At the beginning of her writing, Charlotte inherited the masculine voice, and tried to improve the tradition. So in Professor, she told her story in masculine voice, and in Jane Eyre in dual narration, then in Shirley cried out in polyphony.

• 夏洛蒂在创作之初，一方面接受男权话语传统，同时又不断修正这种传统，因此她的前三部作品，有的借用男性叙述者来讲述女人的故事，有的采用双重叙事策略发出了女性的双重声音，还有的借用复调小说的形式发出了女性在困境中谋求发展的呼声。