clergyman. Just at this time, she hears mysteriously Mr. Rochester's call ing for 5)In the fifth period, she goes back to Thornfield and learns that the house had beer set on fire by Mr. Rochester's mad wife, and Mr. Rochester, in order to save her is seriously injured and blinded Jane finds him in the secluded country house, a iserable and lonely man. She readily stays, and the two are happily married and lead a contented life ever after Theme Three problems are treated in Jane eyre 1. The womans position in the society 2. The English country squire (3 4): The ill treatment of the unfortunate lower class by the rich and the privileged are clearly shown 3. The bourgeois system of education: Children are exposed to unbearably harsh cond itions and unreasonably rigid disciplines and are trained to be humble slaves only Another factor for the popularity of the novel lies in the fact that it is the first governess novel in the history of English literature. Instead of the rich, gentle, frail modest and virtuous beauties of the conventional heroine, she portraits a small, plain, poor governess who beings her life all alone, with no body caring for her and nothing attractive. What she has is an intense feeling, a ready sympathy and a strong sense of equality and independence. And she, in defiance of the soc ial convention, dares to love her master, declares it openly, and finally marries him when he is in the most wretched situation. Her very unconventionality marks her as an entirely new woman a Briefanalysis of“ Wuthering height” eme 1. One way of reading is to treat it as a romantic story, as a tale of love and revenge 2. From the social point of view, the story is a tragedy of social inequality 3. At some deeper level, however, the story is more than a mere copy of real life To many people it is an illustration of the working of the universe, a book about the cosmic harmony of the universe and the destruction and re-establishment of this harmony 6. Elizabeth gaskell Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, (1810-1865), English novelist, is known for her thorough research, compassion toward her subjects, and skillful narrative style. She was born Elizabeth Stevenson in London. Her first novel was Mary barton, a Tale of Manchester Life(pub. anony mously in 1848 ), an attack on the behavior of factory employers during the 1840s, a time of depression and hardship for the British working18 clergyman. Just at this time, she hears mysteriously Mr. Rochester’s calling for her. 5) In the fifth period, she goes back to Thornfield and learns that the house had been set on fire by Mr. Rochester’s mad wife, and Mr. Rochester, in order to save her, is seriously injured and blinded. Jane finds him in the secluded country house, a miserable and lonely man. She readily stays, and the two are happily married and lead a contented life ever after. Theme Three problems are treated in Jane Eyre 1. The woman’s position in the society, 2. The English country squire (乡绅): The ill treatment of the unfortunate lower class by the rich and the privileged are clearly shown. 3. The bourgeois system of education: Children are exposed to unbearably harsh conditions and unreasonably rigid disciplines and are trained to be humble slaves only. Another factor for the popularity of the novel lies in the fact that it is the first governess novel in the history of English literature. Instead of the rich, gentle, frail, modest and virtuous beauties of the conventional heroine, she portraits a small, plain, poor governess who beings her life all alone, with no body caring for her and nothing attractive. What she has is an intense feeling, a ready sympathy and a strong sense of equality and independence. And she, in defiance of the social convention, dares to love her master, declares it openly, and finally marries him when he is in the most wretched situation. Her very unconventionality marks her as an entirely new woman. A Brief Analysis of “Wuthering Height” Theme 1. One way of reading is to treat it as a romantic story, as a tale of love and revenge. 2. From the social point of view, the story is a tragedy of social inequality. 3. At some deeper level, however, the story is more than a mere copy of real life. To many people it is an illustration of the working of the universe, a book about the cosmic harmony of the universe and the destruction and re-establishment of this harmony. 6. Elizabeth Gaskell Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, (1810-1865), English novelist, is known for her thorough research, compassion toward her subjects, and skillful narrative style. She was born Elizabeth Stevenson in London. Her first novel was Mary Barton, a Tale of Manchester Life (pub. anonymously in 1848), an attack on the behavior of factory employers during the 1840s, a time of depression and hardship for the British working