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Lecture 12外国语学院 曹硕The Victorian Literature IIEnglish LiteratureA Review of Victorian Period n1.Victorian Poor Law;n2.Ideological Backgroundn3.The Problem of Women Please tell,according to the teachers description,what the literature work is and who wrote it.nCharlotte Bronte and Her Jane EyreJane Eyre1.Introduction of Charlotte Bronte2.Genre Analysis 3.Character Analysis4.Writing Technique Analysis5.Feminism in Jane EyrenBecause Charlottes mother died when Charlotte was five years old,her aunt raised the children.nShe became a teacher at the school in 1835.nCharlotte recognized her dream of starting her own school.nAutobiographical elements are recognizable throughout Jane Eyre.I.Introduction of Charlotte BrontCharlottes Best WorksnFour Novels:Jane Eyre Villette Shirley The ProfessornJane Eyre Mr.RochesterFirstly,the novel is a Love Romance(爱情罗曼史小说爱情罗曼史小说).II.Genre Analysis(What kind of novel is Jane Eyre?)How many and what geographical locations has Jane Eyre covered in this novel?1.Janes childhood at ,2.Her education at the ,3.Her time as Adeles governess at ,4.Her time with the Rivers family at ,5.Her reunion with and marriage to Rochester at .A.Moor House,B.Gateshead,C.Thornfield,D.Lowood School,E.FerndeannFrom these experiences,Jane becomes the mature woman who narrates the novel retrospectively.nIt refers to a novel that tells the story of a childs maturation and focuses on the emotions and experiences that accompany and incite his or her growth to adulthood.The plot of Jane Eyre follows the form of a Bildungsroman(成长小说成长小说).Janes aunt imprisons Jane in the red-room,the room in which Janes Uncle Reed died.While locked in,Jane,believing that she sees her uncles ghost,screams and faints.nBertha Mason nRochesters mad wife,locked in the attic,shouted at night and even set fire to the house.Jane Eyre hears,in her dreams,Rochesters voice calling her name over the moors.Jane,Come Back to Me.nSupernatural experiences,remote landscapes,and mysterious occurrences,creating an atmosphere of suspense and fear.nIn Jane Eyre ghosts+dark secrets+sinister plots fantasy+mysteryJane Eyre is also a Gothic Horror Novel（哥特式恐怖小说）（哥特式恐怖小说）.III.Character AnalysisHow do you like the protagonist,Jane Eyre?n1.What do you think of her appearance?n2.What do you think of her experience?n3.What do you think of her character?How do you like the character,Rochester?n1.What do you think of his appearance?n2.What do you think of his experience?n3.What do you think of his character?Character Analysis of Jane Eyre1.Search for Freedom2.Love VS Autonomy3.Gender Relations In her search for freedom,Jane also struggles with the question of what type of freedom she wants.nWhy did Jane leave Rochester?nEnslavement,living as a mistress,sacrificing her dignity and integrity.1.Search for FreedomnWhy did Jane leave St.John when he proposed to her?nA form of imprisonment,be forced to keep her true feelings and her true passions always in check.nJane Eyre is very much the story of a quest to be loved.Jane searches,not just for romantic love,but also for a sense of being valued,of belonging.2.Love VS AutonomynJane in a submissive position,unable to express her own thoughts and feelings.3.Gender RelationsJane EyreRochesterSt.JohnMr.Brocklehurstn“Women are supposed to be very calm generally:but women feel just as men feel;they need exercise for their faculties,and a field for their efforts as much as their brothers do;they suffer from too rigid a restraint,too absolute a stagnation,precisely as men would suffer;and it is narrow-minded in their more privileged fellow-creatures to say that they ought to confine themselves to making puddings and knitting stockings,to playing on the piano and embroidering bags.”(chapter 21)Jane RochesterEconomic and Social StatusIntellectual StatusJane RochesterMoral StatusJane RochesterJane Eyren1.Principles of justice,human dignity,and moralityn2.Strong belief in gender and social equality;n3.Challenging the Victorian prejudices against women and the poor.Key Points To Remember Todayn1.Autobiographical elements in the noveln2.Genre:A.love romance B.Bildungsroman C.Gothic horror noveln3.The power change between Jane and Rochestern4.Character analysis:A.Search for Freedom B.Gender Relations C.Love&Autonomy Homeworkn1.Read Chap.V and VII of Jane Eyre;n2.Narrating Structure and symbolism in Jane Eyre;n3.Feminism in Jane Eyre.Thank you!