v1.0可编辑可修改1RochesterinJaneEyreAbstract:JaneEyre,writtenbyCharlotteBronte,oneofthegreatestrealisticwritersin19thcentury,isregardedasCharlotteBronte’smasterpiece.Forgenerations,readersareimpressedbyJaneEyre,theheroineinthenovel,forherstrong,rebellious,brave,wisecharacterandtothecontrary,Mr.Rochesterseemstoberathernotappealing.However,furtherreadingrevealsthatMr.Rochesterisalsoattachedacolorfullifeexperienceandcomplexcharacteristics.ThispaperfocusesontheMr.Rochester’scharacterandpsychologicaldevelopment.Keywords:JaneEyre;Rochester;loveandmarriage;godoffire;inferiorityfeeling.Introduction:JaneEyreisCharlotteBronte’sbest-receivednovel,bothforthecharactersandforthefeminismitrevealed.Whatismore,thenovelisaddedwiththepersonallifeexperienceofthewriter,whichmakesitselfmorevividandtouching.CharlotteBronteisawellacknowledgedasafemalerealisticnovelistin19thcentury.Shewasborninapoorcountryfamilyin1816andin1824,withhersisters-Maria,ElizabethandEmily,shewassenttoacharityschool,wheretwoofhersistersdiedoftuberculosis,thesamediseaseinJaneEyreHelenburnsdiedof.Afterbeinggovernessformanyyearsandbeingdespisedformanyyears,shefinallygaveupthiskindoflifeandfoundaplacetostudyFrenchwhereshefellinlovewithamarriedman-Mr.HegarinJaneEyresheendowedtheidealheroMr.RochesterwiththeaffectionforMr.Hegartomemorizeherfruitlesslove.Analysis:I.HisattitudetowardsloveandmarriageThe19thcenturywasatimewheremalesuperioritywasprevailing.Thelawsaidthatwhenawomanmarriedaman,herpropertywouldbethepropertyofherhusband.Inthenovel,therulewaswelldemonstratedbythemarriageofRochesterandBertha.Rochesterwasthesecondsoninfamily,whichmeanthehadnorighttoinheritthev1.0可编辑可修改2property.Havingnochoice,hisfatherandolderbrotherarrangedforamarriagewithawifeofagreatdealofdowrytohim.Hekepthisstatusandwealth,whileatthesametimehereceivedanunhappymarriage.Butitwasfarmoreanunhappymarriage,asBerthacamefroma“madfamily,idiotsandmaniacsthroughthreegenerations”.Whendiscoveredthefact,itwastoolatetosomethingtopullhimselfoutfromthefuss.SinceBerthawasmad,divorcewasimpossible.Beingdeeplyhearted,hekepthiscrazywifeinanatticoftheThornfieldHallandbeganhisjourneylookingforanewwife.BywhathedonetoBertha,thewriterreflectedthemale-dominatedsociety,wheremaleweresuperiorandfemaleweresubordinate.Rochesterwasbothanoppressorandavictim.Duringhisjourney,heindulgedhimselfinprofligatelife,ashestates“Ihavetherighttogetapleasureoutoflife:andIwillgetit,costwhatitmay”.OncehewasaddictedtoaFrenchoperasingerwhointurnbetrayedhimandlefthimanoffspringwhosefatherisunclear.Hefeltdisappointedtowardsthiskindofwomen,whohadnothingbutabeautifulhead.Then,Janeappeared,anduntilthen,hemadeitoutthatitwasapureandbeautifulsoulthatcounted,ratherthanaprettyfacewithanemptybrain.Jane,withapoorbackgroundandaplainface,wasnotattractiveforRochesteratfirst,comparedwithotherwomeninhislife.Butitwasexactlytherebelliousthoughtsandstrongwillcomingfromthefertilemindthatdeeplydrewhisattentionwhichsincethen,wasneverawayfromthegirl.HewantedtotalktoJane,nearlyabouteverythingandwantedtolistentoherwords.Althoughsometimestheywouldargueonsomething,theyhadmuchincommonintheircharacters.AsTerrystates,“RochesterwouldnotofcoursefindJaneattractive,ifsheweremerelydull,butneitherwouldheloveherif,likeBlancheIngram,shewereconsciouslyaftermoney.”Despitethedifferencefromstatusandproperty,hewasstronglyfascinat...
