Abstract:  Jane Eyre, the heroine of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, is originally a self-willed and irritable orphan. After meeting different kinds of people and experiencing a lot of things, Jane Eyre gradually adjusts her thinking and behaviors. Jane Eyre has improved and perfected herself so much that she finally grows to be a mature and independent women.. Through the analysis of Jane Eyre’s arduous process from her self-will to her self-adjustment and finally to her self- improvement, this paper aims to probe into Jane Eyre’s psychological growth from inferiority to independence. The first part mainly analyzes Jane Eyre’s inferiority, reflected in her self-will, irritability and unsocial manners. The second part demonstrates her self-improvement, reflected in her progress in thinking, behaviors and schoolwork. The third part chiefly analyses Jane Eyre’s pursuit of self-respect. The last part stresses Jane Eyre’s fulfillment of independence.

Keywords: Jane Eyre; inferiority; independence; growth

CONTENTS

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction1

2. Jane Eyre’s Psychological Inferiority-2

   2.1 Jane Eyre’s Self-will and Irritability

2.2 Jane Eyre’s Unsocial Manners

3. Jane Eyre’s Self-improvement-3

3.1 Her Progress in Thinking

3.2 Her Progress in Behaviors

3.3 Her Progress in Schoolwork

4. Jane Eyre’s Self-respect-4

   4.1 Pursuit of Equality

   4.2 Pursuit of Freedom

5. Jane Eyre’s Fulfillment of Independence-5

5.1 Economic Independence

5.2 Emotional Independence

6. Conclusion6

Bibliography-7

 Acknowledgment-8