簡·愛(Jane Eyre) 簡·愛(Jane Eyre)

簡·愛》是部膾炙人口的作品、勿庸置疑的名著。英國十九世紀著名的女作家夏洛蒂·勃朗特的代表作，當時人們普遍認為《簡愛》是夏洛蒂·勃朗特“詩意的生平”的寫照，是一部具有自傳色彩的作品。作品被改版成電影，影片中簡愛的愛情表白成為眾多英語愛好者的背誦精品：

    "Do you think I can stay to become nothing to you? Do you think I am an automaton?--a machine without feelings? and can bear to have my morsel of bread snatched from my lips, and my drop of living water dashed from my cup? Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong!--I have as much soul as you,--and full as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh;--it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God's feet, equal,--as we are!"

    “你以為我會留下來，成為你覺得無足輕重的人嗎？你以為我是一架自動機器嗎？一架沒有感情的機器嗎？能讓我的一口面包從嘴里搶走，讓我的一滴活水從我杯子里潑掉嗎？你以為，因為我窮、低微、不美、矮小，我就沒有靈魂沒有心了嗎？你想錯了！——我的靈魂跟你的一樣，我的心也跟你的完全一樣。我現(xiàn)在跟你說話，并不是通過習俗、慣例，甚至不是通過凡人的肉體——而是我的精神在同你的精神說話，就像兩個都經(jīng)過了墳墓，我們站在上帝的面前，是平等的——因為我們是平等的！”

    這就是她——一個有尊嚴和尋求平等的簡·愛，這個看似柔弱而內(nèi)心極具剛強韌性的女子也因為這部作品而成為無數(shù)女性心中的典范。