ABSTRACT

Madam Bovary and Jane Eyre are all classic novels in the Western literature. This essay mainly studies two different women images of male and female writers from the perspective of comparative literature. It clarifies the reasons of different women images which are created by male and female writers. Through this essay, people can see the dependence of Emma and the independence of Jane. Also, different women images are created due to different social backgrounds and different life experiences of different authors.

Key words: Women images; Madam Bovary; Jane Eyre

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABSTRACT

摘要

Chapter One INTRODUCTION-1

1.1 Objective and Significance of the Study-1

1.2 Structure of the Essay-2

Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW-3

2.1 Previous Studies of Madam Bovary-3

2.2 Previous Studies of Jane Eyre-5

Chapter Three COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MADAM BOVARY AND JANE EYRE-7

3.1 The Dependence of Emma-7

3.2 The Independence of Jane Eyre-9

Chapter Four DIFFERENT WOMEN IMAGES IN THE EYES OF MALE AND FEMALE WRITERS-12

4.1 Madam Bovary in the Eyes of Gustave Flaubert-12

4.2 Jane Eyre in the Eyes of Charlotte Brontë-13

Chapter Five CONCLUSION-15

Works Cited-17