Abstract: Elizabeth and Jane Eyre are respectively the heroines in Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre. This paper analyzes the similarities and differences of the two heroines from the aspects of life experience, family background, attitudes to love and marriage, and men and women’s social statues. By analyzing the two heroines---Elizabeth and Jane Eyre from female consciousness, this thesis finds that they have something in common. Both of them lived in the patrilineal society, while neither of them are the traditional “angel in the house” any longer. By the analysis of their respective characters, it can be clearly seen both of that Elizabeth Bennet and Jane Eyre are intelligent with protesting spirit and desire for equality and liberty. However, compared with Jane Eyre, Elizabeth Bennet still has some limitations from the perspective of female consciousness. In contrast, Jane Eyre is financially and spiritually independent in the relationship with her lover, and her resistant spirit is quite thorough, and her female consciousness is much stronger than Elizabeth. The comparison study in this paper indicates that Elizabeth Bennet and Jane Eyre are two heroines who are different in their personalities and attitudes towards love and marriage.
Key Words: Elizabeth; Jane Eyre; love and marriage; female consciousness；
摘要：伊丽莎白和简爱分别是《傲慢与偏见》和《简爱》的女主人公。本论文旨在从生活经历，家庭背景，对待婚姻观的态度，以及女性意识这几方面分析比较两位女主人公的异同点。从女性意识角度分析了两位女主人公的异同，相似点在于：她们都生活在父权社会，但是，她们都不是传统的“家庭妇女”，伊丽莎白和简爱都具有反抗精神，要求平等和自由。但是她们同时也有差异性，简爱的反抗精神更加彻底，女性意识更加强烈。本文的比较分析展现了伊丽莎白和简爱的个性差异及对待爱情和婚姻的不同态度。
关键字：伊丽莎白；简爱；爱情和婚姻；女性意识
