摘要伯莎•梅森是世界著名小说《简·爱》中的一个小角色,由于其疯疯癫癫的角色特征,伯莎•梅森经常被读者忽视,有时甚至遭到读者的误解。本文采用文本细读和文本分析两种方法从人物形象、情节以及艺术风格三方面对《简·爱》中疯女人伯莎•梅森的重要性进行解读。本论文表明,伯莎•梅森在塑造女主人翁形象,推动故事情节的发展以及突显小说的艺术风格等方面都有着举足轻重的作用。本论文在一定程度上有助于消除读者对疯女人伯莎•梅森的误解,加深其对《简·爱》这部作品的理解。48549
毕业论文关键词: 伯莎•梅森;人物;情节;艺术风格
Abstract Bertha Mason, a lunatic woman, is a footy in Jane Eyre, and she is the one who is often ignored, or even misunderstood by most readers. By adopting the methods of closing-reading and text-analysis, the author of this thesis interprets the importance of Bertha Mason from the character, the plot and the artistic style. This paper points out Bertha’s function in shaping the heroine, promoting the development of plot and manifesting the artistic style of the novel. To some extent, the thesis can help eliminate reader’s misunderstanding of Bertha Mason, and make them have a better understanding of Jane Eyre.
Key words: Bertha Mason; character; plot; artistic style
An Analysis of the Importance of Madwoman Bertha in Jane Eyre
Contents
摘 要 i
Abstract ii
I. Introduction 1
II. An Analysis of Bertha Mason in View of Character Necessity 2
2.1 The Introduction of Jane Eyre 2
2.2 The Proper Emergences of Bertha Mason 2
2.3 The Analysis of Bertha’s Structural Funnction 4
III. An Analysis of Bertha Mason in View of Plot Necessity 5
3.1 The Correspondence Between the Child and Bertha Mason 5
3.2 The Substitute Function of Bertha Mason 6
3.3 The Resistance of Bertha Mason 8
IV. An Analysis of Bertha Mason in View of Artistic Style Necessity 9
4.1 Realism and Psychoanalysis Necessity of Bertha Mason 9
4.2 Balance and Harmony Necessity of Bertha Mason 11
4.3 Realism and Art Necessity of Bertha Mason 12
V. Conclusion 13
Bibliography 15
Acknowledgements 16I. Introduction
Jane Eyre is a realistic novel with a strong romantic color. It is widely acknowledged that Jane Eyre is popular not only in the United Kingdom, but also all around the world. It is one of the most important published works in the nineteenth century, and it is the masterpiece of British female novelist Charlotte Bronte. The whole novel has two prominent features: Jane Eyre’s spirit of resistance and her encouragement of pursuing happiness. The novel has an eternal theme: the value of human being is based on the dignity and love. The story successfully shapes a great female character by telling about her life. During the childhood, the heroine Jane Eyre became an orphan, and she experienced plenty of hardship; in the process of fighting against it, she learned to grown up, and finally, she became a great female and lived a happy life. ^源^自#751:文,论:文;网[www.751com.cn