从女性主义角度解析简爱与德伯家的苔丝之开题报告

Applicant`s name:

Ⅰ.Title:

Reading from Feminism Perspective Jane Eyre and Tess of the D`Urbervilles

Ⅱ.Abstract:

⒈Research question

Jane Eyre and another novel Tess of the D`Urbervilles are two typical novels of the Victorian era, both of them proclaim the consciousness of independence and resistance of women who have lower social status. This article starts from the situation of women and development of feminism at that time and analyze the two novels from the perspective of feminism.

⒉Rationale for the study

In the Victorian era, man was still holding the dominant position.Women don`t have equal rights with man. For instance, when man and women get marry, the property brought by women will belong to her husband, when they divorce, women don`t have guardianship right. Besides that for most of women, finding job is an incredible thing, much less have right to vote. Taking care of children and husband are their only duty. The writers reveal the living situation of women through the characters in their novels .What`s more, as the awakening of female consciousness and development of feminism, the characters are granted the features of independence and resistance.

⒊Methodology

In this paper I firstly use standardized research to outline the theory in this study. This method will be based on secondary research which source will be the research published in various journals and management publications.

⑴Advantages of Secondary Research

The most important factor determining me to use the secondary data is that it is easy to do and helps to save time. My research dissertation has to be completed within four months, which implies constraints from the time, and some other factors. Furthermore, the verification process is more rapid and the reliability of the information and conclusion is greatly enhanced.

⑵Disadvantages of Secondary Research

Although secondary data collection is very useful for us to collect the existing information, the information collected through this method may be incomplete. Using this technique requires people to be quite clear about what they are looking for and the technique is restricted to the materials that already exist. It is not a flexible way to collect materials. If you are not clear about what you are looking for, you may spend much time but not collect the materials you need. So this method of documentation should be used base on the assumption that you have the clear objective about what

kind of materials you want to collect. And the data and information that you want to collect through this method must be the real and existing information available in the market. So this method just can help to collect the past and historic information and can not collect the in-depth information.

Ⅲ.Procedure:

Firstly, Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Bronte and another novel Tess of the D`Urbervilles written by Thomas Hardy have been read. I am familiar with the characters in the novels, their image, their features and their families.

Secondly, I will read some books record the history of the Victorian era to realize the living condition of women. Moreover, I want to know the social background and what the authors want to reflect of the society.

Lastly, I will read literature about feminism, such as the source of it and its development in the 19th century. Then I will on the perspective of this theory to analyze expression of feminism in the novels.

Above all, I can use library method to do the theoretical outline of this dissertation. Some journals and articles from internet will be read.

Ⅳ.Timetable

To decide a topic November, 2013

Collect secondary materials and review of literatures December, 2013

Complete a research proposal December, 2013

Write up results and conclusion January, 2014

First draft of project report completed January, 2014

Second draft of project report completed February, 2014

Third draft of project report completed April, 2014

Final writing of project report April, 2014

Ⅴ.Introduction:

⒈Purpose of the study

The main purpose of this research is to analyze the feminism in the two novels, one aspect is their spirit of resistance, another aspect is their perception of love which shaped by their independent personality. Comprehending the social background of the novels and the development of feminism in Victorian era is the first task.

⒉Importance

Jane Eyre and Tess of the D`Urbervilles are two famous works with the profound history of imprinting, we regard them as canons until now. The novels are worth being studied because their literary value and historical value. In the Victorian era women did not want to be limited by children and families, they eager to have jobs, social