《简爱》英文读书报告

NovelreviewofJaneEyre1、Thenovel’sbasicsThetitleofthenovelisJaneEyre.CharlotteBronteisitswriter.Afterpublishedin1847,itarousesablowtoEnglishliterature.ItwasalsoamilestoneworksinEnglishliterature.Althoughithadcausedsomecritics,italsoreceivedpopularityamongthepublic.Thisbookissofamousthatithasbeentranslatedtomanylanguagesandpublishedeverywhere.2、ThewriterJaneEyrewasCharlotteBronte’srepresentativeworks.CharlotteBrontewasborninYorkshire,EnglandonApril21,1816.Charlotte’sfatherwasapoorpastorinherhometown,andhermotherwasahousewife.Shewasthethirdofthechildren.Hertwosisters,EmilyandAnne,werealsothefamousauthors.Sotheywerecalled“thethreesistersofBronte”onliteraturehistoryinEngland.WhenCharlottewasveryyoung,Charlotte’smotherdiedofcancer.Shelivedahardandunfortunatelifewhenshewasyoung,butsoonhersistersandsheweresenttoCowanBridge,aschoolwhichherhealthandphysicaldevelopmentwasaffectedbecauseoftheoutbreakoftuberculosis,Charlottewasbroughthome,andthenCharlottereadalotofbooksinherfather’sbook-roomandbeguntotrytowritesomethingcreativelyontheliterature.Whenshewasfifteenyearsold,sheleftherhometownandreturnedtoschoolforstudy.Andthenseveralyearslater,shebecameateacherattheschool.Thenshelefttheschoolandbecameaprivategoverness,andatthesametime,wrotesomeliteratures.3、ThesummaryJaneEyretoldusJaneEyre’sstory.Herunclehadpassedaway,soshewasraisedbyhercruelaunt,Mrs.Reed.AtLowood,JanemetHelenBurnswhowasagoodandnicegirlandsharedalotwithher.Theybecameeachother’sbestfriend.AmassivetyphusepidemicspreadsLowood,andHelendiedofit,Janewasverysadforit.AfteragroupofsympatheticgentlementookBrocklehurst’splace,JanespenteightmoreyearsatLowood,sixasastudentandtwoasateacher.ThenshebecameaprivateteacheratamanorcalledThornfield,which’semployerwasaimpassionedmannamedRochester,Janefoundherselffallinginlovewithhim.However,ontheweddingday,JanefoundthatRochesteralreadyhadawife,Bertha.Rochesterdidn’tdenythis,butheexplainedthatBerthahadbeenalreadymadandhewasnotloveher.However,JanestillleftThornfieldsadly.Withoutfoodandmoney,Janebecameabeggar.Atlast,threekindheartedpeopletookherin.TheirnameswereMary,DianaandSt.John,Janequicklybecamefriendswiththem.TheyhelpedJanetogetajob.Onedaynewssaidthatheruncle,JohnEyre,haddiedandleftheralargeproperty.Butshefoundthatherunclewasalsotheiruncle,soJanedecidedtoshareherpropertywithherthreecousins.St.JohndecidedtotraveltoIndia,heaskedJaneashiswifealthoughhedidn’tloveher.Sherefusedtomarryhercousinbecauseshealsodidnotlovehimatall.Finallyshefoundshecouldn’tforgetRochester.However,aftershewentbacktoThornfieldandfoundthatithadbecomeruinsbecauseithadbeenburnedtothegroundbyhismadwife.Rochestersavedtheservantsbutlosthiseyesightandoneofhishands.AtFerndean,RochesterandJanefinallygotmarried.Attheendofthestory,Rochesterregainedsightinoneeyeandwasabletobeholdtheirfirstsonathisbirth.Thentheylivedahappylifeforever.3、ThethemeTheofthemeofJaneEyreisthatthevalueoflifeisdignityandlove.Wemaybepoorpeople,thedisabledorsomeotherunluckypersonintheworld,butwemusthavedignityandlove.4、CharactersanalysisJaneEyre:Sheistheheroineofthisnovel.Whenthenovelbegins,Sheisaplain-featuredandreservedbuttalented,empathetic,hard-working,honest,wiseandpassionategirl.Sheisskilledatstudying,drawing,andteaching.Shelooksforfreedom,truelove,equityandindependence.Atnovel’sendshehasbecomeapowerful,richandindependentwoman,blissfullymarriedtothemansheloves.EdwardFairfaxRochester:Jane’slover;adark,passionate,broodingman,whoisatraditionalromantichero.Hepossessesastrongphysiqueandgreatwealth,buthisfaceisveryplainandhismoodspronetofrequentchange.Impetuousandsensual,hefallsmadlyinlovewithJane.HelenBurns:Jane’sbestfriendatLowood.AlthoughsheisunfairlypunishedbyMissScatcherdatLowood,Helenmaintainsherpoise,partiallythroughherlovingfriendshipwithMissTemple.Sheisatoleranceandpeacegirl,andshehasmanyimpressiveintellectualattainments.Shebelievesgodisequaltoeveryone,sosheisnotafraidofdeath.Butunluckilyshewasdiedbecauseofdisease.5、HowIfeelaboutthebookIthinkthisbookisverygood.ItmainlytalksabouttheloveofJaneEyre,andtellusmanyprinciples,suchasloveistwopeople’sspirit’scombine,butnotaboutappearance,money.Andittellsusthatwomanshouldbemoreindependentandthoughtfulanddoourbesttobeequaltoman.Itisavaluablebookforpeoplewhoaresearchatruelove,anditalsohopeseveryonecanlivewiththeirloverhappily.