Abstract
Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre is far more popular than her other books because in superficial level this novel presents us a Cinderella-type love story. The only difference is that Jane Eyre is a short, plain and orphan girl with low social status, but she is not failing apart with self-esteem, self-respect, and self-reliance when she faces difficulties in life, economy and love. Due to her rebellious spirit and rich inner world, she fights against her fate successfully and gains her happiness at last.
These positive characters make Jane Eyre an advanced woman in the history of western literature and the representative of personal charm in a prolonged period, but she also shows her negative side to us on her roads of life to fighting: self-abasement, weakness and conservative personality.
This thesis will break the traditional thinking, analyzing Jane Eyre’s double characters both the positive and negative sides. It can help us to have a better understanding of our great heroine from a new angle and new ways.
Keywords: Jane Eyre; dual personalities; rebellious personalities; conservative personalities
Contents
Abstract……………………………………………….….....……......….….…........ I
Key words………………………………………………………………………….. I
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………2
Biography of Charlotte Bronte…………………………….…………….. 2
A brief introduction of the novel...……...……………………………….. 2
1. Character Strengths of Jane Eyre…………….…….…....….….…….………4
1. 1 Sincerity and kindness….………………………………………………...4
1. 2 Independence….….…………….….….….……….……………..……….5
1. 3 Fighting for liberation….….……….……………………………………..6
1. 4 Yearning equal for love……….….….…….………………..…………….6
2. Character inferiority of Jane Eyre………………….….….….……......….….8
2. 1 Self-abasement for appearance…….….….……….…….…...…………. .8
2. 2 Self-abasement for status and treasure………………….…….….…….…8
2. 3 Yielding of Jane Eyre in marriage….….….…….….….……..…….…….9
3. The causes of Jane Eyre's Characters….…………….……….….…....……11
3. 1 Family factors….………………………………………………………..11
3. 2 Social factors….………………………………………………………....11
4. Conclusion….…………….…....….…….…….………….…….……….………13
References….…………….…….……….…….………….…….…………..………14
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