Becoming Jane成为简奥斯汀英文演讲.ppt

Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction,earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Jane Austen By Anne Hathaway The young Jane Austen is a 20-year-old and emerging writer who already sees a world beyond class, pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was then nearly unthinkable - marrying for love Jane： Well， then， I will have nothing.For I will not marry without affection， like my mother！简：好吧，就算我什么都得不到。我不想像我妈妈 一样嫁给一个不爱的人。 Mr. Wisley nephew to the rich local aristocrat(贵族） Lady Gresham Tom Lefroy  By James McAvoy a promising lawyer with a bad reputation, The Tom – later the inspiration for Pride and Prejudices Mr. Darcy . Tom: I have no money, no property, I am entirely dependent upon that bizarre old lunatic, my uncle. I cannot yet offer marriage. But you must know what I feel. Jane, Im yours. God, Im yours.Im yours, heart and soul. good that is. Lefroys rich uncle the wealthy Lady Gresham Twenty years later Jane met Tom after a gathering.Tom introduces his eldest daughter who is also a huge fan of Janes book. As she starts to ask Jane to read aloud, he quickly stops her by call her name, Jane. Astonished that he named his eldest after her, Jane agrees and reads aloud. The last scene shows Toms daughter sitting by Jane as she reads Pride and Prejudice, while Tom is to the side staring at Jane as he used to, showing he still loves her. ending~~ In her short life Jane Austen wrote six of the greatest novels in the English language. Tom Lefroy had a successful career as a lawyer and became Lord Chief Justice of Ireland,he named his eldest daughter Jane Neither Jane nor her sister Cassandra ever married Thankyou for your listening * * *