This article analyses the symbiotic relationship between Lucy Snowe’s madness and isolation in Charlotte Brontë’s Villette (1853). I argue that madness enhances isolation, and isolation enhances madness, through an exploration of Lucy’s solitude. In the novel, Lucy endures enforced isolation as a treatment for madness, while she chooses other voluntary forms of isolation, such as the natural world, as a respite from social pressures. Through her relationships with Dr John and M. Paul, Lucy is observed by the male gaze, which is used to police her madness and impose gender conformity. By re-examining madness in line with approaches from Mad Studies as a unique identity rather than a classifiable mental illness, this article explores how thematic overlaps between Lucy’s isolation and the current crisis can be realised through the text.

本文分析了露西·斯诺（Lucy Snowe）的疯狂与夏洛特·勃朗特（CharlotteBrontë）的《维莱特（Villette）》中的孤独之间的共生关系。（1853）。我认为通过探索露西的孤独，疯狂可以增强孤独感，而孤独则可以增强疯狂感。在小说中，露西忍受强迫隔离作为对疯狂的治疗，而她选择其他自愿隔离形式，例如自然世界，以缓解社会压力。通过与约翰博士和保罗先生的关系，露西被男性的目光所观察到，男性的目光被用来监视她的疯狂并强加性别一致性。通过按照疯狂研究的方法将疯狂作为一种独特的身份而非一种可分类的精神疾病重新审视，本文探讨了如何通过本书来实现露西的孤立与当前危机之间的主题重叠。