An Analysis of Jane Eyre’s Characteristics

摘要:《簡·愛》是一部令人愛不釋手的長篇小說，小說記述了一個平凡女子曲折離奇的經歷、纏綿悱惻的愛情，她的一言一行，一舉一動時時牽動著每一位讀者的心。可以這么說，簡·愛是英國文學中第一個在愛情、生活、社會乃至宗教上都采取獨立自主、積極進取態度的女性形象。她是一個自尊自愛、自信自強的人。這個極富個性的女性形象征服了千千萬萬讀者的心。每一位讀者面對這樣一位自強自尊的女性，都肅然起敬。

關鍵詞：簡·愛；愛情；獨立；堅強；自強自尊

[中圖分類號]：I106.4[文獻標識碼]：A

[文章編號]：1002-2139(2011)-23-0031-01

Jane Eyre is a poor， small in body but huge in soul， obscure but self-respecting girl. After having a long journey of the spirit， Jane Eyre， a marvelous figure， We remember her goodness: for someone who lost arms and blinded in eyes， for someone who despised her for her ordinariness， and even for someone who had hurt her deeply in the past;We remember her pursuit of justice. It’s like a companion with the goodness. But still， a virtuous person should promote the goodness on one side and must check the badness on the other side;We remember her self-respect and the clear situation on equality. In her opinion， everyone is the same at the God’s feet. Though there are differences in property and also in appearance， but all the human being are equal in personality. We also remember her striving for life， her toughness and her confidence.When we think of this girl， what she gave us was not a pretty face or a transcendent temperament that make us admire deeply， but a huge charm of her personality. Actually， she wasn’t pretty， and of course， the ordinary appearance didn’t make others feel good， even her own aunt felt disgusted with it. And some others even thought that she was easy to look down on and to tease， so when Miss Ingram met Jane Eyre， she seemed quite contemptuous， for that she was obviously much prettier. In my mind， though a person’s beauty on the face can make others once feel that she is attractive and charming， if his or her mind isn’t the same beautiful the appearance， this beauty cannot last for， when others find that the beauty which had charmed them was only a falsity， they will like the person no more.we can know that whether a man is noble or ordinary， and even obscure， that is， whether he is beautiful or not.Her story makes us think about life and we learn much from her experience， at least， that is a fresh new recognition of the real beauty.She is not pretty， not rich，she is a mere ordinary governess， so what? As an individual human existence， she has dignity as well as anyone else， so she deserves the chance to love and to be loved as well as anyone else! Despite her short， delicate body， her soul is greater than most of them. Hundreds of thousands of ordinary girls admire Jane deeply because she inspires and encourages us to strive for our life goals against all odds bravely. Jane’s determined face and forceful words would emerge inside my mind， which never failed to relight my fire of passion.I totally believe in her life story.Being an obscure girl herself， If you are too obsessed with fairy tales， you are very likely to feel disappointed and deceived by the not-so-perfect everyday life. But what are fairy tales for? We love to read them and we tend to believe in them even though we know they are not real. Sometimes we do need a little romantic daydream as seasonings in the routine of life， and we also need an ideal to believe in， a creed to live by， and a northern star to show us directions on the long journey.That’s maybe what Jane Eyre is for，it gives numerous common girls a possibility to look forward to， a life to reach for， and above all， a positive attitude to face，all odds to encounter. Perhaps we can’t all have her luck， but we can have her independence， confidence， persistence， the courage of standing up to fight for ourselves against those seemingly taller than us， and the faithwe can finally win.

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