Why is Jane Eyre a successful novel? Give a brief analysis of the theme and charaterization of the novel.
【正确答案】：A. Jane Eyre is one of the most popular and important novels of the Victorian age. It is noted for its sharp criticism of the existing society, e. g. the religious hypocisy of charity instiutions such as Lowood School, the social discrimination Jane experiences first as a dependant at her aunt's house and later as a governess at Thornfield, and the false social convention as concerning love and marriage. At the same time, it is an intense moral fable Jane, like Mr. Rochester, has to undergo a series of physical and moral tests to grow up and achieve her final happiness.
B. The success of the novel is also due to its introduction to the English novel the first governess heroine. Jane Eyre, an orphan child with a fiery spirit and a longing to love and be loved, a poor, plain, little governess who dares to love her master, a man superior to her in many ways, and even is brave enough to declare to the man her love for him, cuts a completely new woman image.
