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ShanghaiInternationalStudiesUniversity
InPartialFulfillmentoftheRequirements
FortheDegreeofBachelorofArts
By
CHENXianbin
UndertheSupervisionofPro.SHIZhikang
May2004
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements……………………….…………………...…….….……………2
Abstract………….……...……………………………………….…..………....….….3
内容提要………………….…………………………………….….………..….…….4
Introduction………………..………………...……………………………..…….…..5
ChapterOneAbriefintroductionoftheauthorandthenovel…………...……7
I.Abriefintroductionoftheauthor………………...…………………………7
II.Abriefintroductionofthenovel…………………………………………….9
ChapterTwoTheartisticcharacteristicsofthenovel………….………..….…..11
I.NewGothicmeansinthenovel…..……….…………………………….11
II.Symbolisminthenovel………………………………….………………14
1.Usetraditionalconnotationsofelementsandseasons………………….14
2.Fireisthedominantelement……………………………………………16
(1)Thegeneralmeaningoffire…………………….………………….16
(2)Thespecificeffectofhearthfire……………………….…….…….16
(3)Thefigurativereferencesintherevelationoftheinnerfeelingsofthecharacters……………………………………………………………16
ChapterThreeThesocialsignificanceofthenovel…………………….……..20
I.Toexposetheevilsideofthesociety………………………......….……….…20
II.Torejectdivinitybuttolaudhumanity………………………...…………….21
III.Tocraveforindependence,equalityandliberty…………………..…………..24
Conclusion……………………………………………….…………………………28
Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………..…………………..29
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I’dliketoexpressmyheartfeltgratitudetoProfessorSHIZhikang,mysupervisor,withoutwhoseunstintedhelpandunreservedguidance,thecompletionofthispresentthesiswouldhavebeenimpossible.
AtthesametimeIwouldliketopresentmyappreciationtomystudents,whogivemethetreasuredtrustandconfidenceinthecourseofmyteaching.
ABSTRACT
SinceCharlotteBronte’sJaneEyrewasfirstpublishedin1847,ithasreceivedfromthegeneralpublicbothheartfeltappraisalandseverecriticismforitsunconventionalcontentsdescribingthecomplicatedloveaffairsbetweentwohomelyorratheruglybutprofoundpersonalities.DuringtheVictoriantimesthewholesocietywasexperiencingaquicksocialandeconomicreformaswellasanalterationinmoralspectrum.ThetraditionalvalueswerequestionedespeciallytheorthodoxdoctrinesofChristianity,andnewonesweretobeformulated.
Thenovelhasbeenreadwithunceasingexcitementbysuccessivegenerationsofreaderstothisday.Theauthoremployedanti-gothicmeansandsymbolismintheproductionofthenovelandcombinedtheminaharmoniousway,thusblowingafreshbreezetotheliteratureoftheliteratureinheruniquewomanwriter’stouches.IntheChristianity-dominatedsociety,theauthorrejecteddivinityandletoutacryforhumanity,cravingforindependence,libertyandequalitybravely.Itisthesocialmeaningofthenovelthatconsolidateditspositionintheworldclassics.
Undoubtedly,itistheauthor’suniqueartisticcharminthecreationofthenovelandsocialsignificanceinvolvedthatimmortalizethismasterpiece.InthispaperIwilltentativelyexplicatethesetwotopicslistedaboveespeciallythelatter,basedonwhichInamethisthesis“aChampionofHumanity----CommentsonJaneEyre”
内容提要
夏洛蒂·
勃朗特的《简爱》讲述了两个相貌一般或者说近乎丑陋但又非常有内涵的主人公的曲折爱情故事。
自1847年问世以来,该作品以其反传统的内容而受到公众的贬褒评议。
作者身处社会经济迅猛发展的维多利亚时代,思想道德领域在转变,传统的价值观念,尤其是正统的基督教义受到质疑,新的价值观念正在形成。
直至今日,一代代读者仍饶有兴致的研读这部小说。
在创作过程中,作者使用了反歌特式手段和象征主义,并使之和谐统一,用女性独特的笔调给当时的英国文学界吹来一阵清新之风。
在一个基督教主宰一切的社会中,她在作品中大胆摒弃神性而呼唤人性,追求平等、独立和自由。
正是该作品的社会意义巩固了其在世界名著中的地位。
毫无疑问,正是该作品独特的艺术魅力和包涵的社会意义使之成为历久弥新的文学巨著。
在这篇论文中,我试着就以上两个主题进行分析,并基于后者我将我的论文题目起为《人性的斗士》――评《简爱》。
---CommentsonCharlotteBronte’sJaneEyre
“Literaturecannotbethebusinessofwoman’slife,anditoughtnottobe”
---RobertSouthey,thePoetLaureate
Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,thattheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwithcertainunalienableRights,thatamongtheseareLife,LibertyandthePursuitofHappiness.
---ThomasJefferson
INTRODUCTION
CharlotteBronte(1816-1855)canberegardedastheauthorwhoinitiatedthehistoryofEnglishnovelinthelate19thcentury.Hertalentisdisplayedthroughanumberofnovels:
JaneEyre,Shirley,Villette,andTheProfessor.ItishermostpopularnovelJaneEyrethatbroughtthewholeEnglishworldtoacknowledgetheemergenceofanewbrillianttalent.Beforeitspublication,nowritingslikeJaneEyrehadeverappearedintheliterature.Insteadoftheoldstory,whichisaboutabeautifulwomanandahandsomemanthusfavoredbytheotherpopularnovelists,ittellsaboutanappealinglovestoryconcerningtwoungainlyandsurlybutreallyprofoundpersonalities.Theyaremutuallyattractiveonemoment,butmutuallyexclusivethenext.Theyareafraidtoexpressloveandshirkbackbeforeitsrevelation.Howeverthroughthelongfightbetweentheprideandtheaffection,theyatlastirresistiblyattracteachother.Whenthosecheapsciencefictions,worksofclicheandlongandtiresomedomesticschoolofliteraturesankintotheperpetualdarknessofthepeople’smemory,CharlottebroughtherageacountercurrentCinderellastyle.Inherwritings,shecombinesthescenesthatcomefromherownlifeinYorkshireandintheschoolatBrussels,withthefarricherandmoreromanticexperiencesthatsheimagined.Thusitisgroundedinrealism,butgoesbeyondintoawishfulfillment.Onemainartisticcharacteristicofthenovelisthatshenotonlyincludestheseveralmeansinasingleconstruction,butalsoconvincesusthattheycancoexistinsuchagoodharmony.Atthesametimethenovelexposedthe18thcenturysocialenvironmentinBritain,ruthlesslydenouncingthelackofhumanityinthewholesocietyesp.forwomenanddefiantlyannouncingthatpeoplecannotloveGodalone.InsteadtheyshouldfindloveinHISpeople.Undoubtedly,itistheauthor’suniqueartisticcharminthecreationofthenovelandthesocialsignificanceinvolvedinitthatimmortalizethismasterpiece.
ChapterOne
AbriefintroductionoftheauthorandthenovelJaneEyre
I.Abriefintroductionabouttheauthor:
InthestarrynightofBritishLiterature,afewwomennovelistsemergedwiththeirspectaculartalents,uniquewritingskillsandirresistiblecharmlike“thePlough”illuminatingthenightskyandprofferingdirectionstothelost.Thisextremelyconservativeempireboastedthreesuchbrilliantwomennovelistsinonesingleclergyman’sfamilyatThornton,asmalltownshipclosetothecenterofBradfordintheWestTidingofYorkshire,namely,CharlotteBronte,EmilyBronteandtheirgiftedsisterAnneBronte.TheyrespectivelyproducedtheirmasterpiecesJaneEyre,WutheringheightsandAgnesGrey,whichisastarkrefutationtothePoetLaureateRobertSouthey’sprejudiceagainstwomen.ThenovelJaneEyre,whichIwanttoexplicateinthisthesis,isCharlotteBronte’sbestliteraryproduction.Thenovelthrobswiththeheartbeatsofitsauthor.Inthewritingofit,CharlotteBrontedrewagreatdealfromherownexperiences.InherchildhoodshereadomnivorouslyandwasparticularlyfondoftheclassicssuchastheBible,JohnBunyan’s“thePilgrim’sProgress”,andthepoetryofMilton.Nowonderwecanfindalotofquotationsbetweenthelinesinthenovel,whichshowshertobethoroughlyfamiliarwiththem.SomeofherBiblicalquotationsareveryfreelyadapted,sometimeswithsatiricalintention;
buttheycangiveresonanceandpoignancy.ThefigureofSamsongivesakindofarchetypalenlargementtoourconceptionofRochester.Likehersisters,CharlottewasfamiliarwithandresponsivetothepoetryoftheRomantics.Theircharacteristicenthusiasm,theirconcernwiththehumanheartandwithwhatCharlottecalledthe“stormysisterhood”ofthepassions,arequalitiessheappreciatedinnovelsaswellaspoems.Byronexcitedher;
ScottshelovedanditiswithWordsworththatCharlottehastheclosestaffinity.In1845atCharlotte’sinitiative,avolumeofpoetrywaspublishedattheirownexpense,butitreceivedlittleattention.Thenthethreesistersturnedtonovelwriting,whichturnedouttobeagreatsuccess.Butatthishappymoment,misfortunestrucktheBrontes.Thesiblingsinthisgreatfamilydiedoneafteranother,allintheirprimeintermsoftheliterarycreation.Charlotte’sworksareallaboutthestruggleofanindividualconsciousnesstowardsself-realization,aboutsomelonelyandneglectedyoungwomenwithafiercelongingforloveandunderstandingandafull,happylife.Butbroughtupwithstrictorthodoxy,CharlottewouldusuallysticktothePuritanicalcode.Shelovesthebeautyofnaturebutdespisesworldlyambitionandsuccess.Inhermind,man’slifeiscomposedofperpetualbattlebetweensinandvirtue,goodandevil.Sheisawriterofrealismcombinedwithromanticism.Ontheonehand,shepresentsavividrealisticpictureoftheEnglishsocietybyexposingthecruelty,hypocrisyandotherevilsoftheupperclasses,andbyshowingthemiseryandsufferingofthepoor.Herworksarefamousforthedepictionofthelifeofthemiddle-class-workingwomen,particularlyofthegovernesses.Ontheotherhand,herwritingsaremarkedthroughoutbyintensityofvisionandofpassion.LikeDickens,shebelievedthateducationwasthekeytoallsocialproblems,andthatbytheimprovementoftheschoolsystemandteachingmostoftheevilsofcapitalismcouldberemoved.
II.Abriefintroductionofthenovel:
JaneEyrewaspublishedin1847andisaformoffictionalizedauto
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