Comparing the Heroines of "Dream of Red Mansions" and "Jane Eyre" from a Cross-Cultural Perspective
Abstract
From the perspective of cross-cultural comparison, this paper compares and studies the images of Lin Daiyu in "Dream of Red Mansions" and Jane Eyre in "Jane Eyre". The study mainly analyzes the similar growth experiences and different personality traits formed by the cultural differences between China and the West: Lin Daiyu is talented, sensitive and thoughtful, self-expression is implicit and introverted. Although she pursues ideological emancipation and freedom of love, she has always been deeply bound by Confucian etiquette and patriarchal system in the cultural context; Jane Eyre lived in the background of the British Industrial Revolution, she was able to be rational and independent, courageous to fight, defend her self-dignity through straightforward expression and decisive action, and pursue the equality of the soul, reflecting the influence of the awakening of women's consciousness in the social context. The difference in image between the two is essentially the result of the difference between traditional Chinese and Western cultural values in literary works.
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