我言说故我在——论《简·爱》中的话语权

I say , therefore I am-On the discourse power in Jane Eyre

《简·爱》作为"女性主义狂热崇拜的文本",其同名主人公简·爱毫无疑问拥有自由言说的权利。男主人公罗切斯特作为推进故事情节和简·爱的性格发展的人物,也享有一定的话语权。而另一关键人物,神秘的疯女人伯莎·梅森是唯一重要却又被完全剥夺了话语权的人,从而成为一个"沉默的他者"。本文试图通过对《简·爱》中的话语权的探讨来揭示言说对确认人物身份和存在价值的意义。

As a text admired crazily by feminists,Jane Eyre, whose heroine Jane Eyre undoubtedly owns the right of saying . Besides, Mr. Rochester, the hero of this novel, also has the discourse power to some extent for his attribution to the development of Jane Eyre's character and the whole plot. However, the mysterious,mad woman, Bertha Mason ,who is the unique key person and plays an important role in the novel, is totally deprived of the right of saying and that caused her to be the Other of Silence.This essay, therefore, is dedicated to display the value of saying to the figures' identities and their existence through the discussion of the discourse power in Jane Eyre.