Thesis
sentence: "This paper unfolds here from a different perspective concerning
women’s self-realization, esteem and choices to society or marriage. It helps
readers to realize the importance of independence and to be enough to fight for
their basic rights as human beings. Furthermore, the paper makes it clear that
women are equal as men no matter in personality, economy, or social status."
Background:
"It is impossible for a low-status woman to have a decent life or a good
marriage. The social structure determines the social position of a person.
Women are discriminated in the patriarch society. Also, in this period, the
female writers take the pens to speak for the oppressed women and Jane Eyre
comes to be the most influential novel."
This
background explanation is necessary. That's because it is easy to understand
the reason why this author wrote about feminism and why this author thought
relationship between Jane Eyre and feminism.
Supporting:
①"Jane’s rebellion against Mrs. Reed and John represent her
feminist consciousness in getting esteem from other people as a decent and
respectable person."
This
supporting sentence is necessary, because Jane wanted to be treated as other
children, so we can say Jane pursue equality. However, I did not think when
Jane rebel against Mrs. Reed and John, she is conscious of her feminism. That's
because the reason why Mrs. Reed and John bullied Jane was not Jane was a woman
but she is not Mrs. Reed's child.
②"Jane Eyre does not think that she is making a sacrifice. She
says: “I love the people I love is that to make a sacrifice? If so, then
certainly I delight in sacrifice” (Bronte, 2002, p.451). In most people’s eyes,
nobody would like to marry a man who loses his sight and most of his wealth.
But as to Jane, she is different. In her mind, pure love is the meeting of
hearts and minds of two people.
Jane
Eyre is unique in Victorian period. As a feminist woman, she represents the
insurgent women eager for esteem. Without esteem from other people, women like
Jane cannot get the real emancipation."
This
supporting part is important. That's because this part show Jane was unique in
Victorian period because of feminism.
Work
Cited
Gao
Haiyan, Reflection on Feminism in Jane Eyre (Finland: ACADEMY PUBLISHER,
2013)
2 comments:
That's funny that we picked same academic paper :)
I agree with the ideas.
And especially, ① convinced me a lot. I think it is true that the reason Reed family are mean to Jane is that she is a stranger to them.
And there is one more reason. They disliked her because Mr. Reed loved Jane so much even though she is not their real family. I think they are jealous of her.
I agree with this thesis.
At first,I think that it is impossible for women who are low statue to lead lives which are almost equal with men and marry people who are different from social class. However,Jane Eyre realizes marriage with Mr.Rochester,who is higher class than Jane, and shows readers the idea of feminism,so I think that women seem to be almost equal with men.
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