-Comparison of heroines in Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre

Abstract: Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre both reflect English.

From the end of18th century to the beginning of19th century, women in China showed their dissatisfaction with their fate.

The spirit of submission. This paper discusses the heroine's personality characteristics in two works.

Difference: Elizabeth pursues love conservatively and passively, and strongly hopes to get a man.

Respect; Jane Eyre, on the other hand, takes the initiative to pursue complete equality between men and women. Because of this

The reasons for this difference are the differences of writers' main personality and their environment.

Keywords: female consciousness; Personality characteristics; Contrast; cause

The authors of Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre both live in

/kloc-a female writer at the end of August and the beginning of 2009. Are reflected in the works.

The current situation of British women at that time: gender inequality, social pressure of women's life.

Restrict women from being financially independent. Speaking of marriage, money and family decisions.

Marriage is like this. This is because English law stipulates that as long as you are at home.

With brothers or cousins, women have no right to inherit property, even if they inherit property,

Once married, the control of all her property will be transferred to her husband because

There is no independent property disposal right. Economic conditions determine their ideology.

The dependence on men in the world is in a dominant and weak position in marriage. If you can't find it.

For a decent husband, their life will be miserable. if you want ...

Have an independent source of income, based on society, can only be a tutor, but this

It was a humble occupation at that time. There are many women in this state of life.

Helpless and dissatisfied, even many women gave up the pursuit of true love and went with the flow.

Flow. So this is also the problem of Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre.

The convenience of the world has aroused a strong response from readers, just like a glimmer of light in the night.

Light brings hope to women in chains. Through Elizabeth and Jane Eyre.

Two very different images show the struggle against fate. At a similar time

Under the background of a generation, they have many similarities, such as being educated to some extent.

Education; None of them have outstanding looks; Everyone has his own smart and original opinions; Dissatisfied

The oppression of women by male society. But both of them are manifested in their thoughts and actions.

Obviously different.

First, the differences between Elizabeth and Jane Eyre in the pursuit of love and the status of men and women.

Pie stole Gino's child, and it was her foolish behavior that led to the child's death.

Death.

One child died young, but the other was awake. This man is Phil.

Pu. Philip began to think about this terrible consequence. he thinks

"It's his own fault, which is caused by the weakness known by his personality middleman.

Into ". So, what is his weakness? Foster didn't say it, but the reader was

It is obvious. Philip thinks highly of himself, but he is conformist and cynical.

And indecisive. His sobriety is the key to the integration of cultural conflicts. Especially in

After being completely forgiven by Gino, Philip felt "almost".

Amazing combination with him. So is his opinion of Miss Albert.

Changed, even fell in love with her from the bottom of my heart. He is both to himself and to himself.

Our own country reflected: "When we British are calm, we are not calm."

I only say this when I believe in happiness. Keno is not for his duplicity.

And feel ashamed, which is one of the reasons why I like him. "[4] In Foster's view,

People like Philip and Miss Albert can be completely transformed, as long as they

A qualitative leap can take place in the right environment. [2] After this spirit

After being baptized, Philip had to build the Don River, which represented a conservative and narrow text.

I was disgusted and decided to leave there. This prompted him to make a qualitative leap.

Italian culture. Italy and its unconstrained social value system and demand

Si Tong's sedate Edwardian lifestyle is in stark contrast to what she offers.

The social mechanism finally made Lilia, Caroline and Philip hinder them from the first few.

Free from the self-realization of Herrington's ideology and transcend their disorder.

Interpersonal barriers in the family system. [6] It is obvious that Foster put his hopes aside.

In Miss Abbott and Philip, they are the fusion of cultural conflicts and the promotion of culture.

A catalyst for chemical communication.

Foster's original intention in writing the novel "Where Angels Dare Not Set foot" is

Satire and criticize the conservatism and narrowness of British traditional culture, especially articles like this.

The representative of the British middle class, but the ending of the novel is not pessimistic, but

Full of hope. Mrs. Herrington and Harriet cannot be transformed, but they are alive.

Sincere Gino and Philip and Miss Abbott who can dissect herself are all finished.

It can be a force to solve cultural conflicts and promote the harmonious integration of different cultures.

This fully reflects Foster's different views on human beings as a novelist and thinker.

A deep desire for harmony between different cultures.

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(1) Elizabeth's pursuit of love is conservative and passive, simple and bold.

Actively pursue happiness

Elizabeth and Jane Eyre have similar views on love, both of which are contemptuous.

Regard marriage as not based on love, and reject marriage based only on money. she

The children refused the priest's proposal of marriage, even though it was for a poor woman with no money.

It's tempting for me. Mr Collins can be a guarantee for Elizabeth's future life.

Obstacles, but she thinks this life is boring. St John can also do Jane Eyre.

Life is carefree, but she knows she doesn't love him, this soulless marriage.

Jane Eyre can't accept it. Although the two heroines treat love and marriage

The views are similar, but they are quite different in the pursuit of happiness.

Although Elizabeth longs for a marriage based on love, she is ideologically

Accepted the conservative idea that men should show their love to women and propose marriage. She turned down Collins

Her proposal shows her longing for sincere feelings. But for those who pursue love,

The process is the same as the dance scene described in the article, where the lady is waiting for the invitation of the man.

Be friendly. Elizabeth was right about herself after she discovered all the advantages of Darcy.

In the constant criticism of vanity, we clearly see Elizabeth's caution.

Be cautious, dare to admit mistakes, dare to love and hate. Although she regretted rejecting Darcy very much.

But at this time, she did not explain to Darcy, but chose to wait passively.

His next confession. Of course, in the end, everyone is happy and everything will be fine.

But this process does have the risk of missing a good marriage.

Jane Eyre, as a governess from a relatively poor background, dares to break through biography.

Unity and class differences, their origins are very different from those of the upper class.

Love, paid more efforts than Elizabeth. She is based on her unique personality.

Charm conquered the lover. What she does is closely related to her life experience and love concept.

Separable. But when she got the inheritance unexpectedly, Rochester was disabled.

She still returned to her lover's side, when Jane Eyre took the initiative to seize it.

Your own happiness, this is love at any economic condition.

(2) From the position of men and women, Elizabeth strongly urges men to be kind to women.

Sexual respect, while Jane Eyre pursues complete equality between men and women and self-independence.

Elizabeth and Jane Eyre are different in status of men and women. Erie

Elizabeth's conditions are not outstanding. Although she is beautiful, she is not enough to attract everyone.

Eyes, when the hero and heroine meet for the first time, Darcy thinks her appearance is "unique"

It can only be said that it is passable, but it is not beautiful enough to impress me. "I don't want to invite Ellie."

Sally dances. Elizabeth doesn't have much property, but after all, she belongs to the landlord and squire class.

But also the posture of sinking fish and falling geese, which can make noble men fall for it. Everything will be fine.

Darcy's prejudice permeated with a mentality that his vanity was damaged from the beginning.

Therefore, her rebellious consciousness is a bit superficial and not deep enough, giving people a strong feeling.

"Relaxation" is in the fierce impact. But we should also see Elizabeth's life

There will be a crisis in the future, because without brothers, my father's property will be taken away by distant relatives.

The Collins brothers inherited it. So she is the one who can meet a rich man and marry him.

The best destination in life, so she often attends some dances in order to meet people with status and

A person of status. Darcy's arrogance and contempt for her family inspired her.

Her dislike of Darcy hurt her self-esteem. In the subsequent contact process,

Elizabeth has been teasing and mocking Darcy, so when Darcy first asked Irina Kaptelova.

When Bai proposed, she flatly refused. This is not so much revenge for Darcy's arrogance as it is.

Said it was Elizabeth's response to the pursuit of gender equality. This kind of woman, of course.

The germination of consciousness makes the relationship between hero and heroine closer and closer. Actually easy.

Elizabeth refused Darcy's proposal of marriage, which was very risky at that time. Because Eliza

Bai strongly urges men to respect women, which is probably Miss Darcy's family background.

Be an old maid all your life. Elizabethan

What's it like to refuse Darcy's proposal in a society where men are superior to women?

I am really brave.

On the other hand, Jane Eyre has neither beauty nor any property, only

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It's just a little woman who has no father or mother and is self-reliant. She accidentally strayed into the gentry.

Ladies, the ugly duckling in Swan Lake must always be in a tight state.

In the state of resistance, we must always carefully safeguard our only self-esteem and

Power, even after falling in love with its owner Rochester, dare not show it, fearing to become

The plaything of a noble lady. It is in this environment that she is strong and unyielding.

Personality, in those days, men looked down on women, and most women chose.

Passive therapy, and Jane Eyre can look at the world with the standard of "I".

She is a person with her own independent thoughts, unlike other women who follow blindly.

A man's mind. In addition, Jane Eyre is not a weak person in a patriarchal society, but a generation.

Represents a stronger image than men. When Rochester is disabled, Jane Eyre comes to him.

People around him said, "Can I help you? Sir, I am willing to serve you with my life.

Old. "This is actually the voice of all women who demanded equality and respect at that time.

Sound.

Second, the reasons for the differences between Elizabeth and Jane Eyre.

Elizabeth and Jane Eyre are so different in personality characteristics, and

The environment and personality of the two female writers are closely related.

Austin has always been recognized as a novelist who is good at creating images from the most important aspects.

Elizabeth, the protagonist, until Miss D 'Urberville, is a very minor foil,

Have their own unique characteristics. They have their own characteristics of the times. Elizabeth this woman.

Sexual image, her personal qualities in beauty and wisdom, and her rational concept,

As well as her happy ending, fully expressed the woman writer's own love and marriage.

And the ideal of life. The women she wrote were like most people in Britain at that time.

Women, even if vaguely feel the limitations of women, but they

Long-term education and inertia dependence on the existing quiet life also

So that they can continue to live according to this practice. Because of "insufficient dowry"

Can't find a good husband ",although they will feel helpless and dissatisfied,

But their response is to show their other advantages.

Marry a "decent gentleman", not fight for anything or anything.

Extreme means to change this unreasonable phenomenon. Although I realized that at that time, British society

Women's helplessness in the meeting, in the case of unable to change, Austin chose to compromise:

Since you can't fight, don't fight at all.

Compared with Elizabeth, Jane Eyre seems to be more popular with readers and critics.

It is believed that the respect for Gao can better represent the spirit of daring to resist and strive for freedom and equality.

The female image of. Some people think that Jane Eyre has made great efforts to find a way.

A new life. At the very least, she struggled, actively struggled, and dared to fight.

Take freedom and equal status as an example. Bronte lived among the British proletariat who fought for democracy.

In the era of the rise of the Charter Rights Movement, the slogan of fighting for women's freedom rights was put forward.

On the 9th, women's self-awareness was greatly awakened. They have understood that women are chasing.

Seek equal rights with men and think that men and women are equal. Because of his own experience, right?

It is more urgent to call for equality between men and women, so what Jane Eyre shows

Personality characteristics are more distinct than Elizabeth.

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