简爱PPT--APPRECIATION-OF-JANE-EYRE.ppt

1、Unit 6,The Appreciation of Jane Eyre,Charlotte Bront (18161855 ),The Bronte family,The father was a clergyman at Haworth， Yorkshire. When they were young， the Bronte sisters were sent to a school for clergymens daughters. The oldest two died there due to the poor and unhealthy conditions. This exper

2、ience inspired the later portrayal of Lowood School in the novel Jane Eyre. After the death of the elder sisters， Charlotte and Emily were brought home to be educated by their father.,For some time， they worked in a boarding school 寄宿学校& were subsequently governesses in rich families. Charlotte & he

3、r two younger sisters had a great fondness for literature. In 1845 appeared a volume of poetry entitled Poems by Carrer， Ellis and Acton Bell （the pseudonyms of Charlotte， Emily and Anne）， but received little attention. Then the three sisters turned to novel writing.,Charlottes Literary Creation,Cha

4、rlotte Brontes works are all about the struggle of an individual consciousness towards self-realization， about some lonely and neglected young women with a fierce longing for love, understanding and a full， happy life. In her mind, mans life is composed of perpetual battle between sin and virtue, go

5、od and evil. Besides，she is a writer of realism combined with romanticism.,Questions for Discussion,1. what are the conflicts and struggles in Jane Eyre? What leads to these conflicts and struggles? 2. From the description of the housekeeper, we can see Edward Rochester is shrouded in mystery. What

6、is the nature of his secret? Why does he go to such lengths to prevent its discovery?,Questions for Discussion,What accounts for the sense of powerlessness that fuels his desperation and spurs his restless travels?,Questions for Discussion,3. The heroes and heroines in Jane Eyre are products of a cl

7、ass-conscious society in which financial security shapes personal freedom. In what ways are Jane and Mr. Rochester constrained by their social positions? Does the fact that Jane ends up with the wealthy Rochester, not to mention an inheritance of her own, undermine the movies argument for the irrele

8、vance of riches?,4. Why does Mr. Rochester win Janes heart? 5. Analyze Jane and Rochester. 6. What do you get from the movie?,Edward Rochester Jane Eyre Adele Varens Mrs. Reed,Jane Eyres character,Jane Eyre， an orphan child with a fiery spirit and a longing to love and be loved， a poor， plain， littl

9、e governess who dares to love her master， a man superior to her in many ways， and even is brave enough to declare to the man her love for him， cuts a completely new woman image. In the novel Charlotte characterizes Jane Eyre as a naive， kind-hearted, noble-minded woman who pursues a genuine kind of

10、love.,Jane Eyre represents those middle-class workingwomen who are struggling for recognition of their basic rights and equality as a human being. The vivid description of her intense feelings and her thought and inner conflicts brings her to the heart of the audience.,Jane Eyre,an orphan who grows

11、up lonely without anybody caring for her. a small, plain and poor governess of Victorian era instead of the rich, gentle, frail, modest and virtuous beauties of the conventional heroine. has an intense feeling, a ready sympathy and a strong sense of equality and independence.,Jane Eyre,Most importan

12、tly, Jane dares to love her master and marries him openly in defiance of the social convention and prejudices. It makes her as an entirely new woman in the era of Victorian. Jane is a spirited 英勇的and intelligent woman to accept her appointed place in society with unusual frankness and with a passionate充满热情的 sense of the dignity.,Conflicts and struggles in Jane Eyre,The outer conflicts between Jane and others: Appearance, status, wealth,