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1、Lecture13CharlotteBrontë(1816–1855)wasaBritishnovelist,theeldestofthethreefamousBrontësisterswhosenovelshavebecomestandardsofEnglishliterature.JaneEyreisafirst-personnarrativeofthetitlecharacter,asmall,plain-faced,intelligentandhonestEnglishorphan.Thenovelgoesthroughfivedistinctstages:Jane'schil
2、dhoodatGateshead,wheresheisabusedbyherauntandcousins;hereducationatLowoodSchool,wheresheacquiresfriendsandrolemodelsbutalsosuffersprivations;hertimeasthegovernessofThornfieldManor,whereshefallsinlovewithherByronicemployer,EdwardRochester;hertimewiththeRiversfamilyatMarsh'sEnd(orMoorHouse)andMort
3、on,wherehercoldclergyman-cousinStJohnRiversproposestoher;herreunionwithandmarriagetoherbelovedRochesterathishouse.(Ferndean)Partlyautobiographical,thenovelaboundswithsocialcriticismandsinistergothicelements.Themes1.morality2.religion3.socialclass4.genderrelations5.psychologyetc.“DoyouthinkIcanst
4、aytobecomenothingtoyou? DoyouthinkIamanautomaton?--amachinewithoutfeelings?andcanbeartohavemymorselofbreadsnatchedfrommylips,andmydropoflivingwaterdashedfrommycup? Doyouthink,becauseIampoor,obscure,plain,andlittle,Iamsoullessandheartless? Youthinkwrong!--Ihaveasmuchsoulasyou,--andfullasmuchhe
5、art! AndifGodhadgiftedmewithsomebeautyandmuchwealth,Ishouldhavemadeitashardforyoutoleaveme,asitisnowformetoleaveyou. Iamnottalkingtoyounowthroughthemediumofcustom,conventionalities,norevenofmortalflesh;--itismyspiritthataddressesyourspirit;justasifbothhadpassedthroughthegrave,andwestoodatGod's
6、feet,equal,--asweare!"---JaneEyre,Chapter23"Asweare!"repeatedMr.Rochester--"so,"headded,enclosingmeinhisarms. Gatheringmetohisbreast,pressinghislipsonmylips:"so,Jane!"“Lookhere,togainsomerealaffectionfromyou,orMissTemple,oranyotherwhomItrulylove,Iwouldwillinglysubmittohavetheboneofmyarmbroken,o
7、rtoletabulltossme,ortostandbehindakickinghorse,andletitdashitshoofatmychest.”(ch.8)EmilyJaneBrontë(1818–1848)wasaBritishnovelistandpoet,nowbestrememberedforheronlynovelWutheringHeights,aclassicofEnglishliterature.Emilywasthe
