傲慢与偏见毕业论文

1存档编号学士学位论文ViewsonMarriageofJaneAusteninPrideandPrejudice教学学院外国语学院届别届专业英语姓名学号指导教师___完成日期_2ViewsonMarriageofJaneAusteninPrideandPrejudice论《傲慢与偏见》中简奥斯丁的婚姻观Abstract:JaneAustenwasoneofthedistinguishedrealisticnovelistsinthenineteenth-centuryinEnglishliterature．PrideandPrejudiceisaworld-widepopularnovelpublishedin1813．Austensetthestoryinthefirstdecadeofthenineteenthcentury．Atthattime，marriagewastheonlywayforwomentogainsocialstatusandrecognition.Fromthedescriptionoffourdifferentmarriages,thenovelexploretheimportantrolethatmoneyandloveplaysinmarriage.Austenfullyexpressesheroriginalviewsonmarriage：property,socialstatusandlovearethreeindispensableelementsinamarriage．Itiswrongtomarryformoney，butitisunwisetomarrywithoutmoney.Austen’sviewsonmarriageemphasizeloveandeconomiccondition,andahappymarriageshouldbebasedonmutuallove,mutualunderstanding.ThethesistriestodrawsomeinspirationfromAustenandprovidesomehintsformodernwomenintheirviewofmarriage。Keywords:Love;Marriage;Money;socialstatus摘要：简·奥斯汀是十九世纪英国文学史上最伟大的现实主义小说家之一。她的《傲慢与偏见》于1813年问世，是一部享誉世界的著名小说。小说将故事情节置于十九世纪初，十九世纪的英国，婚姻是女性获得社会地位和社会认知的唯一途径。小说通过对四种不同婚姻的描写，探讨金钱与爱情在婚姻中的重要作用，从而得出作者简·奥斯汀的婚姻观：财产、社会地位和爱情是婚姻中必不可少的三个因素，为了金钱而结婚是错误的，然而缺少金钱的婚姻也是不明智的。奥斯汀的婚姻观强调爱情和经济条件，认为幸福的婚姻应该建立在相互爱慕和相互理解上。本文作者意在借用奥斯汀的一些进步观点为现代女性在婚姻观方面提供一些借鉴关键词：爱情；婚姻；金钱；社会地位3ContentsAbstract…………………………………………………………………….2Keywords…………………………………………………………………..2Chapter1Introduction……………………………………………………..41.1JaneAusten……………………………………………………………..41.2BackgroundofPrideandPrejudice…………………………………….4Chapter2FourMarriagesinPrideandPrejudice…………………………..62.1CollinsandCharlotte’smarriage……………………………..62.2.LydiaandWickham’sMarriage………………………………72.3.JaneandMr.Bingley’sMarriage…………………………….72.4.DarcyandElizabeth’sMarriage………………………………8Chapter3ViewsonfourMarriagesofJaneAusteninPrideandPrejudice…113.1.Marriagebasedontrueloveandmutualunderstanding……..113.1.1.JaneandMr.Bingley’smarriage………………………113.1.2.DarcyandElizabeth’smarriage………………………..113.2.Marriagebasedonmoneyandsocialstatus………………….123.2.1.CollinsandCharlotte’smarriage……………………….123.2.2.LydiaandWickham’sMarriage………………………..13Chapter4ThepracticalimportanceofJaneAusten'sviews…………………….154.1.AtJaneAustentime……………………………………………………....154.2.Inmodernsociety………………………………………………………...16Chapter5Conclusion……………………………………………………………..184Chapter1Introduction1.1JaneAustin“JaneAusten(1775-1817)wasborninHampshire,acountrypriestfamilylocatedinHants,thevillageofKingston,SidemeninnorthEngland.Shewasabeautiful,talentedmiddleclasswomanwithextraordinarytemperamentandgoodcultivation.”Hersixnovels－SenseandSensibility,PrideandPrejudice,NorthangerAbbey,Mansfield,Emma,Persuasion“alldescribemorethanmarriage”(Wang,2005:64).However,hermarriageisinblankwithinher42yearslifetime.Goingthroughthebesttimeofthelife,sheultimatelydoesn’tmeettherightpersoninherlifeandfinallygivesupherlove.WiththesesweetandbitterexperiencesshewritesthegreatworkPrideandPrejudice.JaneAustenwasmostlytutoredathome,andirregularlyatschool,butshereceivedabroadereducationthanmanywomenofhertime.Shestartedtowriteforfamilyamusementasachild.Herparentswereavidreaders;Austen'sownfavoritepoetwasCowper.Herearliest-knownwritingsdatefromabout1787.Veryshyaboutherwriting,shewroteonsmallpiecesofpaperthatsheslippedunderthedeskplotterifanyonecameintotheroom.Inherletterssheobservedthedailylifeofherfamilyandfriendsinanintimateandgossipymanner:“JamesdancedwithAlethea,andcutuptheturkeylastnightwithgreatperseverance.Yousaynothingofthesilkstockings;Iflattermyself,therefore,thatCharleshasnotpurchasedany,asIcannotverywellaffordtopayforthem;allmymoneyisspentinbuyingwhiteglovesandpinkpersian.”(AusteninalettertohersisterCassandrain1796)1.2BackgroundofPrideandPrejudicePrideandPrejudice,thebookaboutcommonplacethingsandordinarypeople,isoneofJaneAusten’sfamousbooks,beingtherepresentativeofrealisticliterature.Inportrays,withspecialsensitivecharacteristicoffemalewriters,thelifeandideasofmiddleclasswholiveincountryside.Thisnovelmakesananalysisofhumannatureandthenstickupreaderstothinkoversocialrelations.5“Atthattime,accordingtothesocialconditionsinBritain,agoodmarriageforayoungwomanwascritical.ThisphenomenonwascloselyassociatedwiththeBritishsocietyandthestatusofwomeninthesociety.Inthe19thcentury,womenwerenotwellrespectedcomparedwiththeonesinthepresentsociety.Therewasnoequalitybetweenwomanandman.Womenwereconsideredtobeinferiortomenintermsofintelligenceandcapacity.Thecentrallifeofwomenwasforcedtobestayingathome;theirrolesweretodealwiththefamilyaffairs,suchastakingcareofthechildrenandservingforthehusband.”(ZhuHong1995:34).Peopleatthattimethoughtthatwomenshouldbesubmissivetotheirhusbands.Thevirtuesofwomenwerepatienceanddeference.Theymustrecognizetheirinherentinferioritytomen,sotheymustrestricttheirabilitieswithoutquestion.Althoughthestatusofwomenwaslow,fewofthemexpresseddissatisfactionabouttheirowndestiny.Atthattime,manymiddle-classyoungwomenhadthreewaysout:gettingmarried,stayingathomeasoldmaidsorworkingasthefamilyfemaleteachers.Theincomeofafamilyfemaleteacherwasverylow,andthestatuswaslowaswell.Itwasvery