1、Jane Eyre-Charlotte Bronte,social and cultural background Jane Eyres author Charlotte Bronte lived in the 19th century of the Victorian era.At that time,men represent the power,and truth,while women are the weak,mental patients and weird representation of pronoun.They dont have their own voice and l
2、oss of their lives in the patriarchal extreme rules.简爱的作者夏洛蒂勃朗特生活于19世纪的维多利亚时代。在那个时代，男人代表着权力、力量和真理，而女性则是弱者、精神病患者和怪异表象的代名词，普遍丧失话语权而生活在男权极端统治的阴影之下。,In 1847s,women were in a subordinate position,but the works of Jane Eyre refused to be placed in the subordinate the traditional on the status of women.she
3、 dares to against the prevailing male consciousness,dare to fight for their rights,dare to on the womens social function and their comment on by the restrictions.The power of Janes mental and moral beauty attracted thousands of readers.She becomes the idol of numerous women at that time and in today
4、s society.This has profound practical significance.,18481870,18701901,economic prosperity and religious controversy,melancholy,18361848,time of troube,The Victorian Period,Ideologically(思想上)，the Victorians experienced fundamental changes.The rapid development of science&technology，new inventions&dis
5、coveries in geology，astronomy，biology&anthropology drastically shook peoples religious convictions.Darwins The Origin of Species（1859）&The Descent of Man（1871）shook the theoretical basis of the traditional faith.On the other hand，Utilitarianism（功利主义）was widely accepted&practiced.Almost everything wa
6、s put to the test by the criterion of utility，that is，the extent to which it could promote the material happiness.,cultural backgroundFeatures of the Victorian Literature Victorian literature，as a product of its age，naturally took on its quality of magnitude and diversity.It was many-sided and compl
7、ex，and reflected both romantically and realistically the great changes that were going on in peoples life and thought.Great writers&great works abounded.In this period,the novel naturally became the most popular form of all the literary art,and what writers were concerned with was the fate of common
8、 people.,The main features of this novel Use the first-person voicepsychological description“the fact is,I was a trifle besides myself;or rather out of myself,as the French would say.I was conscious that a moments mutiny had already rendered me liable to strange penalties,and,like any other rebel sl
9、ave,I felt resolved,in my desperation,to go all lengths.”-Chapter 2,scenery description I was a mile from Thornfield,in a lane noted for wild roses in summer,for nuts and blackberries in autumn,and even now possessing a few coral treasures in hips and haws,but whose best winter delight lay in its ut
10、ter solitude and leafless repose.If a breath of air stirred,it made no sound here;for there was not a holly,not an evergreen to rustle,and the stripped hawthorn and hazel bushes were as still as the white,worn stones which causewayed the middle of the path.-Chapter 12,Symbols Symbols are objects,cha
11、racters,figures,or colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts.Bertha Mason a statement about the way Britain feared and psychologically locked away the other cultures it encountered at the height of its imperialism;a symbolic representation of the trapped Victorian wife,who is expected neve
12、r to travel or work outside the house and becomes ever more frenzied as she finds no outlet for her frustrationand anxiety.,The Red-RoomThe red-room can be viewed as a symbol of what Jane must overcome in her struggles to find freedom,happiness,and a sense of belonging.The red-rooms importance as a
13、symbol continues throughout the novel.It reappears as a memory whenever Jane makes a connection between her current situation and that first feeling of being ridiculed.,main characters,Jane Eyre-the heroine,a simple,strong and flexible,independent,passionate,and aggressive women.She shows contempt for the arrogance of the rich and powerful.Sheis brave and never bow to fate.She values the freedom and dares to fight with unequality and to pursue highlevel spirit and happiness.,
