 servant. Her two sisters scorned her; John Reed always bullied her. When John Reed bullied Jane, Mrs. Reed turned blinded eyes to it. From Chapter1to Chapter 4 the author described that 14-year-old John maltreated Jane without any excuses. Even though Mrs Reed was partial to John, little Jane was n

28、ot meek but fought against him in his own way. Jane couldnt bear the cruel treatment any more. One day, when Jane took his books to read, he beat her once more. John said that Jane had no business to take his books; “You have no business to take our books; you are a dependant, mama says, you have no

29、 money; your father left you none; you ought to beg, and not to live here with gentlemens children like us, and eat the same meals we do, and wear clothes at our mamas expense” (Charlotte Bronte, 2002,Chapter1, p. 6). Jane fought against him severely this time. John was bleeding. She said John was a

30、 wick and cruel boy. He was like a murder, a slave-driver, the Roman emperors. As soon as Mrs. Reed heard the news, Jane was sent to the “Red Room”.2 The independent personality and beauty of Jane Eyre If we will say the first time Jane Eyre broke out in her aunts home is the born of her independent

31、 personality, then, in the Lowood School, her independent personality. And her inner beauty growing and become mature.2.1 The independent personality of Jane Eyre Jane goes to Lowood, a charity school, the schools condition is very harsh and the girls could not even offer the simplest standard of li

32、ving. The schools headmaster is very cool and hard-heated person who stop the girls to have normal mental growth. At here, Jane has only and best friend, a young girl who named Helen Burns. The students in this school often face starvation as well as frost. The worse condition and demanding rules ma

33、ke all the students lose their smart nature of children and make more than half of them begin to catch diseases easily. A huge terrible epidemic inroad Lowood and Helen dies of consumption. Jane survives for her mental power of will. She spends more than eight years at Lowood. This hard experience l

34、eads Jane more independent and stronger by her heart, she growing in an adult and has her own spirit, although her appearance is still plain and not so charming, but she has a beautiful heart and a strong sense of living. Every child wants to be in others favor, so does Jane. But Jane, only at the a

35、ge of 10, lost the parental love completely, and her aunt doesnt enjoy her at all. In this case, it is very cruel and unhappy to such a young child. In the “Red Room”, she was frightened, but she kept a clear mind that she realized she needed to be saved from her blind fear of authority and be self-

36、reliant. She thought that lot was unfair to her. John bullied her without any reasons, but he wasnt be punished. But she had only turned against him to avert farther irrational violence, she was loaded with general opprobrium. In Reeds family, “all John Reeds violent tyrannies, all his sisters parti

37、ality, turned up in my disturbed mind like a dark deposit in a turbid well. Why was I always suffering, always browbeaten, always accused, forever condemned? Why could I never please? Why was it useless to try to win any ones favor? Eliza, who, was headstrong and selfish, was respected, Georgiana, w

38、ho had a spoiled temper, a very acid spite, a captions and insolent carriage, was universally indulged, Her beauty, her pink cheeks and golden curls, seemed to give delight to I who, looked at her, and to purchase indemnity for every fault, No matter what John did, though he twisted the necks of the

39、 pigeons, he called his mother “old girls”; bluntly disregarded her wishes; and he was still her own darling”(Charlotte Bronte, 2002, Chapter2, p.11-12).2.2 The beautys of Jane Eyre Before her coming to the Lowood, she believes that it will be the new beginning of her life. But in fact, the Lowood i

40、s a "charity school "which punish childrens bodies to “save their souls”. All the things in this school break her dreams and push her spirit of revolt become stronger. In this dark environment, she growing in the harsh ways likes a poor little tree and become a mature adult. One day ,when

41、the girl Helen was punished by the teacher, Jane become so angry with it ,just as she says: “But I feel this, Helen; I must dislike those who, whatever I do to please them, persist in disliking me; I must resist those who punish me unjustly. It is as natural as that I should love those who show me a

42、ffection, or submit to punishment when I feel it is deserved.” From these words we can say, Jane become more mature and knows what she is catching for. Her spirit becomes so beautiful and her stronger sense of defeat makes her a beautiful female.3 The independent personality becoming mature and beau

43、ty mature embodiment Cant stand the dreary stuffy air of Lowood, Jane Eyre resigned from the job, comes to Thornfield Hall as a tutor. Since she always alone, in a cool and harsh environment, Jane see her personality as a very heavy part of her life. In the first time see with the owner, Rochester,

44、she behaves not like normal person, she never showing sycophancy or obsequiousness because of his nobler origin. She was neither humble nor pushy before Rochester, no sense of inferiority, she said to the Rochester:" we stood at Gods feet, equal, as we are." At here Jane also meets a kindh

45、earted Miss Temple who has no power in the world but possesses great spiritual strength and charm, not only she shelters Jane from pain, she also encourages her intellectual development. At here, in order to get human rights, Jane always keeping their dignity. Her extraordinary spirits won the Mr. R

46、ochesters love. Its the sign of her independent personality becoming mature and the sign of her beauty becoming mature. She never think the money or the power is more important than her self-esteem or her era of faith, but when she met love, she put off everything to welcome her love, when she do th

47、is, she became so beautiful.3.1 The independent personality becoming mature Shabby Jane is form bright contrast with the heavy noble ladies; she is liberal and dignified before these so called rich educated ladies. She attracted Rochester, won the love of Rochester. Their love is clearly being the c

48、hallenges and resistance of the rigid bourgeois concept of family status. The rebellious character of Jane here has been further sublimation. She was in love with Rochester, but when she facing the intoxicated love, she is not lost-when she found that their love is impossible, she bravely suggests t

49、o Rochester her point of view:"I am not a bird, no net to catch me. I am a free man of will. Lonelier, I will have less friends. The less supports, the more I respect myself." Finally, she dont want money and "status”, leave from the Thornfield Hall. Jane rejected the love without equ

50、al, normal feelings, with extra ordinary self-control, control her sense of love for Rochester, she decided to leave Thornfield. Manor, the personality charm of she rejected to drift along the love, pursuit the perfect love, shows that she have independently to control her own destiny. Consequently,

51、 she gained respect and popularity from the people around her. From Maria Temple, Jane learned that independence is a very important thing for everyone. In our modern society, it seems to be more important to be independent. When we grow up, there are many things need us to decide by ourselves. We c

52、ant depend on parents, friends all the time. The ways to tomorrow need us to open up, there is no one accompanies you all the time during your lifetime. Especially to our women, we cant always depend on men.3.2 The beautys of Jane Eyre One night Jane saves Rochester from a fire accident. Rochester c

53、laims that a drunken servant named Grace Pool starts the fire. But, because Grace Poole continues to work at Thornfield, Jane concludes that she has not been told the whole story. Rochester continues to admire Jane and look after her carefully. Moreover, Rochester gives her a true feeling of belongi

54、ng. At the same times, Jane finds herself fall in love with him too. Begin with this part of the story, Janes beauty become mature, Rochester find her beauty and know that she is different than other girls. She doesnt care about the money, and dont care about the status. She is normal, but she never

55、 feels about shame and interiority complex. The independent personality of her makes her so beautiful and the love between she and Rochester make her beauty become mature. On the contrary, little Jane always tried her best to do please others, but it turns to the opposite. She dared commit no fault,

56、 she strive to fulfill every duty. Finally, she was still termed naughty and tiresome, sullen and sneaking, from morning to noon, and from noon to night. When in the “Red Room”, her mind was in tumult, and all her heart in insurrection, her reason said “unjust! I never compromise to them. I shall be

57、 independent,” she hated Gateshead, hated everyone there. She hated Mrs.Reed was a bad, hard-hearted woman. She treated her with miserable cruelty. And she thought John was a rascal, parasite. He was indulged by his family. From John Reed Jane learned that dependence and incompetence invited nothing

58、 but scorn. This could be explained in the following chapters. John lived a wild life and gave himself up to strange ways. Then he killed himself. Gateshead was a shelter for her, which taught her a lot of things. Only when she was independent, can she be respected by others. After all, she was a li

59、ttle girl, it was hard for her to be economically independent. Therefore, she decided to be independent, self-sufficient in her mind. The Reeds were really mean to her and she thought they suck. Of course, the feeling was mutual. Therefore, she was spared from the Reeds and was sent to a low budget orphan school called Lowood Institution.4 The peak of independent personality and beautys sublimation At Moor House, St. Jones and his sisters save the dying Jane, and treat her friendl