Abstract: 

Jane Eyre, the heroine of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, is originally a self-willed and irritable orphan. After meeting different kinds of people and experiencing a lot of things, Jane Eyre gradually adjusts her thinking and behaviors. Jane Eyre has improved and perfected herself so much that she finally grows to be a mature and independent women.. Through the analysis of Jane Eyre’s arduous process from her self-will to her self-adjustment and finally to her self- improvement, this paper aims to probe into Jane Eyre’s psychological growth from inferiority to independence. The first part mainly analyzes Jane Eyre’s inferiority, reflected in her self-will, irritability and unsocial manners. The second part demonstrates her self-improvement, reflected in her progress in thinking, behaviors and schoolwork. The third part chiefly analyses Jane Eyre’s pursuit of self-respect. The last part stresses Jane Eyre’s fulfillment of independence.

Keywords: Jane Eyre; inferiority; independence; growth

摘要：

夏洛蒂.勃朗特《简.爱》的主人公简.爱原本是一个任性易怒的孤儿。在遇到不同的人并经历很多事情后，简.爱渐渐调整自己的思想和行为。简爱不断地提高并完善自己，最终她成长为成熟、独立的女性。本文拟通过分析简.爱从任性到自我调适、再到自我提升的艰难过程，来探究简.爱从自卑到独立的心理成长历程。第一部分主要分析简.爱的自卑，反映在其任性易怒以及不合群的表现上；第二部分展现她的自我提升，反映在其思想、行为和学业上的进步方面；第三部分主要剖析了简.爱对自尊的追求；第四部分重点论述了简.爱独立的实现。

关键词: 简.爱； 自卑； 独立； 成长

1. Introduction
Charlotte Bronte’s masterpiece Jane Eyre, published in 1847, is regarded as Charlotte’s autobiographic novel. Having the author’s own growth as the prototype, the novel gives out a strong smell of autobiography. Jane Eyre impresses readers all over the world very much because of its unique authenticity and infectivity. In fact, “Charlotte’s novels are all about lonely and neglected young woman with a strong eagerness for life and love.” (Wang Songlin, 2010, 249)  Jane Eyre is such a typical female character. In the novel, Jane Eyre is an orphan, who is brought up in Gateshead by Mr.Reed, her mother’s brother. After Mr.Reed’s death, Jane bears years of neglect and abuse. Gradually, she becomes so irritable and unsocial that she is psychologically inferior.