论《简·爱》中的男女不平等_英语论文

On Inequality Between Man and Woman in Jane Eyre 

摘要

夏洛蒂·勃朗特的代表作《简·爱》一直被视为一部女权主义的先锋小说。然而，笔者在研读原著后,发现简·爱并不是一个绝对的女权主义者。尽管简·爱想要争取男女平等，小说中却处处体现了她与男主人公之间的不平等。局限于维多利亚时期的传统习俗，简·爱无法摆脱她在父权社会中的从属地位。本篇论文从女权主义角度分析了简·爱与罗切斯特在外貌、财富、社会地位和精神方面的不平等。罗切斯特在外貌和社会地位上远远优于简·爱，而简·爱在经济和精神上完全依赖于罗切斯特。简·爱从未实现过男女平等的理想。因此，笔者得出结论,在维多利亚时代，男女平等只是一个美丽的童话，在现实生活中根本不可能实现。

关键词：《简·爱》不平等 外貌 财富 社会地位 精神

Abstract

Jane Eyre, the representative work of Charlotte Brontё, has been regarded as a pioneering feminist novel. However, judging from what is presented in the novel, Jane Eyre is not a definite feminist. Although she struggles for equality, there are still enormous inequalities between her and the hero. Confined to the social background of Victorian age, Jane Eyre cannot get rid of her inferiority in the patriarchal society. Based on feminist approach, this paper analyses the inequality between Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester from the perspective of appearance, property, social status and spirit. Jane Eyre is always inferior to Rochester in appearance and social status. And she is dependent on Rochester economically and spiritually. Jane Eyre never achieves equality during her whole life. Thus, it can be concluded that equality between man and woman is just a fairy tale in Victorian age; it is impossible in reality.

Key words: Jane Eyre; inequality; appearance; property; social status; spirit