The Biblical Influence on Jane Eyre_英语论文

摘要

《简·爱》是一部带有自传色彩的小说， 她记录了简爱的成长经历以及大胆追求幸福的过程。同时《简爱》也是一部以爱情为主题的小说。它向我们阐述了这样一个主题：人的价值是由尊严与爱构成的。简爱坚信上帝面前众生平等，她积极地生活着，勇敢地追求着爱情。她的这种不屈不挠，不卑不亢的精神深深的吸引着读者们。圣经是一部伟大的宗教经典，因此它对世人的影响尤为深远。 在《简爱》这部作品中，圣经对女主人公简爱的影响也是毋庸置疑的，圣经一直作为一种伟大的精神力量，支撑着简爱战胜苦难，追求幸福，收获爱情。本文将从简爱的成长经历，人生观，爱情观三方面来阐述圣经对简爱的影响。

关键词: 简爱 圣经 成长 人生观 爱情观 

Abstract

Jane Eyre is an autobiographical novel; it records Jane’s growth experience and the bold pursuit of love. At the same time, it’s a novel with love as its theme. It tells us such a theme: the value of man is composed of dignity and love. Jane Eyre strongly believed that all the souls are equal before God. She lived positively and pursuited love bravely. Her indefatigable and self-reliant spirits deeply attracted readers. The Bible is a wonderful religious book, so it has far-reaching influence on People. In Jane Eyre, there is no doubt that it has deep affection on the heroine-Jane Eyre. The Bible has always been a great spiritual power, supporting her to defeat difficulties, pursuit happiness, and won love. This paper will elaborate the biblical influence on Jane Eyre from three views, upbringing experience, outlook on life, and outlook on love.

Key words: Jane Eyre; Bible; Upbringing; Outlook on life; Outlook on love 

Contents

1  Introduction 1

2  The Biblical Influence on Jane Eyre’s Upbringing 4

2.1 The Childhood 4

2.2 The Youth 5

3  The Biblical Influence on Jane’s Outlook on Life 8

3.1 Jane’s Adherence to Bible 8

3.2 Jane’s Rebellion against Bible 9

4  The Biblical Influence on Jane’s Outlook on Love 11

4.1 Jane and Rochester 11

4.1.1 The Paradise 11

4.1.2 Paradise Lost 13

4.1.3 Paradise Regained 16

4.2 Jane and St John 18

4.2.1 St John’s Love 18

4.2.2 Jane’s Rejection 19

5  Conclusion 21

Bibliography 22

Acknowledgements 24