英语专业毕业论文-关于简爱的论述汇.docVIP

1. Introduction In English literary world in the 19th century, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bront? was a distinctive work. It has had a great influence on the society since it was published and gained a high fame for the writer. The most important factor of its success is that it successfully creates a vivid character of Jane Eyre, a new capitalist woman, who has been scolded as a dependent and has no rights to read books, but eventually she becomes a governess with broad knowledge; who is sent to a charity school, Lowood where is filled with strong religion beliefs, but she is totally refused to resign herself to the God; who is in a low status in her society, but she can challenge the customs bravely for her love and happiness. Why does a little woman have a strong charm? How is her character formed? That is Helen Burns, Jane’s spiritual and intellectual friend at Lowood, who is important and influential to the formation of Jane’s character and her life. This paper will mainly focus on how Helen Burns influences Jane upon her intellect, religion beliefs and love values from the perspective of psychology. A Brief Introduction to the Author—Charlotte Bront? Charlotte Bront? is the eldest one of the three Bronte Sister, who are all literary, all talented and all dying young, that is one of the saddest pages in the history of English Literature. In 1824, Charlotte and all her sisters were sent to a charity school, a veritable prison where the poor children were cruelly treated. Soon after the two eldest sisters died there, Charlotte was brought home to be educated by her father. So she doesn’t get much formal schooling in her young days. Charlotte and her sisters first contribute to a small joint volume. The volume was published in 1846, but only two copies were sold in that year. Charlotte then starts novel writing. Her first novel The Professor is rejected by the publisher, but her next novel Jane Eyre, appeared in 1847, brought her fame and placed her in the ranks of the