Abstract: Charlotte Bronte is one of the most remarkable women writers in the 19th-century English literature. Her representative work—Jane Eyre—has been enjoying enormous popularity since its publication. By analyzing the heroine—Jane Eyre from feminism, we can find the development of feminism. It can be clearly seen that Jane Eyre is rebellious and desires for equality and liberty, she is financially and spiritually independent of her lover, Mr. Rochester, and appears to be a new woman.In short, Jane Eyre reflects the social realities, women’s position and women’s female consciousness in the certain period its creator was in. The thesis presents the improvement of women’s position and women’s female consciousness with the passage of time.

Key words: feminism; equality; independence; Jane Eyre

摘要：夏洛蒂勃朗特是19世纪最著名的英国文学作家之一。她代表的作品《简爱》，自出版以来一直享有巨大的声望。通过分析从女主人公简爱的女性主义思想，我们可以发现女性主义的发展，从中可以清楚地看到，简爱对平等和自由的渴望，她在经济上和精神上都独立于她的爱人，罗切斯特先生，是一个新时代的女人。总之，《简爱》反映了当时的社会现实，体现了作者所处的那个时代的妇女地位和妇女的女性主义意识。

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关键词:女性主义；平等；独立；简爱