1。3 Research problem 5

2。 The research procedure and data collection 6

2。1 Literature research method 6

2。2 Questionnaire survey 6

2。2。1 Questionnaire sampling 6

2。2。2 Questionnaire design 6

3。 Female consciousness’ differences between Jane and female college students 7

3。1。 Different views on women pursuing beauty 7

3。1。1。 Jane’ s views on women pursuing beauty 7

3。1。2。 Female student’ s views on women pursuing beauty 8

3。2。 Different views on love and marriage 9

3。2。1 Jane’ s views on love and marriage 9

3。2。2 Female student’ s views on love and marriage 10

3。3 The summary 11

3。4 Implications for classical reading 13

3。4。1  Take social background into consideration while reading 13

3。4。2  self-reflection From~优E尔L论E文W网wWw.YoUeRw.com 加QQ7520.18766 after reading 14

4。 Conclusion 15

Reference 16

Appendix 17

1。 Introduction

1。1 Background Information

After the revolution of bourgeois of France, the western feminism rose in the 19 century。 The writers who advocated feminism called for equal rights between men and women。 Jane has become the first literary female character who is with strong rebellious spirit in the British literary history。 论文网

Jane Eyre is a novel written by English writer Charlotte Bronte based on her own experiences。 It was published on 16 October, 1847。 It had been endowed with strong feminist color since it was published。 The female consciousness in Jane Eyre challenged the authority of men in the Victoria era which advocated male supremacy。 In this novel, Charlotte Bronte creates a female image who is pure, good at thinking , dignified, has courage to pursue the equality and fight for her own rights and true love。 Jane Eyre has become the representative of women who has rebellious consciousness in the age of Victoria。 The author expresses the awakening of female consciousness and promotes the gender equality in marriage, love and economic。 It puts forward that women are supposed to strive for independence and dignity by self struggle, which reflects the budding feminism of that era。 

Charlotte Bronte’ s Jane Eyre has gradually achieved a great popularity among Chinese readers from its first introduction into China in 1917。 It is always fascinating to readers and academic scholars in China, for it not only possesses a literary and aesthetic charm of its own, but also has rich thematic meanings and implied moral teachings。Therefore, it is so well appreciated by Chinese readers that it is recommended by the Chinese national education department as one of the fundamental classical reading books。 There is no doubt that many college female students have read this work and been familiar to the leading character Jane。 There has been more than 100 years since Jane Eyre was published。However, under the totally different cultural and social background, how well can female college students understand Jane’ s female consciousness? 

   1。2 Literature review