【正文】 e of the thesis ................................................................................... 2 An overall structure of the thesis .............................................................................. 2 II. Literature Review ........................................................................................................... 3 A brief introduction on feminism.............................................................................. 3 Previous research of feminism at home and abroad ................................................. 3 Previous research of the equality between male and female .................................... 4 III. The Analysis about Jane Eyre’s Pursuit of Equality Between Male and Female ... 5 The pursuit of free occupation .................................................................................. 5 Jane Eyre?s pursuit of free occupation............................................................ 5 Enlightenment to modern female ................................................................... 6 The pursuit of free love............................................................................................. 7 Jane Eyre?s perception of equal love .............................................................. 7 Enlightenment to modern female ................................................................... 7 The pursuit of equal rights ........................................................................................ 8 Jane Eyre?s pursuit of equal rights in her different age stages. ...................... 8 Enlightenment to modern female ................................................................. 10 IV. Conclusion .................................................................................................................... 10 Major findings ........................................................................................................ 10 . Limitations ..............................................................................................................11 Acknowledgment ............................................................................................................... 12 Bibliography ....................................................................................................................... 13 廣西民族師范學(xué)院本科生畢業(yè)論文（設(shè)計(jì)） 1 I. Introduction This part opens with the background of this research. Moreover, the theoretical and practical significance of this research is presented next, and the overall structure of the thesis is presented at the end of this part. As an important member part of the social munity, female plays an integral role in the human?s live. Because of the different physical and psychological factors, female has been living as a carrier of man in the history. However, female has bee selfempowerment and independent in the current society. In a word, female has the same intelligence and courage as men. Compared with men, female?s pursuit of the advancement is getting higher and higher, which makes the equality between male and female bee one of the female?s social requirement. For hundred years, people have paid great attention to female?s position and their rights in the society. In 1960s, the feminist movement is popular for a time. Without a doubt, feminism has prevailed all over the world. And the concept of sexual equality has bee one of the hottest topics among researchers and scholars. This thesis is going to explore the equality between female and male in light of feminism. Research background Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Bronte (1816~1855) in 1847, has gained great popularity, and it became one of the most popular books during Victorians. It was Jane Eyre?s revolt, hating of giving in and the spirit of requiring equality that made this book distinguished from others.[1] The novel is about Jane Eyre?s life. Jane Eyre is a poor orphan, who lives with her wealthy aunt. However, her aunt and cousin are unkind to Jane, never failing to emphasize how she is below them, but Jane never gives in. When tensions escalate, Jane is sent to Lowood, a boarding school by the inhumane Mr Brocklehurst, she is soon branded a liar, but she never gives up. With the help of Miss Temple, she bees a teacher eight years later. When Miss Temple marry and move away, Jane decides to change careers, and then she e to the Thornfield Hall as governess. During this time, she falls in love with Mr 陳鄧玲 從女性主義角度淺析《簡(jiǎn)愛(ài)》中男女平等 2 Rochester. As she knows that Mr Rochester is married, she is not willing to sacrifice her morals or selfrespect to accept the status of mistress. Therefore, Jane flees Thornfied in the middle night. After wondering for a few days, Jane finds a safe haven, she is saved by St. John. John learns Jane?s true identity, so he insists they must be married and go to India together, but Jane refuses. At that time, Jane hears Rochester?s voice calling her in the wind, she immediately travels to Thonfield Hall, only to find it destroyed by a fire and abandoned. This also can not destroy the true love, when Jane finds Rochester, they get and live a happy life. A large number of researchers have researched on Jane Eyre for decades. From the standard search of CNKI, there are 107,000 descriptions about Jane Eyre. Many previous scholars? researches on Jane Eyre are mainly about women?s political rights and their roles, with the major purpose to cater to the women?s liberation movement. However, this research will pay more attention to eulogize the charm of female and the equality between male and female. The significance of the thesis Theoretically, this research has enriched the theoretical research of Jane Eyre. It gives a deeper analysis of this book from Jane Eyre?s work, it will fully explore the marriage and her aw