An Analysis of Jane Eyre’s Characteristics

文学评论An Analysis of Jane Eyre's Characteristics寇国芳西安翻译学院外语系 陕西西安710105摘要:《简.爱》是一部令人爱不释手的长篇小说,小说her experience, at least; that is a ftesh new recognition of the real记述了一个平凡女子曲折离奇的经历、缠绵悱恻的爱情，她的beauty.She is not petty, not rich,she is a mere ordinary govermess,一言一行，- -举- -动时时牵动着每- -位读者的心。可以这么说，so what? As an individual human existence, she has dignity as well简.爱是英国文学中第一个在爱情、生活、社会乃至宗教上都来as ayone else, so she dserves the chace to love and to be loved取独立自主、积极进取态度的女性形象。她是一个自尊自爱、as well as anyone else! Despite her short, delicate body, her soul is自信自强的人。这个极富个性的女性形象征服了千千万万读者greater than most of them. Hundreds of thousands of ordinary girls的心。每- -位读者面对这样一位自强自尊的女性,都肃然起敬。admire Jane deeply because she inspires and encourages us to stive关键词:筒愛;爱情;独立;坚强;自强自尊for our life goals against all odds bravely. Jane's determined face and[中图分类号]: 1106.4 [文献标识码]: Aforceful words would emerge inside my mind, which never failed to[文章编号]; 1002-2139 (2011)-23-0031-01relight my fire of passion. I tally believe in her life story.Being anJane Eyre is a poor, small in body but huge in soul, obscure butobscure girl herself, If you are too obsessed with fairy tales, you areslfrespecting girl. After having a long jouney of the spirit, Jane very likely to fel dsppinted and deived by the not-so-perfectEyre, a marvelous figure, We remember her goodness: for somconeeveryday life. But what are fairy tales for? We love to read them andwho lost arms and blinded in eyes, for someone who despised her we tend to believe in them even though we kmow they arc not real.for her ordinariness, and even for someone who bad hurt ber deeplySometimes we do need a lttle romantic daydream as seasonings inin the past;We remember her pursuit of jstic. I's like a companion the routine of ife, and we als0 need an ideal to blieve in, a ceedtowith the goodness. But sill, a virtuous person sbould promote thelive by, and a northemn star to sbow us directions on the long journey.goodoess on one side and must check the badness on the other That's maybe what Jane Eyre is forit gives rumerous common girlsside;We remember ber self-respect and the clear situation on equalit.a possibility to look forward to, a life to reach for, and above all,In ber opinion, everyone is the samc at the God's fe. Though there a positive atitude to faceall odds to cncounter. Perhaps we can'tare dfferences in property and also in appearance, but all the bumanall have ber luck, but we can have her independence, confidence,being are equal in peronality. We also remember her stiving for prsisrce, the counge of standing up to fght for ourselves agistlife, ber toughness and her confidence.Wben we think of this girl,those seemingly tller than us, and the faith we can finally win.what she gave us was not a pretty face or a transcendent temperamentBibliography :that make us admnire deeply, but a buge charm of ber personality.Actuall, she wasn't pretty, and of course, the ordinary appearance[1]祝庆英，《简.爱》，上海: 上海译文出版社，1995.didn't make others feel good, even her own aunt felt disgusted with[2]钱青，英国19世纪文学史，北京;外语教学与研究出版it. And some others even thought tbat she was easy to look down社2006.on and to tease, so when Miss Ingram met Jane Eyre, she seemed[3]杜瑞清，西方文学名著选读(上卷)，西安:西北工业大quite contemptuous, for that she was obviously much prettier. In my学出版社，2000. .mind, though a person's beauty on the face can make others onc feel[4]常万里，外国文学名著精华(上册)，中国华侨出版社。that sbe is attractive and charming, if his or her mind isn't the same[5]康林，世界文学名著选评，江西:江西人民出版社,beautiful the appearance, this beauty cannot last for, when others 1979.find that the beauty which had charmed them was only a falsity, they[6]朱永涛、王立礼,英语国家社会与文化入门(上册),北京:will like the person no more. we can kmow that whetber a manis高等教育 出版社，2006.noble or ordinary, and even obscure, that is, whether he is beautiful[7]朱永涛、王立礼，英语国家社会与文化入门(下册),北京:or not.Her story makes us think about life and we learn much from高 等教育出版社, 2006中国煤化工MYHCNMHG