英国文学课件《简爱》

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• Mr. Brocklehurst - The cruel, hypocritical master of the Lowood School, he preaches a doctrine of privation, while stealing from the school to support his luxurious lifestyle. • Maria Temple - Maria Temple is a kind teacher at Lowood, who treats Jane and Helen with respect and compassion. She serves as one of Jane’s first positive female role models. • Helen Burns - Helen Burns is Jane’s close friend at the Lowood School. She endures her miserable life there with a passive dignity that Jane cannot understand.
• Plot Summary
Chapter1~4:Jane's childhood at Gateshead Chapter5~10:Jane’s education at Lowood School Chapter11~26:Jane’s time as the governess
of Thornfield Hall
Thank You
Chapter27~35:Jane’s time with the Rivers family Chapter36~38:Jane’s reunion with and marriage to her beloved Rochester
Analysis:Chapter5 and Chapter7
• This section details Jane’s experiences at Lowood. Jane’s early years at Lowood prove to be a period of considerable tribulation, as she endures harsh conditions, cruel teachers, and the tyranny of Mr. Brocklehurst. Moreover, the harsh conditions she experiences as a student at Lowood show us that, despite Jane’s intelligence, talent, and self-assurance, she is merely a burden in the eyes of society, because she is poor.
• Jane Eyre is very much the story of a quest to be loved. Jane searches, not just for romantic love, but also for a sense of being valued.
Themes
• • • • • • • • Morality God and Religion Social class Gender relations Love and Passion Independence Atonement and Forgiveness Search for home and family
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
Born
21 April 1816 Thornton, Yorkshire England Died 31 March(aged 38) Haworth, Yorkshire, Pen name Lord Charles Albert Florian Currer Bell Wellesley Occupation governess, novelist, poet Nationality English Genres Fiction, Poetry Notable work(s) Jane Eyre, Villette
Charlotte Bronte was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontësisters whose novels are English literature standards
Jane Eyre is a first-person narrative of the title character.Patly autobiographical,the novel abounds with social criticim ,gothicism and romanticism to create a distinctive Victorian novel.