Feminine Rebellious Consciousness in Jane Eyre
from the Analysis of the Male Characters
Abstract：Jane Eyre is an autobiographical novel written by Charlotte Bronte. This essay will systematically focus on the three male roles’ life changing, which can also show the author’s feminine rebellious consciousness. The three male roles in this book come from the author’s life. This thesis will analyze the three male characters in Jane Eyre and their archetypes, by combining the author’s life experience and social background in the nineteenth century, to illustrate the feminine rebellious consciousness which is reflected through the male rolls’ fate changes.
Key words：male characters; life experience; fate changing; feminine rebellious consciousness
目录
Abstract iv
摘要 iv
Outline v
提纲 vi
1. Introduction 1
2. Mr. Brockleburst 2
2.1 Mr. Brockleburst in Jane Eyre 2
2.1.1 Cruel hypocrite 2
2.1.2 Fate changing 3
2.2 Mr. Brockleburst in life 3
2.2.1 Rev. Carus Wilson 4
2.2.2 Mr. Brockleburst and Rev. Carus Wilson 5
3. Mr. Rochester 5
3.1 Mr. Rochester in Jane Eyre 6
3.1.1 Rich control freak 6
3.1.2 Inability to control his own life 7
3.2 Mr. Rochester in life 8
3.2.1 Constantin Heger 8
3.2.2 Mr. Rochester and Constantin Heger 8
4. St. John 9
4.1 St. John in Jane Eyre 9
4.1.1 Handsome, cool and loyal cleric 9
4.1.2 Refusal from Jane 10
4.2 St. John in life 11
4.2.1 Henry Nussey 11
4.2.2 St. John and Henry Nussey 11
5. Conclusion 12
Works Cited 13
