理性与非理性-简爱和伯莎梅森反抗的对比分析_英语论文

Reasonable and Unreasonable Analysis between Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason’s Rebellions

摘要

英国文学史上经典传世之作《简·爱》的女主人公之一伯莎·梅森这一形象自问世以来就备受评论家们的关注。伯莎·梅森历来被当作是阻碍简幸福婚姻的绊脚石，要么被妖魔化，要么被边缘化，直至女权主义的兴起她才从女权角度得到重新解读。事实上，伯莎和简都是男权社会勇敢的反抗者，本论文主要对简爱和伯莎的反抗进行研究。本文首先对她们反抗的行为进行比较分析，其次对导致她们不同的反抗的原因进行探究，通过分析可以得出简的反抗从整体上来说相对理性的，而伯莎的反抗主要是非理性的。本论文研究为当代女性人格上的独立提供借鉴。

关键词：简；伯莎；非理性；对比分析 

Abstract

Many critics pay much attention to Bertha Mason, one of the female characters of the beloved classic novel Jane Eyre. She is always seen as a stumbling block of Jane's happy marriage or demonized and marginalized. The image is not re-interpreted until the feminism rises. In fact, both Jane and Bertha are brave resister in male-dominated society, and this thesis focuses on Jane and Bertha’s rebellions. By analyzing their rebellion behaviors and reasons, it can be concluded that most of Jane’s rebellions are reasonable, while Bertha’s are unreasonable. Modern women learn from this thesis that they can receive personality independence through education and financial independence.

Keywords: Jane; Bertha; unreasonable; analysisi

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 1

3. Jane Eyre and Bertha Manson’s Rebellions 3

3.1 Jane Eyre’s rebellions 3

3.2 Bertha Manson’s rebellions 4

4. Comparison between Jane Eyre and Bertha Manson’s Rebellions 5

4.1 Different ways of rebellions 6

4.2 Different attitudes towards life 7

4.3 Different results of rebellions 9

5. Reasons for Jane Eyre and Bertha Manson’s different rebellions 10

5.1 Common reasons for their rebellions 10

5.2 Different reasons for their rebellions 11

6. Conclusion 12

Works Cited 13