简·爱和苔丝都是下层人民的代表 ,勤劳、纯朴、善良、富有自我牺牲精神 ,她们经历坎坷 ,饱受苦难 ,象一对孪生姐妹。但是 ,简·爱是一位新型的现代女性 ,有思想 ,有觉悟 ,追求个性解放 ,苔丝仍然是传统型的乡村妇女 ,她要求的仅仅是最基本的生活保障 ,缺乏人格独立精神 ,在不合理的资本主义制度下 ,成为社会的牺牲品 Both Jane Eyre and Tess are representatives of the lower classes. They are industrious, simple, kind, and self-sacrificing. They experience ups and downs, suffering like twins and sisters. However, Jane Eyre is a new type of modern woman, thinking, enlightening, and pursuing the liberation of her personality. Tess is still a traditional rural woman. What she demands is only the most basic living guarantee and her lack of personal independence. Under the unreasonable capitalist system, it has become the victim of society