Charlotte Bronte's Concept Of Woman

Charlotte Bronte 's concept on woman is a part of her whole concept of the society. This paper systematically analyses her attitude toward woman. The connotation of idea is to encourage women to fight for their economic independence, to awaken their self-consciousness, to spread the idea of marriage on the basis of true love, personal equality, economic independence and individual freedom. By comparing the traditional concept on woman and Charlotte Bronte's contemporary ideas on woman, the paper points out the advances and limitations of Charlotte Bronte's ideas especially in her novel "Jane Eyre" in the full view of feminism. The paper concludes that Charlotte Bronte's personal experience and the Christian concept on woman and the open cultural background at the time of Victoria are the three main reasons that haVe influenced Charlotte Bronte's ideas.