meless whore then to a thief, at last experiencing a narrow escape from the gallows. Like Jane she met her family at last quite unexpectedly in an exotic place. Despite all the suffering they had born, the endings of the two novels were happy. They could marry their beloved ones and lead tranquil and rich lives. It seemed that a happy marriage and a rich life were the best endings an author could come up with for a woman at that time. However there was something deeper in both endings. The two women acquired independence at last. They no longer had to be attached to men. Instead the relationship of dependence turned upside down. In this sense both the two novels were revolutionary. Independence of the woman, maybe that was the essence of happy ending.The basic themes in the two novels were tragic both. However the authors resorted to different ways to create the tragic plots. Jane’s tragic life seemed to run smoothly. The author gave enough hints before anything unfortunate would incur. For instance on the night before her marriage with Mr. Rochester, she was haunted by nightmares, which served as a kind of premonition to what would follow in real life. Therefore the readers would not feel surprised when she couldn’t marry Mr. Rochester and the whole Thornfield was burned to the ground. However Moll’s life was full of ups and downs. They were sheer unexpected accidents. Whenever she seemed to be settling down and ready to live peacefully, something or someone would pop up from nowhere and pull her into the hell again. She was thrown from one random encounter to another. What’s more in order to enhance the tragic effect of the novel, the author created totally incredible accidents. For instance she feel in love with and married her own brother. Consequently as an incredulous reader, personally I preferred Jane Eyre. When I was reading the novel, I felt sorry for her terrible experience, in which the tragedies fit ...
