Fiche à imprimer : Jane Eyre : une héroïne indépendante (2nde)

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Jane is an orphan who is treated badly by her aunt.	Jane est une orpheline maltraitée par sa tante.
She becomes a governess at Thornfield Hall.	Elle devient gouvernante à Thornfield Hall.
Mr Rochester, whose house hides a secret, falls in love with her.	M. Rochester, dont la maison cache un secret, tombe amoureux d'elle.
She refuses to be treated as inferior.	Elle refuse d'être traitée comme une inférieure.
She speaks directly to the reader.	Elle s'adresse directement au lecteur.
She values her independence above everything.	Elle place son indépendance au-dessus de tout.

Publié en 1847 sous le pseudonyme masculin de Currer Bell, Jane Eyre de Charlotte Brontë raconte la vie d'une orpheline pauvre, maltraitée dans son enfance, qui devient gouvernante (a governess) chez le mystérieux Mr Rochester. Ils tombent amoureux, mais un terrible secret caché dans le grenier (the attic) les sépare. Jane, qui parle directement au lecteur (« Reader, I married him »), refuse de sacrifier sa dignité et son indépendance : elle se veut l'égale de Rochester, ce qui était audacieux pour l'époque. Pronoms relatifs : who (personne), which (chose), whose (dont, possession).

Mise en situation : le cours de littérature

Teacher : Why is Jane Eyre considered a modern heroine?

Pourquoi Jane Eyre est-elle considérée comme une héroïne moderne ?

Sophie : Because she's a woman who refuses to be treated as inferior, even though she's poor.

Parce que c'est une femme qui refuse d'être traitée comme une inférieure, même si elle est pauvre.

Teacher : Can you give an example?

Pouvez-vous donner un exemple ?

Ayaan : She tells Rochester that she has a soul and a heart, just like him. She considers herself his equal.

Elle dit à Rochester qu'elle a une âme et un cœur, exactement comme lui. Elle se considère comme son égale.

Sophie : And when she discovers his secret, she leaves him, although she loves him. She won't give up her principles.

Et quand elle découvre son secret, elle le quitte, bien qu'elle l'aime. Elle ne renonce pas à ses principes.

Teacher : Exactly. And the novel was written by a woman who first had to publish under a man's name.

Exactement. Et le roman a été écrit par une femme qui a d'abord dû publier sous un nom d'homme.

À retenir

an orphan, a governess, an attic, a secret, a heroine, a soul, a principle, independence, equality, a pseudonym.
who / which / whose (relatifs) ; is treated as ; even though / although ; She considers herself his equal ; won't give up ; had to publish under a man's name.

Exercice 1 : Jane Eyre : exercice 1 (QCM)

« une gouvernante »
1. a governor
2. a governess
3. a government
« le grenier »
1. the attic
2. the atlantic
3. the addict
« une orpheline qui est maltraitée »
1. an orphan which is treated badly
2. an orphan who is treated badly
3. an orphan whose is treated badly
« M. Rochester, dont la maison cache un secret »
1. Mr Rochester, who house hides a secret
2. Mr Rochester, which house hides a secret
3. Mr Rochester, whose house hides a secret
« bien qu'elle l'aime »
1. despite she loves him
2. although she love him
3. although she loves him
« Elle se considère comme son égale. »
1. She considers herself as his equality.
2. She considers her his equal.
3. She considers herself his equal.
« renoncer à ses principes »
1. to give in her principals
2. to give up of her principles
3. to give up her principles
« sous un nom d'homme »
1. under a mans name
2. under a man's name
3. on a man name of
« une âme »
1. a soil
2. a soul
3. a sole
L'autrice de Jane Eyre :
1. Emily Dickinson
2. Charlotte Brontë
3. Virginia Woolf

Exercice 2 : Jane Eyre : exercice 2 (à compléter)

She's a woman .......................... refuses to be treated as inferior.
even .......................... she's poor
She becomes a .......................... .
Rochester, .......................... house hides a secret, loves her.
She considers .......................... his equal.
She leaves him, .......................... she loves him.
She won't give .......................... her principles.
The novel was .......................... by a woman.
She had to publish under a man's .......................... .
a secret hidden in the ..........................

Exercice 3 : Jane Eyre : mise en situation

Pourquoi est-elle considérée comme moderne ?
1. Why is she considered modern?
2. Why she is considered modern?
3. Why is she consider modern?
C'est une femme qui refuse d'être traitée comme une inférieure.
1. She's a woman which refuses to be treated as inferior.
2. She's a woman who refuses to be treated as inferior.
3. She's a woman who refuse to be treated as inferior.
Pouvez-vous donner un exemple ?
1. Can you to give an example?
2. Can you give an example?
3. Can you give a example?
Elle a une âme et un cœur, comme lui.
1. She has a soul and a heart, just as he.
2. She has a sole and a heart, just like him.
3. She has a soul and a heart, just like him.
Elle le quitte, bien qu'elle l'aime.
1. She leaves him, although she loves him.
2. She leaves him, despite she loves him.
3. She lives him, although she loves him.
Elle ne renonce pas à ses principes.
1. She won't give her principles up of.
2. She won't give up her principles.
3. She won't give up his principles.
Le roman a été écrit par une femme.
1. The novel written by a woman was.
2. The novel was wrote by a woman.
3. The novel was written by a woman.
Elle a d'abord dû publier sous un nom d'homme.
1. She first must publish under a man's name.
2. She first had publish under a man name.
3. She first had to publish under a man's name.
Lecteur, je l'ai épousé.
1. Reader, I married with him.
2. Reader, I married him.
3. Reader, I marry him yesterday.
Elle place son indépendance au-dessus de tout.
1. She values her independence above everything.
2. She values his independence above everything.
3. She values her independence over all things of.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) a governess · 2. a) the attic · 3. b) an orphan who is treated badly · 4. c) Mr Rochester, whose house hides a secret · 5. c) although she loves him · 6. c) She considers herself his equal. · 7. c) to give up her principles · 8. b) under a man's name · 9. b) a soul · 10. b) Charlotte Brontë

Exercice 2

1. who · 2. though · 3. governess · 4. whose · 5. herself · 6. although · 7. up · 8. written · 9. name · 10. attic

Exercice 3

1. a) Why is she considered modern? · 2. b) She's a woman who refuses to be treated as inferior. · 3. b) Can you give an example? · 4. c) She has a soul and a heart, just like him. · 5. a) She leaves him, although she loves him. · 6. b) She won't give up her principles. · 7. c) The novel was written by a woman. · 8. c) She first had to publish under a man's name. · 9. b) Reader, I married him. · 10. a) She values her independence above everything.