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s Sense of Religion Embodied in Jane Eyre,” Journal of Jiangxi Institute of Education, .[2]Jikun Sun, A Rebellious Woman (Shanghai: Shanghai Translation Publisher, 1988).[3]Weijin Fang, “Doubting about Jane Eyre’s Rebellious Character,” Foreign Literature, .[4] Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre (Xian: Shanxi People Press, 1882), p12.[5] Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre (Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching amp。s because of her characters,she has a great rebellious spirit for freedom and equality, she is pure, independent, kind and brave. she almost embrace all lofty characters, which are admired by modern women. These are great significance to her to live. We can no doubt to say that she is pioneers of feminism. Nowdays, women own some rights, they can work, they can be leader, they have right to say no to unequal from the world, but there are some country, some places, they still look down to women. Men and women are still not pletely equal in the society. Sometimes we have similar environment to Jane39。s experience of inequality relates to that of racism, homophobia, classism and the late 1980s and 1990s postmodern feminists argued that gender roles are socially constructed,and that it is impossible to generalize women39。 and against other forms of discrimination. During much of its history, most feminist movements and theories had leaders who were predominantly middleclass white women from Western Europe and North America. However, at least since Sojourner Truth39。 for protection from domestic violence, sexual harassment and rape。 for women39。the wave model, the struggle to achieve basic political rights during the period from the mid19th century until the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920 counts as “First Wave” feminism. Feminism wanted between the two world wars, to be “revived” in the late 1960’s and 1970’s as “Second Wave” feminism. In this second wave, feminists pushed beyond the early quest for political rights to fight for great equality across the board, for example, in education, the workplace and at home. More recent transformations of feminism have resulted in a “Third Wave”. Third Wave feminists often critique Second Wave feminism for its lack of attention to the differences among women due to race, ethnicity, class, nationality, religion, and emphasize “identity” as a site of gender struggle. Feminist theory emerged from these feminist is manifest in a variety of disciplines such as feminist geography, feminist history and feminist literary criticism. Feminism has altered predominant perspectives in a wide range of areas within Western society, ranging from culture to law. Feminist activists have campaigned for women39。 I said. ‘You are like a murdereryou are like a slavedriver you are like the Roman emperors!39。 neither does she want to sacrifice her dignity to promise with social customs and habits. To her, to be a lover is unbearable, so she decides to rebel against her marriage.A person who can fight against outer pressure may not defeat himself. If one can fight against himself and exceed himself, he is a real strongman. Jane Eyre is the very person. The marriage event shows her rebellion reaching a climax.Chapter III The Reasons of Jane’s Rebellion The Social BackgroundThe early years of the Victorian Age is a time of rapid economic development. England developed into a rich, advanced industrial country。 with my veins running fire, and my heart beating faster than I can court its thribs. Preconceived opinions foregone determinations, are all I have at this hour to stand by。 inviolate they shall be. It at my individual convenience I might break them, what would be their worth? They have a worthso I have always believed。 sanctioned by man. I will hold to principles received by me when I was sane, and not madas I am now. Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation。 hardhear teed. You are deceitful!”⑦ Jane directly exposes Mrs. Reed’s ugly face, which makes Mrs. Reed very angry. No matter what happens, Jane Eyre tastes something of vengeance for the first time at Gateshead. And readers get the first impression of the rebellious.At lowood charity school, Jane’s spirit of rebellion develops. In lowood, once she says to her best friend, Helen Buns,“ A great deal: you are good to those who are good to you. It is all I ever desire to be. If people were always kind and obedient to those who are cruel and unjust, the wicked people would have it all their own way: they would never feel afraid, and so they would never alter, but would grow worse and worse. When we are struck at without a reason, we should strike back again very hard。 but I cannot live so。 just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God39。⑤ Jane refuses to marry with Rochester and leaves him. Later when she meets her cousin and he wants to marry her,she refuse, because she realizes that she is still loves Rochester deeply. She understands she will have to forfeit her independence in the unions, and at last she marries Rochester only when she has attained the financial independence and selfrespect to maintain a marriage of equality.In the spirit, Jane thinks she is equal to others. She said to Rochester: ‘i am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh。 just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God39。s Home, she gets a legacy from her uncle. After obtaining the legacy of her uncle, she thinks her cousin also have the right for the property and then divides the property equally to her cousin. She conquers Rochester in inherent virtue, wins the respect of Hannah圣約翰, and es to be a favorite cousin in the family. Such is her charm! We can see how important of this charmequality!Jane Eyre’s view on equality and freedom can be performed through the economy, marriage, spirit. Equality between man and woman, particularly woman’s economic independence is the found