《简爱》英文介绍精品

Jane Eyre: Introduction Jane is caught between her desire to fight back
and her fear of being punished—or labeled “bad” by the teachers and other girls.
Charlotte Brontë
Jane Eyre
Introduction
Background Discussion Starters
Charlotte Brontë
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre: Introduction What do you do when everyone who loves you is gone and you’re all alone in the world?
Jane Eyre: Introduction When Jane tries to stand up for herself, her aunt is furious.
She calls Jane an ungrateful child
and sends her away to boarding school.
Jane Eyre: Background Both tuberculosis and typhus are diseases associated with crowded, unsanitary conditions.
The threat of catching one of these diseases is a major concern for the characters in Jane Eyre.
Jane Eyre: Background The school was similar to Jane Eyre’s Lowood:
The food was bad, discipline was harsh,
and two of Charlotte’s sistΒιβλιοθήκη Baidurs died of tuberculosis there.
Jane Eyre: Discussion Starters
Discuss (1)
• Name other stories, books, or movies that begin with the bad treatment of an orphan.
• Why do you think this idea appears often in fiction? What effect does this idea have on a reader? Why is it powerful?
Jane Eyre: Introduction
Luckily, Jane meets two good friends—Miss Temple, a kind teacher at the school, and Helen Burns,
an older student who teaches Jane the importance of patience and forgiveness.
Jane Eyre: Introduction Will Jane survive Lowood’s harsh conditions?
Will she learn to combine her strength of spirit with strong principles?
Jane Eyre: Background The author Charlotte Brontëencountered her own share of harsh conditions. After their mother’s death, Brontëand three of her sisters were sent to the Clergy Daughters’ School.
Jane Eyre: Background Tuberculosis was a common killer during the Victorian era.
Jane Eyre: Background Tuberculosis often destroys its victims’ lungs, resulting in a bloody cough.
Jane Eyre: Introduction At Lowood the girls
sleep two to a bed,
get up before dawn, bathe in ice-cold water, get burnt porridge for breakfast, and are taught to suffer in silence.
If untreated, sufferers may die of tuberculosis because their lungs are so badly damaged.
Jane Eyre: Background Jane Eyre’s Lowood also suffers an outbreak of typhus, a disease that • is spread by fleas, ticks, and lice • causes headaches, chills, rashes, and fevers that last up to three weeks
Jane Eyre: Introduction Jane Eyre is an orphan in 1800s England. Her aunt has agreed to raise her but treats her badly: She allows Jane’s cousin to bully her and punishes Jane harshly, yet she expects Jane to be thankful.