PrideandPrejudiceVSJaneEyrePPT課件

1、Pride and PrejudiceWriter: Jane Austin（1775-1817）Heroine: Elizabeth Bennet Jane EyreWriter: Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855)Heroine: Jane Eyre第1頁/共12頁Similarities They are not endowed with dazzling beauty.They possess the unique charm brought by knowledge they obtain from books.They require the equal ri

2、ght in pursuit of love and never meekly surrender themselves to oppression or maltreatment.They also claim that people should accept their true features. 第2頁/共12頁 The differences of characters Elizabeth is more likely to be a lady who keeps sense and sensibility in a balance .Janes declaration to Mr

3、. Rochester of her equality with him is really a declaration of the women of middle class and all classes. Such an independent and equal attitude was an astonishment and wonder to people of the day, but it is the first manifestation of the awakening of the exploited and maltreated women. Jane, small

4、 and weak as she is , becomes an amazon (tall and strong woman) fighting for the emancipation of women.第3頁/共12頁AnalysisAt that time, women were oppressed by the men in society, had no equal right and could not be independent in finance. It was stipulated by law that, in Britain, if a woman had broth

5、ers, she would be deprived from right of succession; if she inherited, once married, all her properties would be turned over to her husband and she had no access to these properties. The financial dependence on men leaded to the reliance in ideology on men and the lower position in love and marriage

6、. Where there is oppression, there is revolt. Austin and Bronte conveyed their unsatisfaction by the novels. Then, they created Elizabeth and Jane with sharp characteristics.第4頁/共12頁 Born in priests families, Austin and Bronte were alone. Passion seems strange to Austin and she even refused casual a

7、cquaintance with her sisters, let alone having a connection with the society; Bronte lived in burden and she had no wide sight, the miserable life forced her to be accompanied by loneliness. They both spent most of their time and energy on reading books and this is why their characters in their nove

8、ls are knowledgeable and sensible.第5頁/共12頁It is said that Austin family is relatively richer than Brontes. Austin is considered more a pretty girl of humble birth, but Bronte is a woman suffering more. In this way, Elizabeth created by Austin express emotions less directly than Jane. Indeed, Elizabe

9、th still shares some characteristics of the ladies of that time.第6頁/共12頁Jane Austin and Charlotte Bronte do create great works for us and help us to make a thorough understanding of the period of the time they lived, as well as the history of feminism. From the novel Pride and Prejudice to Jane Eyre

10、, the awareness of feminism has got great progress. Since just from the comparison of the heroines, we can learn much, we may find deeper hidden meanings in the two famous works.第7頁/共12頁第8頁/共12頁Elizabeth rejects flatly the two proposals from her brother and Darcy at the risk of being single all her

11、life and laughed at by the people around her. There seems a conviction deeply rooted in her heart that her marriage should make her happy rather than bring a big fortune or profit.第9頁/共12頁As for Jane, a classic dialogue comes, “Do you think I can watch another woman become your bride? Do you think,

12、because Im small and poor and plain, that I have no soul or heart? Well, you are absolutely wrong! I have as much soul and heart as you! It is my spirit that speaks to your spirit! We are equal in the sight of God!” Just imagine the expressions and tones when she speaks, and youll have a strong feeling of her character, really, a strong character.第10頁/共12頁The talks in Darcys aunts home end up with Elizabeths humor and his aunts astonishment and discrimination. Elizabeth and her sisters are never received formal education or family tutoration