Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte Analysis of Female Character ----Jane Eyre By 10117 张玲玲 General introduction of the novel young orphan, raised by he cruel,weathy aunt – Reed School :for 8 years 3. Thornfield :a governess : a charity school teacher to Thornfield feminist After teaching for 2 years at Lowood ,Jane accepts a governess position at Thornfield,where she teaches a French girl named Adele. And she falls in love with her employer ---Rochester. Jane sinks into despondency when Rocherster brings home a beautiful but vicious woman ,Jane expects he would propose to Blance .But Rochester instead propose to Jane ,who accepts almost in fact Rocherster already has an insane wife – that it is impossible for her to be with Rocherster ,Jane flees Thornfield. Sense of resistence Sense of independence Pursuit for free love (love vs automony) Self-abasement Pursuit for equality Jane’characters Ⅰ Ⅲ Ⅴ Ⅳ Ⅱ Sense of resistance Eg1: Her cousin John Reed always bullies her, once she was caught by her cousin and was beaten badly. This time she began to resist. She said to him: “Wicked and cruel boy. You are like a slave driver—you are like the Roman emperor.” 1st time Eg2:When Jane departured for Lowood school ,she said to her aunt“I am glad you are no ralation of will never call you aunt anymore again as I live…It seemed as if an invisible bond had burst,and that I had struggled out into unhoped-for liberty…” Once when her friend Helen was struck by Miss Scatcherd, Jane showed her anger and her resistance. Helen born all the ill-treatments, while Jane Eyre opposite to her, she showed her resistance to the education system. She said to Helen: “And if I were in your place I should dislike her; I should resist her. If she struck me with that rod, I should get it from her hand; I should break it under her nose.” Through the contrast Jane’s resistances are vividly showed before us. 2n
