英国文学学年论文.docx
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英国文学学年论文
Contents
Abstract.......................................................................................................1
KeyWords………………………………………………………………..1摘要........................................................................................................1关键词........................................................................................................2
1.Introduction…………………………………………………………....2
2.AnalysisoffivemarriagesinPrideandPrejudice………………...…2
2.1Mr.andMrs.Bennet…………………………………………………………….3
2.2JaneandBingley………………………………………………………………..4
2.3ElizabethandDarcy…………………………………………………………….5
2.4LydiaandWickham……………………………………………………………..5
2.5CharlotteandCollins………………………………………………………........6
3.SignificanceofAusten’sviewsonmarriageinPrideandPrejudice…...7
3.1ProgressivenessofAusten’sviewsonmarriage………………………………...7
3.2LimitationofAusten’sviewsonmarriage………………………………….......8
4.Conclusion……………………………………………………………...9
Bibliography……………………………………………………………..10
JaneAusten’sViewofMarriageinPrideandPrejudice
Abstract:
JaneAustenwasoneoftheoutstandingrealisticnovelistsinthenineteenth-century-Englishliterature.PrideandPrejudiceisaworldwidepopularnovelpublishedin1813.Austensetthestoryinthefirstdecadeofthenineteenthcentury.Atthattime,marriagewastheonlywayforwomentogainsocialstatusandrecognition.Theauthorofthepresentthesiswillanalyzethefivemarriagepatternsfromtheperspectiveofsociohistoricalliterarycriticismtoexploretheimportantrolethatmoneyandloveplaysinmarriage.ItcanbeseenclearlythatAustenfullyexpressesheroriginalviewsonmarriage:
property,socialstatusandlovearethreeindispensableelementsinamarriage.Itiswrongtomarryformoney,butitisunwisetomarrywithoutmoney.Austen’sviewsonmarriageemphasizeloveandeconomiccondition,butloveplaysthesignificantrole,whichisthepredominantaspectatAusten’stime.ThethesistriestodrawsomeinspirationfromAustenandprovidesomehintsformodernwomenintheirviewofmarriage,andaddsomethingnewintotheliterarycriticismofthegreatworkofJaneAusten.
KeyWords:
PrideandPrejudice;viewsonmarriage;love;property;realisticsignificance
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。
本文使用社会历史批评的方法来分析小说中五种不同类型的婚姻,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、门第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,但是爱情起着重要的作用,这一点在奥斯汀所处时代是有重要意义的。
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,同时为使用文学批评方法研究奥斯汀的这一著作增添一些新的东西。
关键词:
《傲慢与偏见》;婚姻观;爱情;财产;现实意义
1.Introduction
JaneAustenwasoneofthedistinguishedEnglishnovelistsofthenineteenthcentury.Asadaughterofacountryclergyman,Austenneverenteredaformalschool,butshewaswelleducatedbyherfamily.Attheageofabouttwelve,Austenbegantowrite.Shewroteandcompletedsixnovelsandthreeminorwritingsinherlifetime.Shewasobviouslyafruitfulnovelistandengagedinwritingforallherlife.“SheissaidtohavetheequalnameasSirWalterScott”(Duckworth23).
Likeherothernovels,PrideandPrejudicefocusesonfivefamiliesinthetown.Themaincharactersaretheladiesfromthegenteelclass.Austenusescharactersasliterarydevicestoshowtherelationshipbetweenmarriedforloveandmarriedforalternativereasons.MarriagewasthoughttobethesinglepossiblefulfillmentforawomanatthetimewhenAustenwrotethenovel.Marriageplayedanimportantroleinwomen’slife.
Theauthorofthepresentthesiswillanalyzethefivemarriagepatternsfromtheperspectiveofsociohistoricalliterarycriticism.PartoneisabriefintroductionofJaneAustenandPrideandPrejudice.ParttwowillpresentaanslysisoffivemarriagesinPrideandPrejudice.PartthreeisthesignificanceofAusten’sviewsonmarriage.ThepositiveaspectsthatAustenemphasizesonlovebetweenmaleandfemaleandonwomen’seducationareincluded,aswellasthelimitation.Thelastpartofthethesisisconclusion.Althoughwomenbecomeindependentineconomy,marriageisstilltheirimportantlifegoal.Austen’sviewsonmarriagegiveusefuladviceforselectingtheirpropermates.
2.AnalysisoffivemarriagesinPrideandPrejudice
InPrideandPrejudice,Austenopenswithadirectreferencetomoneymarriageandshowsthathowthedelicatehumanemotionsinteractwithandareinfluencedbyfinancialconsiderations.Thebrilliantfirstsentenceoutlinestheplotandstatestheunderlyingthemeofsocialcriticism:
“Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife”(Austen1).“agoodfortune”and“inwantof”aretwokeyphrases.“inwantof”meansthesinglemanneedsawifeobjectively,while“agoodfortune”meansthatsinglemanbecomesasubjectivetargetofthegirlwhowantstocapturehimashusband.Suchkindofwordsmakesthepropositionhavemoreobjectivityof“truth”.
Women’schoicesinJaneAusten’ssocietywereseverelylimited.Marriagewasnotmerelyaproblemoflove;whatismore,itwasaproblemofeconomy.BothAustenandherheroinesaremoreinterestedinmoneythaninothermoreimportantconsiderationswhenitcomestochoosinghusbands.However,itdoesnotmeanthatAusten’sviewsonmarriagearevulgar.Onthecontrary,theytrulyreflectthesocialandhistoricalconventionsofhertime.
Asafemalewriterofwomen’sloveandmarriageathertime,JaneAustendescribesmarriageasmoreforconvenienceratherthancompatibility.Marriageisbasedoneconomicandsocialbackgrounds.Inotherwords,itisfarmorebasedonmoneyandnoton1ove.ThroughoutPrideandPrejudice,Austen’sviewsonmarriageareconveyedthroughthemarriageofseveraldifferentcharactersandtheirmarriagepatterns.
2.1Mr.andMrs.Bennet
ThemarriageofMr.andMrs.Bennetisatypicalinstanceofthetraditionalmarriageintheeighteenthcentury.Theirmarriagequitedearlyshowsthatthetwohaveneverexperiencedmuchmutualloveandisdonemostlyforfinancialbenefit.ItisasafepreservetoMrs.Bennet,butisatragedytoMr.Bennet.
AustendepictsMrs.Bennetasasimple-mindedprettywomanwhofrequentlycomplainsabouthernerve.Mr.Bennetisanintelligentandwittyman.He“wassooddamixtureofquickparts,sarcastichumor,reserveandcaprice,thattheexperienceofthreeandtwentyyearshadbeeninsufficienttomakehiswifeunderstandhischaracter”(Austen3).Itshowsthatthereisnomaritalhappinessofemotionalandintellectualunderstandingbetweenthecouple.Mr.Bennetmarriedforbeautyandmoney.Aftermarriage,hesoonrealizedthatMrs.Bennet,duetoherintellectualweaknessandnarrowvision,wouldnotmakeheranidealwife.Heputsanendtoallrealaffectionforher.
ToMr.andMrs.Bennet,theirmarriageisasocialresponsibility,evenwhenlovedisappears,themarriagestillcanbecontinuing.Throughtheirmarriage,AustentriestoshowthatMrs.Bennetisunfairlytreated,andthewomen’ssocialstatusisverylowinthepatriarchalsociety.Asatypicalwomanofthattime,shewasmerelyeducatedinpleasingthemale.Butinthereallife.shecouldnotsatisfywithherhusband.AustenseemstoridiculeMrs.Bennet,infact,shecriticizesthisunequalsociety.Shebelievesthatbothmenandwomenshouldenjoyequaltreatment.Althoughtheworldisdominatedbymen,andmenareconsideredasintelligentandsensible,notallofthemarequalified.Mr.Bennetprovidesagoodexample.Hehasintelligenceandinsights,butheisnotaqualifiedhusband,noraqualifiedfather.
2.2JaneandBingley
Jane,theeldestdaughterofBennetfamily,isagood-naturedandgentlewomanwithintroverteddisposition.Bingleyisawealthy,handsome,cordialandsimpleyoungmanwhoiseasytoapproachandconstantinlove.AtadancingpartyinMeryton,JaneandBingleyfallinlovewitheachotheratfirstsight.
ThemarriageofJaneandBingleyisbasedonmutuallove.Bothofthempossesssomanycommonvirtues.Theyaregood-temperedandmodest.Theyshareamutualunderstandingandalwaysthinkbestofothers.Howevertheyalsohaveweaknesses.ToconcealherpassionstoBingleyshowsthatJanelacksstrengthandself-confidence.Pleasantandmodestasheis,Bingleycannottobeamanwithstronganddetermineddisposition.Hisindecisivecharacterdeterminesthathelacksindependenceinhismarriage.Bothofthemareweakinjudgmentandeasytobeinfluencedbyotherssotheyneedhelpinsomemoments.ItisfortunateenoughthatJaneandBingleycanalwaysreceiveconsiderateandbeneficialadvicefromElizabethandDarcy.
2.3ElizabethandDarcy
Elizabeth,theseconddaughterofBennetfamilyandtheprotagonistofPrideandPrejudice,isanintelligentandquick-wittedyounglady.SheisJaneAusten’sownfavoriteandshewrotehersisterwhenitappeared:
“ImustconfessthatIthinkher[theheroine,Elizabeth]asdelightfulacreatureaseverappearedinprint;andhowIshallbeabletotoleratethosewhodonotlikeheratleastIdonotknow”(Rubinstein345).Austen’sdreamswhichcouldnotberealizedintherealityhavebeenrealizedbyherfavoritefemalecreatureinthenovel.Elizabethiscertainlyastrikingandsatisfactoryself-portraitofAusten.
Darcyisa“fine,tallperson,withhandsomefeatures,...”(Austen7).HisproudisfurtheremphasizedwithhisoffensiverejectionofdancingwithElizabeth.However,DarcyisincreasinglyattractedbyElizabeth’sdarkeyes,dispositionandintelligence.ButhishaughtyproposalinsultedElizabeth’sself-esteem.ShefeelsthatsheisnottreatedequallywithDarcy.Sheisbynomeanstosacrificeherself-respecttoaccepthisoffer.Thetemptationofmoneyandsocialstatuscannotmakeherdisregardtheinequalitybetweenmenandwomen.Therefore
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