Antithetical Aesthetics——on the Aesthetic Mode in Jane Eyre

摘要

British famous authoress Charlotte Bronte,known for her masterpiece Jane Eyre,is liked by masses of readers.Its most unforgettable point is the classic image in the world literature gallery-Jane Eyre.It's the beauty that makes Jane unforgettable.Then where does the beauty lie and how does the authoress pass the signal of such beauty via the character-what aesthetic mode does the authoress employ? Why should such mode be? Through reading the text repeatedly,I think the novel Jane Eyre implies one unique aesthetic mode,namely the mode of"Antithetical Aesthetics",and creates the beauty image with the help of it.With such understanding,in this essay I attempt to explore Jane Eyre and its aesthetic value.