Jane Eyre简爱 圣约翰概要1.pptxVIP

Jane Eyre;The first thing to explain about St. John Rivers is how to pronounce his first name, St. John. Its not Saint John, although of course thats what it means; its pronounced SIN-jun. Hes not actually a saint, either—its just a weird first name—although he does think that hes one of the elect.? ;High and Mighty;Iceberg, Dead Ahead!;a?foil?to?Edward?Rochester;Why Jane refuses to marry him;;“Now,?I?did?not?like?this,?reader,?St.?John?was?a?man;?but?I?began?to?feel?he?had?spoken?truth?of?himself,? when?he?said?he?was?hard?and?cold.?The?humanities? and?amenities?of?life?had?no?attraction?for?him...As?I? looked?at?his?lofty?forehead,?still?and?pale?as?a?white? stone…I?comprehended?all?at?once?that?he?would? hardly?make?a?good?husband.”(?VolumeⅢ,?Chapter?Ⅷ)?From?Janes?words,?we?can?see?John?was?not?an ?ideal?husband.??;?He?never?said?“I?love?you”?to?Jane,?nor?did?he? remember?to?shake?hands?with?her?when?living.?He? just?wanted?a?wife?he?can?“influence?efficiently”?and?“retain?absolutely”,?rather?someone?he?beloved.? What?s?more,?Rochester?gave?Jane?freedom?while? John?threatened?Jane?like?a?“shackle”?through?his? assertion?of?his?“masterhood”.?Optimistic?critics? point?to?Janes?description?of?St.?John?as?her? reminder?that?the?marriage?she?rejected?would?offer? her?much?more?stifling.? ;