On the Relationship between Money and Marriage in

OntheRelationshipbetweenMoneyandMarriageinPrideandPrejudiceAuthor:Supervisor:AThesisSubmittedasaPartialFulfillmentoftheRequirementfortheDegreeofB.A.inEnglishCollegeofInformationEngineeringFuyangTeachersCollege,AnhuiProvinceMay,2013学位论文《傲慢与偏见》中婚姻与金钱的关系（学号）指导教师姓名职称讲师单wei专业名称申请学位级别学士学位授予单位阜阳师范学院2013年5月OntheRelationshipbetweenMoneyandMarriageinPrideandPrejudiceAbstractPrideandPrejudiceisJaneAusten’srepresentativemasterpiece,whichwaspublishedin1813andhadbeenknownandspreadallovertheworld.WithaconservativeandblockstateoftheBritishtownlifeandwaysoftheworldinthe18thcenturyasbackground,undersuchanenvironment,peoplepayparticularattentiontomoney;thishadinfluencedtheirviewpointsonmarriagetosomeextent.Ofcourse,moneyisnotcriticizedinitself,onlyifitisusedinthewrongway.Throughdiscussingthefourdifferentmarriages,thisnoveltakesroles’marriagesastheclueandtheauthorstatesherconceptaboutloveandmarriagethatisinseparablyconnectedwithpropertyandsocialstatus,alsoincludingtheinheritanceoffortune,ethicsandcustoms,women’ssocialstatus.Itdemonstratesthesubstanceofmarriageisaunionofbeneficiation;however,thetruthishappinessmarriageshouldbaseonfeelingcommunication,mutualrespectsandaffection.Theauthoralsotoldusthatthemarriagedependsonwealthandpowerisunreliable.Itisperfectifyoungpeopleenteramarriagewithloveandmoneyatthesametime.Keywords:PrideandPrejudice;Money;Marriage;Socialstatus《傲慢与偏见》中婚姻与金钱的关系内容摘要《傲慢与偏见》是简奥斯汀的代表性杰作，发表于1813年并世界上广受欢迎和流传。以18世纪保守和闭塞状态下的英国乡镇生活和世态人情为背景，在这样一种环境下，人们对钱有特别的关注，这在某种程度上影响了他们对婚姻的观点。当然，财富本身并不是批评的对象，除非它被错误的方法利用。作者通过讨论四对不同的婚姻和爱情，小说以角色的婚姻为线索，提出了她对爱情和婚姻的概念以及它们与社会地位和财产不可分割的联系。涵盖了财产的继承、道德习俗和妇女的社会地位。它阐述了婚姻的本质是利益的联盟。然而，事实是，幸福的婚姻应该以感受沟通、相互尊重和感情为基础。作者也告诉我们，婚姻取决于财富和权力是不可靠的。若年轻人能在婚姻中同时收获爱情和金钱才是完美的。关键词:傲慢与偏见；金钱；婚姻；社会地位OntheRelationshipbetweenMoneyandMarriageinPrideandPrejudiceThesisstatementThethesisaimstoexplorethenatureofbourgeoismarriageessencebasedonJaneAusten’sideallovemarriageandpointsouttheyoungpeopleinmoderntimesshouldsetupcorrectviewsonloveandmarriage.OutlineI.IntroductionA.ABriefIntroductionofPrideandPrejudiceB.JaneAusten’sLoveandMarriageViewII.TheFourMarriagesinPrideandPrejudiceA.CharlotteandCollinsB.LydiaandWickhamC.JaneandMr.BingleyD.DarcyandElizabethIII.TheDifferentUnderstandingsaboutLoveandMarriageinPrideandPrejudiceA.TheMarriageBasedonFeelingsofLoveB.TheMarriageBasedonVanityandCarelessnessC.TheMarriageBasedonMoneyorBenefitIV.TheInfluencetoModernYoungPeople’sMarriageViewsV.ConclusionOntheRelationshipbetweenMoneyandMarriageinPrideandPrejudiceI.IntroductionA.ABriefIntroductionofPrideandPrejudicePrideandPrejudicewaswrittenbyadistinguishedBritishwriter,whowasthefirstwritethenovelsofrealisminthe19thcentury.Itisoriginallydraftedas“FirstImpression”in1796,thenrewrittenin1811-1812andeventuallypublishedinearly1813.TheworksetsinthelifeofEnglishmiddleclasspeopleofJaneAusten’stime.Shedecryptedthedescentlifeandcommunicationinherfamiliarcountry.Inthismaritalrelationshipstudywork,Mrs.Bennethadnootherwishifherfivedaughterscouldgetmarriedassoonaspossiblewithsomeonewealthy.Asitwriteinthenovel.“Itisuniversallyacknowledgethatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantawife.Howeverlittleknownthefeelingsorviewsofsuchamanmaybeonhisfirstenteringtheneighborhood,thistruthissowellfixedinthemindsofthesurroundingfamiliesthatheisconsideredastherightfulpropertyofsomeoneorotheroftheirdaughters.”(P.1)When,averyrichman,Mr.Bingley,movedintoNetherfieldPark.Mrs.Bennetwassoexcitedandcouldnothelpdeclaringpubliclythatshewouldhaveadaughtermarriedsoon.However,atthebeginningofstory,ElizabethandDarcydidn’tmakeagoodimpressiononeachother;onthecontrary,theyjustseemedtobeenemies.Asweknown,theprideandprejudiceisourcommonweaknessandwrong.Eachpersonactuallyiseasytobedrivenbytheirownsubjectiveimpression,soitcaneasilytootherpeoplehaveunrightnotes,andconsequentlythemisunderstandingbetweeneachother.Therolesinthenovel,theyhaveenteredthemarriageundersiege,butthedegreeofhappinessofmarriageisdifferent.Thisisbecauseloveisnottheonlyreasonformarriage,moneyisalsorelated.Today,undersuchamarketeconomiccircumstance,manyyoungfemalessurroundedusaremarryearlyjustformoney.Theyarejustinterestedincolorfulwealthlifeandwanttochangecurrentpoorsituationbymarryingsomeone.Inmyview,aimlessmarriageandloveareunpractical.Themarriagebasesonsocialpositionandmoneycan’tbringhappinessinlife,however,itisalsosillynottakethefactorsaboveintoconsideration.B.JaneAusten’sLoveandMarriageViewJaneAusten(16December1775-18July1817)wasannovelistwhowasborninthevillageofKingston,SidemeninnorthEnglish.Shewasabeautiful,talentedmiddleclasswomanwithextraordinarytemperamentandgoodcultivation,andshewasprimarilyeducatedathome,benefitingfromherfather’sextensivelibraryandschoolroomatmospherecreatedbyMr.Austen’slive-inpupils.Becauseofherlimitedpersonalexperience,Austen’sfieldofversionoftenconcentratedontheordinarylifeandtheassociationoftheso-calledrespectablemiddle-classfamiliesinvillagestowhichshewasfamiliarwith.Inheropinion,duringthatspecifichistoricalperiodoftheauthor’stimewhichpeopleseemedtotakemoneymuchmoreseriouslythan