| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第4-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第10-13页 |
| Chapter Two A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF JANE EYRE, ITS AUTHOR AND PREVIOUS RESEARCH | 第13-24页 |
| ·A Quick Summary of Jane Eyre | 第13-17页 |
| ·Charlotte Bronte the Author | 第17-20页 |
| ·Bronte’s social economic background | 第17页 |
| ·Bronte’s family background | 第17-18页 |
| ·Bronte’s educational background | 第18-19页 |
| ·Bronte’s religious background | 第19-20页 |
| ·Previous Research on Jane Eyre | 第20-24页 |
| ·Characters in Jane Eyre | 第20-21页 |
| ·Postcolonial approach to Jane Eyre | 第21-22页 |
| ·Supernatural approach to Jane Eyre | 第22页 |
| ·Feminist critique on Jane Eyre | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Three AN INTRODUCTION TO CONCEPTUAL METAPHOR THEORY | 第24-35页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第24-31页 |
| ·Orientational metaphors | 第27-28页 |
| ·Ontological metaphors | 第28-30页 |
| ·Structural metaphors | 第30-31页 |
| ·Review of Previous Research on Conceptual Metaphor in Literature | 第31-35页 |
| Chapter Four APPLICATION OF CONCEPTUAL METAPHOR THEORY TO THE STUDY OF JANE EYRE | 第35-54页 |
| ·Introduction | 第35-36页 |
| ·LIFE IS A JOURNEY Conceptual Metaphor | 第36-40页 |
| ·GOD IS NATURE Conceptual Metaphor | 第40-49页 |
| ·The moon as conceptual metaphor in Jane Eyre | 第41-42页 |
| ·Sea as conceptual metaphor in Jane Eyre | 第42-44页 |
| ·Weather as conceptual metaphor in Jane Eyre | 第44-46页 |
| ·Bird as conceptual metaphor in Jane Eyre | 第46-48页 |
| ·Body as metaphor in Jane Eyre | 第48-49页 |
| ·LIFE IS A STORY Conceptual Metaphor | 第49-53页 |
| ·Summary | 第53-54页 |
| Chapter Five REINTERPRETATION OF JANE EYRE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF CONCEPTUAL METAPHOR | 第54-66页 |
| ·Introduction | 第54-55页 |
| ·Connections between Conceptual Metaphors and the Holy Bible | 第55-57页 |
| ·Jane Eye as a Bible rewritten | 第57-65页 |
| ·The trilogy of the novel and its religious notes | 第57-63页 |
| ·Implication of coincidences | 第63-65页 |
| ·Summary | 第65-66页 |
| Chapter Six CONCLUSION | 第66-70页 |
| ·Summary | 第66-67页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第67-68页 |
| ·Limitations of the Paper and Suggestions for Future Study | 第68-70页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第70-72页 |
