Abstract PrideandprejudiceisAustin’sgreatwork。Throughthediscussionofthedifferentmarriagesandlove,thewriterdemonstratesherconceptaboutloveandmarriage:loveandmarriageiscloselyassociatedwithpropertyandsociety,however,loveandmarriagecannotonlybedecidedbythepropertyandsocialstatus。Anidealmarriageshouldbebasedonmutualaffectionandrespect。Sherejectsthemarriagebasedonwealthandstressestheelementofemotioninamarriage。 KeyWords Love;marriage;property;socialstatus 摘要 《傲慢与偏见》是奥斯汀的伟大著作,小说中的四段婚姻基本完全概括了当时社会中爱情和婚姻的状况。小说通过对四种不同婚姻和爱情的描写,解析和探讨,充分体现了作者的爱情和婚姻观。这篇论文就是通过对这四段婚姻的详细的分析,来探讨《傲慢与偏见》中的爱情观和婚姻观。那就是:恋爱婚姻与财产和社会地位相互关联,但恋爱婚姻不能仅取决于财产和社会地位,正确的婚姻应当建立在相互爱慕、相互尊重的基础上。她既反对为钱而结婚,也反对轻率结婚,强调婚姻中感情因素的重要性。 关键词 爱情;婚姻;金钱;社会地位 Introduction Prideandprejudicethebookaboutcommonplacethingsandordinarypeople,isoneofJaneAusten’sfamousbook,beingtherepresentativeofrealisticliterature。Itportrays,withspecialsensitivecharacteristicoffemalewriters,thelifeandideasofmiddleclasswholiveincountryside。Thisnovelmakesananalysisofhumannatureandthenstickupreaderstothinkoversocialrelations。 Thisnoveltakesyoungpeople’smarriageasthethreadanditcoverstheinheritanceoffortune,women’ssocialstatus,ethicsandcustoms。BeingthemasterpieceofJaneAusten,itcomestotheextensivefavorofliteraryloversandexpertsatthesametime。 Thispapermakesananalysisoffourmarriagesinprideandprejudiceanddiscussesthedeepoutlookfortheirloveandmarriageinthelightofsocialbackgroundatthetime。 I。TheBackgroundofAustinandHerPrideandPrejudice A。TheBackgroundofAustin However,hermarriageislikeablankpaperinher42yearsreallifetime。Goingthroughthefinesttime,buteventuallywithoutmeetingacomfortablepartner,shegivesupherlove。Goingthroughthesweetandbitterfeelingwhichhelpshertowritethegreatworkprideandprejudice。 B。TheBackgroundofPrideandPrejudice Inthisgreatbook,theauthoramplydemonstratesherpointaboutloveandmarriage。Therefore,inordertoanalyzethesepointsofviews,weshouldfirstlystartfromhergreatwork。 Atthattime,accordingtothesocialconditionsinBritain,agoodmarriageforayoungwomanwascritical。ThisphenomenonwascloselyassociatedwiththeBritishsocietyandthestatusofwomeninthesociety。Inthe19thcentury,womenwerenotwellrespectedcomparedwiththeonesinthepresentsociety。Therewasnoequalitybetweenwomanandman。Womenwereconsideredtobeinferiortomenintermsofintelligenceandcapacity。Thecentrallifeofwomenwasforcedtobestayingathome,theirrolesweretodealwiththefamilyaffairs,suchastakingcareofthechildrenandservingforthehusband。。(ZhuHong,P34,1995) Peoplenaturallythoughtthatwomenshouldbesubmissivetotheirhusbands。Thevirtuesofwomenwerepatientanddeferent。Theymustrecognizetheirinherentinferioritytomen,sotheymustrestricttheirabilitieswithoutconditions。Althoughthestatusofwomenwasslow,fewofthemexpresseddissatisfactionabouttheirowndestiny。Atthattime,manymiddleclassyoungwomenhadthreesolutions:gettingmarried;stayingathomeasoldmaidsorworkingasthefamilyfemaleteachers。Theincomeoffamilyfemaleteacherwasverylow,andthestatuswaslowaswell。Itwasverydifficultforthemtochangeorswapoutofthisstatus,noonewouldliketobeamaidforever,therefore,intermsofyoungwomen,especiallythosewhodonthaveenoughproperties,togetmarriedwastheonlywayforthemtogainrespect,stabilityandsocialstatus。 Austinfullycritiquedsomebadphenomenoninherworkprideandprejudice,takingsomeperfectpointsaboutmarriageandlovetodemonstrateherownviewonloveandmarriage。 II。TheFourMarriagesandtheRevealedConceptofLoveandMarriageinPrideandPrejudice A。TheConceptaboutLoveandMarriageintheSociety Thestoriesshowtheordinarylives,feelingsoftheordinarypeople。Theywerelinkedupinaharmoniousorderundertheauthorsmeticulousconcepts。Theworkmainlydescribesfourmarriages。Twoarethemainandassistedbytheothertwoassistantmarriages。 DarcyandElizabeth’sloveandmarriageisthemainthemeofthiswork。Afterundergoingmanysetbacks,Darcy’sarroganceandElizabeth’sprejudiceeventuallyeliminates,theloversfinallygetmarried。ThemarriageofElizabeth’ssisterJaneandDarcy’sfriendBingleyisanotherclue。Theydeeplyloveeachother,buttheyaremultiblocked,aftertheirdeparture,JanemissesBingleyverymuch。Thetwomarriagesreflectstheanotherpointofviewinpositivewaythatmarriageshouldbebasedontruelove,whichistheidealmarryintheauthor’sopinion。Thestoriesseemtobetheordinarylives,feelingsandpersonslinkedupinaharmoniousorderundertheothersmeticulousconcepts。However,themarriagebetweenCharlotteandCollinsisanegativeexamplewiththemarriagebetweenLydiaandWickham,whichhelptomaketheplotsmoretortuousandricher。。(ZhuHong,P12,1985) B。FourMarriagesinPrideandPrejudice 1。CollinsandCharlotte’sMarriage Inprideandprejudice,thefirstpartisthemarriageofCharlotteandCollins,theirmarriageisluckyandnatural。Theygetmarriedwithoutanyexpectation。CharlotteisWilliamLucas’sdaughter,whoistheneighborofLizzyBennett。Shewasbornofhumbleparentageandverymediocreineveryaspect。Soshehasnotgotmarriedevenuntilsheis26yearsold。Shemaybeatypicalquestionablegirl。However,thereare5daughtersintheBennetts,thefivedaughtersaregraduallygrowinguptotheageformarriage。Sobothofthetwofamiliesrivalmutually,especiallyintheeyesofthevulgarwomen,suchrivalrywasparticularlytedious。Bennett’swifewasespeciallytypical;shedoesnotgivebirthtoaboybutfivegirls。Thefamily’spropertycouldntbegiventoadaughteraccordingtothecustomatthattime,andthefamilywithoutasoncangrantthewealthtothenephew。Thus,oneofBennettnephewCollinscaninheritthefamilywealth。Therefore,Mrs。Bennetthasgreatexpectationsonhernephew。Thoughthefamilyisnotveryrich,heisthefinalownerofBonnetfamilyswealth。Withthis,Mrs。Bennettfeltatease,andthenshehasgreathopeonCollinsandlikeshim。CatherineCollins,withthehelpofoneofhisrelatives,becomesapriest。Andthenhegoestothehomeofhisuncle,wantingtobehomecomplementofBennett。Becausehehasheardalotaboutthearrangementofthefivegoldenflowersofhisunclesfamily,heiscomingtotryhisluckhere。Inhismind,ifhecouldbeonesoninlowofhisuncle’s,thenhecouldgetthepropertyofthefamily。Hestaysathomeforalongtimetorepayhisunclesheritageandgetssympathybythefamily。InformedthattheeldestdaughterJanehasaboyfriend,heaimsattheseconddaughterElizabethBennettinspiteforhisaunt’sinterestingsake,Elizabethhasbeentiredofhim。Eventually,sherefuseshimwithsharptongue。ButCollinsquicklyfindscomfortfromCharlottewhodesirestogetlovefromamaleandbelievesmarriageistheelegantwayforagirlwithsomeeducation,andthentheygetmarriedasquicklyasthelightning。Amediocrelove,adullmarriagehasbeenestablishedeffortlessly。Suchmarriagewithoutloveistoopractical,soitisakindofsuperficialmarriagewithouthappiness。 2。LydiaandWickham’sMarriage ThesecondmarriageisbetweenBennett’sthirddaughterLydiaandWickham,thesonofthehousekeeper。Originallyheiswelltreatedbythefamilyandthefriends。However,hecomesdownintheworldbecauseofhismisbehavior。Hegetsintodebt。So,hewantstogetmoneyandbecomerichandchangehissocialstatusthroughmarriage,marriageisalsoawaytoapproachthetalents,heisamanwithoutanyresponsibility。Hedoesnothingexceptassailingawomanwithobscenities。Inhisopinion,loveisonlyrecreation。Forhispurpose,heenticesLydiaandgetsherloveeasily,becausesheisyoung,innocentandvainglorious,andlovestogoeaseandhatestoworkhard,andisspoiltbyhermother。Gettingloveandpraiseofaboyisherdream。SowhenWickhamwantstoreachhisaimgettingwealthbyloveandexaltsherbeautyhypocritically,sheforgetswhosheisandfeelssheisthemostbeautifulandhappiestgirlintheworld。Theirlovedoesnotgetthepermissionfromtheparents,andthentheyelope。WhenElizabethhearsthenews,shebelievesthattheirloveisfalse,WickhamwouldnotmarryLydia,becausesheisnocharmingandhasnothingtoattracthim,Hedoesnotloveherbutthewealthofherfamily。ThemarriageisadmittedontheconditionofDarcyshelp。TheirmarriageisconsideredtobeascandalinBennettamp;rsquo;sfamily。ButMrs。Bennetisnotdisgracefultothismarriage。WhenCollinsgetsthenews,ofcourse,heisveryangryandreactstothemarriagetorevengehisearlyfailureofproposaltoher。Thismarriageisonewithoutlove。Theydon’ttherealmeaningofmarriage,theyonlywanttosatisfytheiraspiration。Sowecansaythisisakindofimpromptuloveandmarriagewithouttrueloveandresponsibility。Suchcoupleonlyseekhavinghadtheexperiencebutnoteverlastingandunchanging。Ofcourse,suchkindofmarriageisdoomedtobeatragedy。 3。JaneandMr。Bingley’sMarriage ThethirdmarriageisoftheeldestdaughterJaneandMr。Bingley。BingleyisafriendofDarcy。Bingley’ssisterlovesDarcyverymuch。ShewantsBingleytogetmarriedwithDarcy’ssisterGeorgiana,becauseshewantstogetlovefromDarcybythisway,whichalsoreflectstheselfishnessthesister。ThemarriageoftheablemanBingleyandthebeautifulgirlJaneisidealinmostpeople’seyes。Ofcourse,thecouplemeetsmanysetbacks,suchasthemisunderstandingofDarcyandBingleysselfishsister。Atlast,theloversgetmarriedasthemisunderstandingbetweenElizabethandDarcyhasbeensolved。 4。DarcyandElizabeth’sMarriage。 Thefourthmarriageisthemainthemeoftheworks。ThatisDarcyandElizabeth’smarriage。Atthebeginning,ElizabethrejectsthepursuerDarcy,becauseshedoesnotlikehim,evenlooksdownuponhimthoughDarcylovesherverymuch。InElizabeth’seyes,heisarrogantandunreasonablebecauseheisrichandhashighsocialstatus。Realizingthat,Darcybeginstogetridofthosebadhabitsquietlytocratehertasteandgetgoodimpressionandloveofher。BecauseofDarcy’sperfectbehaviorandgoodeducation,ElizabethgraduallyeliminatesthebiasonDarcy。Thentheyspontaneouslyfallinlove。SowhenDarcy’ssecondsuitorissenttoElizabeth,Elizabethreadilyagreewith,andtheygetmarriedandhavehappyfamilylives。 III。TheDifferentUnderstandingaboutLoveandMarriageinPrideandPrejudice A。TheMarriageBasedonSameInterests Bolobbyist,apolitician,attheendofthe18thcentury,saidthatupbringingwasmoreimportantthanlaw,becauseitcouldpromotemoral,helptorealizemoralorruinmoral。Thusitcouldbeconcludedthatupbringingplayedveryimportantroleinlifeatthattime。OnthefirstballorganizedbyMr。BingleyintheNigerPark,JanetheeldestdaughteroftheBonnets’isfavoredbythehost。Butthereservedpersonalityandthestandardizedqualitiesmakeherfeelingsshownothing,soshealmostlosesBingley,whichisalsocausedbyhernestofkin’slapsadconducts。Forexample,Mrs。Bennetoftengivescommentsonthemarriageinpublic,especiallythebenefitsofthemarriage,whichalmostfrightensBingleyaway。Thisgoodmarriagebasedonafavoriteofmutualgoodimpressionandtruelovenearlyevaporates。Fortunately,thelovesgetmarriedbyexperiencingtwists。 B。TheMarriageBasedonVanityandCarelessness Lydiaisimpulsive,credulousandblindlyfollowing。Sheispursuingloveandthinkingabouthowtogetlovefromamale。SheisstiffenedwiththestyleofanofficercalledWickham。Sheelopeswithhimbecauseofanimpulse。Theyspendmoneywithoutrestraint,andtheyareunabletomakeendsmeet。ForsakeofElizabeth,Darcygavethemasumofmoneytoletthemgetoutofdifficulties。Atthesametime,thisswindlerpreparestoclimbanotherwomanforasumofmoney。 Bennetcoupleisanotherexampleforthiskindofmarriage。Mr。Bennetcovetstheyouthandbeautyandisattractedandgetsmarriedwithanarrowmindedyoungandbeautifulwomanlackingintelligence。Notlongafterthemarriage,heputsanendtohisloveandaffection,themutualrespectandtrustbetweenthecouplehasgone。Theexpectationtohaveaharmoniousandwellbeingfamilyhasevaporated。Clearly,thiscouple’smarriageisunfortunatecausedbyrashnessandvanity。 C。TheMarriageBasedonMoneyorBenefit AlthoughMrs。Bennethasbeendescribedasacomedycharacterintheworkgainingalotofsarcasmandderision,heruniversallyacknowledgedtruthallthewealthybachelorswanttomarryalady,hasbeenprovedtobetruthwhichprovesanotherfactthatitsthewealthandthenumberofthewealththatdecidesthefateoflifeandmarriage。 Charlotteknowsthatthemarriagewithoutpropertywouldeventuallymovetowarddisappointmentandsuffering。Evenifthecoupleloveseachotherdeeplyatfirst,whenCollins,knownasasocialclimber,isrejectedbyElizabeth,heimmediatelyturnstofallinlovewithMissCharlotte。AlthoughCollinsisaninbornfool,hislovecouldnotmovetheheartofawoman,Charlotteacceptshim,becauseherpurposeistogetmarried。Almostallthegirlsborninapoorfamilywithoutgoodeducationalwaysregardmarriageastheonlydecentway,althoughmarriagemightnotnecessarilybringhappinesstothem。Shemanagestoarrangeoneofthemostreliablewaybymarriage,thusshewouldnotbeexposedtothecoldtemperaturesandsufferhungerinthefuture。Shenowgetsastorageroom。 CharlotteislikearodmancatchingafairlyplumpfishCollins。Butifhedoesn’tmeetasetbackfromElizabeth,andtheencouragementofCharlotte,IamafraidthathewouldnotbesowillingtoproposemarriagetoCharlotte。ThemanlikeBentleywhohasfairlynumerablemoneyneedabeautifulwife,thepoormanneedsawifewithahugewealth,likeWickham;ItwasluckyforCharlottethatshecouldgainthemarriagewithCollinsalthoughtheirmarriageisnothappyatall。 Inthesemarriages,itwasquiteinterestingthatthewomenwithoutpropertyreallygetmarriedwiththoserichbachelors。However,thehappinessbroughtbymarriagetothemhasnotaccompaniedthehusband。Inmarriage,moneyisveryimportant。Austinobjectssuchmarriagesimplybasedonmoney。CollinsistheheirofBonnetfamily;hedoesn’tknowwhatloveis。Hewouldstatesomeoftheinappropriateremarksatanytime。Charlottegetsmarriedformoney。Eventuallyshegetsnothingmorethanarichman,thoughshehaseconomicsecurity。Shedoesn’tcareaboutherhusbandsaccompanyingandlove。Sheencourageshimtocleanupthegardenmore。Shesetshislivingroominthesmallhouseabsentofevenasmallnumberofsunshine。Whenherhusbandmakesgaffeinfrontoftheirfriends,sheignoresandturnsadeafear。Sucharrangementforthestoryisaperfectironyforthetruthuniversallyacknowledgedatthebeginningofthenovel。Theauthorexpressesgreatsympathytothetragicfateofthewomenatthattimeandthosewhohadtomarrybecauseofeconomicrestraintsbythedescriptionofthemarriageofcharlotte。 Austinunderstandscompletelythatthesocialenvironmentmakesmanobeynotonlyinmaterialbutinpsychology,whichimprovedthatAustinisarationalauthorthatshepreferstruelovetosurvival。 MissBingleyalsoextremelyobjectsthemarriagebetweenherbrotherandBennet’seldestdaughterJane。ShehopesherbrothertomarryDarcy’ssisterMissGeovgianainordertomakeherselftohavethesamestatus。 D。TheMarriageBasedonTrueLove Elizabethistheidealimageforwomenaswellasthemostcharismaticpersoninthenovel。SheisBonnet’sseconddaughter,anactive,intelligentandsmartgirl。Shehasamiddleclassfamilybackgroundandhasnotbeenaffectedbytheformaleducationbelongingtothosearistocraticyounggirls,sosheisntgoodatmusicandpainting,butshehasreadmanybookswhichmakeherknowledgeableandperceptive。Themostimportantaspectisthatsheisaladywithdignityandupbringing。Darcyisamanwithtallfigureandgoodmanner。Heishandsome,richandpowerful。Soheistheidealhusbandofmostgirls。Buthehasgrownupinthesurroundingswithstrongsenseofpower,sohealwaysisselfishandarrogant,andhehasacriticallookateachinpidual,exceptthefamilymembers。,heisnotconcernedaboutanyoneelse,andlooksdownuponanyoneelse。Therefore,whenhefirstarrivesinthevillage,hefindsallthepersonsarefarawayfromthoseimagined。Althougheverygirlthereisyoungandlovely,hehasnointeresttoanyoneexceptElizabeth。Atfirsthedoesn’tputaneyeonElizabeth。Gradually,hehastoadmitthatElizabethisbeautiful,distinctandpopular,althoughheinsiststhatElizabethhasntthesamesocialstatusashim。Darcyisrationalbecausehehasastrongsenseofpower,whichagreesontherealityatthattime。AlthoughheexpresseshislovetoElizabeth,hecouldnthelpshowinghisarrogance,whichmakesElizabethhavemisconceptionandprejudiceonDarcy。DarcylovesElizabeth,butlooksdownuponhersocialstatus。Heconsidersthathehasbeenlowinghimselfanddoingsomethingagainsthiswill,personalitiesandevenmoralstandard。HethinksthathismarriagewouldcertainlysucceedandElizabethiswaitingforhimtoproposemarriage。 Therefore,evenheisirresistibletothefloodingfeelings,andcondescendstoElizabeth,hestillremembersthegapbetweenthem。Clearly,therationalaspectofDarcy’spersonalityperformsontherealitiesofsociety。Whenhetalksabouthisfeelingsoflove,healsoexpressesthearroganceofthesefeelingsindetails,whichresultsinthearousingresentmentofElizabeth;sherejectshismarriageproposal,andangrilyaccuseshisinsolence。TherationalaspectoftheheroineElizabethshowsherclear,calmandactuallystressfulpersonality。Comparedwithherstupidmother,thesmoothandlazyfather,theshallowminded,selfwilledsisterwithfeatherhead,Elizabethisonewithidealmind。SheiselegantlikehersisterJane,butmoreintellectuallysuperiorunlikehersisterbeingeasytobefavorable。Shealsoadviseshersistertoseethroughthestupidityandnonsenseofthosecamouflagehonestpersons。 Elizabethisunique,becauseshehasadeepunderstandingofallthethingsaroundher。InfactbothsheandDarcyareextremelysensitivetothesocialstatus。DifferentfromDarcy,Elizabethdoesn’thavesuperiorityaboutherfamilybackgroundandstatus。Instead,shefeelsdeeplyashamedforhersister’sbeinglackoffairlyeducationandhermothersrudenessandstupidity。ComparedwithhermoderateandgeneroussisterJane,sheissmarterandevenmoreprofound。Shehasacleanunderstandingaboutherownsocialstatus,whichisduetothepsychoticallysedimentarydepositsbecausesheisinainferiorpositionforlongtime。Becauseofthis,sheresistsextremelyagainstthearroganceofDarcy,andshetriesherbesttoprotectherselffrombeinghurtledbyDarcyscommandingattitude。Shebelievesthatshemustmakehimunderstandthatsheisnotwoozy,whichreflectsherbelieftodealwiththeemotionalentanglementswithDarcy,aswellasherconstantpatterwithDarcyandtheprejudiceonDarcy。Itsuperficiallyseemstobesharedbythetraditionalpsychologicalrequirementthateveryoneneedstoberespectedmutually。Mutuallyspeaking,thisisanotherformofexpressionabouttheawarenessofstatus。Perhaps,tosomeextent,DarcyhasmoreromantictemperamentthanElizabeth,itisbecauseheisbetterpositionedthanher。ElizabethrefusesthestupidpriestCollinsandchallengeswealthyDarcy,allofthisisactuallytheresistanceoftheprevailingmarriageatthattime。TheultimatefailuremakesDarcywakeup。Heisawareofhisownshortcomings。HeacceptsElizabeth’scriticism,andfaithfullycorrectstheshortcomingsandmistakes。HeisnolongerarrogantandhasareallovewithElizabeth。 Withtherevealingofthetruth,Elizabeth’sprejudiceonDarcybecomesdeeper。UntilwhenElizabethrefusesDarcy’slongloveletter,sheexperiencesthefierceshock。Afterundergoingaperiodofpainfulandprofoundthought,shecouldnothelpbuttoshouthowdespicablesheis,shebelievessheistheexcellentoneinthefamily,sheisskillfulandalwaysdespiseshersister’sdress。Inordertosatisfyherownvanity,shealwaystreatspeoplewithanirrelevantsuspicionandconfusion。Howshamefulitis!Butthisshameservesherright。Evenifshereallyfallsinlovewithsomeone,sheshouldnotbesoblindtomeetthisflunkingstage。Sheisstupidnotonlyinlove,butinthevanity。Whenshefirstknowsthemtwo,onelovesherandmakesherfeelhappy,andtheothertreatsherinacoldmanner,whichmakesherangry。Allthesecauseherprejudiceandignorance,whensheencounterstheiraffairs。Shewouldnotbeabletodistinguishtherightandthewrong。Shecouldbeconsideredtobeknowledgeableatlast。 Whenweseetheblamefromheart,wefindhershortcomingsandthecouragethatshecouldfaceherselfdirectly。Itisherbringingthatplaysarole;shestartstogiveupthebiascausedbyselfesteem,trulyandseriouslyunderstandDarcy。ElizabethwouldntbelievetheshamelessliesaboutDarcysaidbyHanandeliminatethemisunderstandingandprejudice。ShefinallyfallsinlovewithDarcy。WhenthesisteraskshowshewouldloveMr。Darcy,Elizabethrepliesthatsheshoulddatefromthedaysheseethebeautifullanemanorpark。ThestatementseemstorefertothepropertyofDarcy。Therefore,Janedoesntwantthesisterstobekidding。Inadditiontoreferringtothespecificmanor,shealsorefersthenewDarcyseeninthegarden。Inotherwords,Darcychangestheattitudeofbeingarrogantandrudest,andthisisthereasonwhyDarcywinsElizabeth’sheartandlove。WecanimaginethatifDarcydoesntchangehismind,evenifothermisunderstandingshavebeenresolved,theywouldnotfallinloveforever。 IV。Austin’sConceptaboutLoveandMarriage 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