THE IMAGE OF AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN (IN THE EXAMPLE OF CHARLOTTE BRONTE'S JANE EYRE AND RASHOD NURI'S CHOLI KUSHI)

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This article embodies the image of a strong independent woman, reflected in works from two different cultures, namely Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Rashod Nuri Gultegin’s Cholikushi. Both works are examples of autobiographical work. It reflects the path that Jane Eyre and Ferede have taken throughout their lives, how they can continue their lives without falling through hardships and obstacles, that is, the lives of women who have been able to restrain their patience and perseverance. Life never stops, it never stops. Happiness can be achieved only by overcoming the difficulties of life. Every woman has her own place in society and worldview. It is no exaggeration to say that these two works reflect the same two views. That is, women are the beauty of the world. KEYWORDS: - Protagonist , contradicted society , masculine , feminine , “father-man”, “father-surrogate”, women. society through her writing. Her novels speak I NTRODUCTION volumes for the oppressed woman; thus establishing Charlotte Bronte as one of the first Jane Eyre (originally published as Jane Eyre: an modern women of her time. Charlotte Bronte Autobiography) is a novel by English writer was progressive in her beliefs. In her novel Jane Charlotte Bronte, published under the pen name Eyre, Charlotte Bronte created the character of “Currer Bell” in 1847, in London. Jane Eyre is a Jane of a slight woman, in all respects plain, Bildungsroman which follows the experiences of modest, morally strong and intelligent. Like the its heroine, including her growth to adulthood author, Jane’s isolation created her persona, and her love for Mr. Rochester, the brooding providing her with the necessary survival skills. master of Thornfield Hall. Jane does not need a man to make her feel In a time when women were considered little worthy; instead, she carries her self-worth in her more than social adornments and bearers of mind and determination. Through Jane, Bronte offspring, Charlotte Bronte bravely contradicted exhibits resentment toward a society that has CURRENT RESEARCH JOURNAL OF PHILOLOGICAL 91 SCIENCES ISSN – 2767-3758 https://masterjournals.com/index.php/crjps CURRENT RESEARCH JOURNAL OF PHILOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2(5): 91-95, May 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.37547/philological-crjps-02-05-20 ISSN 2767-3758 ©2021 Master Journals Accepted25th May, 2021 & Published 31th May, 2021 scorned her, while maintaining a detachment friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I toward humanity as a whole. will respect myself.” (Bronte 301). The novel can be seen as a journey of Jane Like Jane, Charlotte herself was determined to finding her true self. Jane fights convention by marry a man she respected. In fact, she refused resisting the male dominance, on her quest for several offers of marriage that would have identity and independence she remains true to afforded her a life of ease, simply because the herself by putting herself first and caring for her offers did not come from men she deemed her own wellbeing, even though she is longing for equal, or rather she felt them intellectually and love and kinship. It is a fact that woman authors morally deficient. She believed that a good during the time were not received as seriously as woman, like any decent man, could not live men; however, as Currer Bell, Charlotte had the without self-respect. freedom to create her characters the way she This quote shows an unconventional and radical wanted. Concealed by anonymity, she created feministic view of men and women during the heroines with genuine ideas and erudite views, Victorian, patriarchal, time of Bronte. It displays who, above all, respected themselves, and Jane’s longing for equality and independence. weren’t afraid to declare it. For Charlotte Bronte, The quote is also a way for the author to vent her it was the ideal emotional outlet. repressed longing for a less restricted life and According to the novel Jane Eyre, the image of her feministic view through her protagonist. women always stands behind the men with the Even though Rochester makes it clear to Jane social class variations among them. It clearly that he is older and more experienced, Jane still shows that women mostly doing a household job stands up to him and questions his right to rather than being a financial resources in a command her during their discussions. family. Even though Jane Eyre in an exception in Rochester, with his seniority of 20 years and his this topic, she is trying her best to make her own superior power, appears as a “father-man”. He financial by working as a governess which in that could be the projection of the author’s longing time, the occupation of governess itself could for her ideal man which was a “father-surrogate” raising Jane’s position in society. It can not be (Dooley 241). Jane’s unconscious could be denied that Jane still relies on men’s character. looking for a father surrogate to compensate her Charlotte Bronte urged women not to linger on fatherless chil