简奥斯汀傲慢及偏见英文论文文档格式.docx

简奥斯汀傲慢及偏见英文论文文档格式.docx

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这种婚姻观对当时和现在的社会都有着深远的影响。

本文主要通过对人物性格及其婚姻进行分析，探索作者所倡导的正确婚姻观。

主要分为三个部分：

第一部分主要分析作者所生活的时代背景以及其生活经历；

第二部分着重通过对小说人物形象和他们的婚姻的分析，揭示作者的婚姻观；

第三部分主要讨论作者的婚姻观以及这种婚姻观对我们的启示和影响。

通过查阅大量文献，结合作者的生活经历，总结出作者以爱情为基础的婚姻观，提出婚姻在我们每个人的一生中都占有重要的位置，它关系着我们是否能够幸福快乐的生活，选择好自己的婚姻对象自然尤为重要。

其中，爱情是基础。

奥斯汀的婚姻观给了我们重大启示，为我们寻找幸福的婚姻指明了方向，而且对女性独立自由意识的觉醒也有重要影响。

关键词：

《傲慢与偏见》；

婚姻；

爱情；

金钱；

启示

Abstract

JaneAusten（1775—1817）isoneofthemostexcellentfemalewritersofEnglishliterature.Althoughinhershortlife,Austenonlycreatedsixworks，hereffectinliteraryworldhasneverchanged.Thethemeofallhernovelsisloveandmarriage,andamongall,PrideandPrejudiceistheworkthatcanbestreflectJaneAusten’sviewsofmarriage.PrideandPrejudicemainlyfocusesontheloveandmarriageoffivegirlsfromBennet.Thenovelreflectstheauthor’sviewsonlovemarriage:

love,money,statusandcharacter.Marriageshouldbebasedonloveandrespect,andinaddition,moneyprovidesthepracticalfoundationforthestabilityofthemarriage.Takingallofthefactorsintoconsideration,wecanestablishahappymarriage.

ThisthesisaimsatexploringJaneAusten’smaritalviewsbyanalyzingthepersonalityandmarriagesofthecharactersinthenovel.Itcanbedividedintothreeparts:

thefirstpartdealswiththebackgroundofthesocietyandJaneAusten’slifeexperience;

thesecondpartdealswiththeanalysisofthemaincharactersandtheirmarriagewiththeaimofrevealingthewriter’sviewsonmarriage;

thelastpartfocusesontheeffectandinspirationfromJaneAusten’sviewonmarriage.Wecangettheconclusionthatmarriageplaysanimportantroleinourlives,sinceithasalottodowithourhappiness.Choosingasuitablepartnerformarriagemeansalot;

therefore,loveshouldbeputonthefirstplace.JaneAusten’sviewsofmarriagegiveusmuchinspiration,itcanalsorousefemale’ssenseofindependenceandfreedom.

Keywords:

PrideandPrejudice;

marriage;

love;

inspiration

Contents

Abstract（Chinese）………………………………………………………………………….i

Abstract（English）…………………………………………………………………….…....ii

Contents…………………………………………………………………………………....iii

1.0Introduction…………………………………………………………………………….1

2.0ThebackgroundofsocietyandJaneAusten................................….............................2

3.0FourdifferentmarriagesinPrideandPrejudice……........................................3

3.1ElizabethandDarcy’smarriage………….…………………….......…..3

3.2JaneandBingley’smarriage……………………………………….……..4

3.3ChalotteandCollin’smarriage......................………………………......5

3.4LydiaandWickham’smarriage.............................................6

4.0Analysisandunderstandingsofthefourmarriages………….....................................6

4.1Perfectmarriagebasedontruelove……………………………………6

4.2Happymarriagebasedonsenseandsimilarinterest…...…….7

4.3Patheticmarriagebasedonmoneyorbenefits………….….…7

4.4Absurdmarriagebasedonlustandvanity....................................8

4.5JaneAusten’sviewsonmarriage..................................8

5.0TheinspirationfromJaneAusten’sviewsonmarriage...........……………....9

6.0Conclusion......................................................................................................................10

Acknowledgements………………………………………………………………………..11

References……………………………………………………………………......…….…12

Appendix:

ThesisProposal

1.0Introduction

JaneAustenwasborninamiddleclassfamilyin1775,andshespendherwholelifeinthecountryside,shewassofascinatedwiththepeacefulandeaselifeincountryside.Althoughshewasunmarriedthewholelife,thethemeofhernovelswereloveandmarriage,basically,theloveandmarriagebetweenagentlemanandafairylady.Herbest-knownworksareEmma（1815）,PrideandPrejudice（1813）andSenseandSensibility（1811）.

Thenoveltalksaboutfourdifferentmarriages:

CollinandChallote’smarriagewhichisbasedonmoney;

LydiaandWickham’smarriagewhichisbasedonlust;

JaneandBingley’smarriagewhichisbasedonsense,ElizabethandDarcy’smarriagewhichisbasedonlove.Whichweighsthemostinmarriage,love,possession,orsocialstatus?

JaneAustenhasdifferentattitudeanddescriptionaboutthefourmarriages.Thefirstsentenceinthisnovelisimpressive.Itsays:

“Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife.”Theundertoneisveryclear:

thefoundationofthemarriageatthattimeisnotlovebutpossession,butJaneAustentellsusadifferentstory.

ThemainstoryofthisnovelhappensbetweenElizabethBennetandDarcy.ElizabethBennetisa20-year-oldyounglady.Sheisherfather'

sfavouritedaughterandinheritshisintelligenceandwisdom.Darcyisaprideandkindgentlemanwithgreatfortune.Although,theywerenotattractedbyeachotherattheverybeginning,becausetheyallhavesomeplaintsabouttheother,ElizabethloathesDarcy’sarrogance,andshealsohassomemisunderstandingsonhim,DarcythinksElizabethisaveryproudgirl,andherfamiliesleaveanawfulimpressiononhim.Butatlast,theyfallinloveandhaveahappymarriage.Whatchangestheirattitudetowardseachother?

Becausetheprideandprejudicebetweenthemislonggone.Theyfinallyknoweachotherdeeplyandaccepteachother.Theirmarriageisrootedintheirloveandrespect.paringwithothermarriagesinthestory,ElizabethandDarcy’smarriageistheperfectone.Thestoryreflectstheauthor’smarriageview:

itiswrongtomarryjustforthepossession,lustandposition.Sheemphasizestheimportanceoftheidealmarriagethatweshouldmarryforloveandemotion.ElizabethandDarcyhaveahappyendingnotonlybecauseoftheirlove,buttosomeextent,Darcy’spropertyprovidesthemthematerialneed.Fromthiswecanseetheauthor’sviews:

marriageisbasedonlove,butpropertyandpositionshouldbetakenintoaccount.Inmodernsociety,alotofpeoplemarriageformoneyandsocialstatus,sometimes,itleadstoasadending.Ithink,nomatterwhen,JaneAusten’sviewsonmarriageareofgreatvalueinleadingustotheidealmarriage.

Mythesisconsistsofthreechapters.ThefirstchapterdealswiththebackgroundofthesocietyandJaneAusten’slifeexperience,andhowdoesthosefactorsinfluenceherwritings;

thesecondchapterrevealtheauthorsviewsonmarriageandthestandardoftheidealmarriageadvocatedbyJaneAustenthroughanalyzingthecharactersandtheirmarriageinthestory;

thelastchaptertalksabouttheconditionsofthemodernmarriageandhowtofoundtheidealmarriagefromtheinspirationofJaneAusten’sviewonmarriage.

2.0ThebackgroundofthesocietyandJaneAusten

In18thand19thcenturies,theEnglandsociety’shadserioussocialproblems.Oneoftheseverestofthesewasthetendencytomarryformoney.Apersonsoughtapartnerbasedonthedowryreceivableandtheirallowance.Inthe19thcentury,womenwerenotwellrespectedparedwiththeonesinthepresentsociety.Therewasnoequalitybetweenwomanandman.Womenwereconsideredtobeinferiortomenintermsofintelligenceandcapacity.Thecentrallifeofwomenwasforcedtobestayingathome.Theirrolesweretodealwiththefamilyaffairs,suchastakingcareofthechildrenandservingforthehusband.Thisprocesswentbothways:

abeautifulwomanmightbeabletosnagarichhusband,oracharringandhandsomemancouldwooarichyounggirl.Inthesemarriages,moneywastheonlyconsideration.Lovewasleftout,withthethoughtthatitwoulddevelopastheyearswentby.JaneAusten（December16,1775--July18,1817）,anoutstandingfemalenovelistofBritish,wasborninthevillageofSteventon,nearBasingstoke,inHampshire.Herfatheristhelocalvicar.Shedidnothavethenormalschooling,butshegotgoodeducationfromfamily'

sliteratureteaching.Fromtheendofthe18thcenturytotheearly19thcentury,“thesentimentnovel”and“thegothicnovel”werethethemesofEnglishliterature,whileAustenmadeadifferentway.Mostofherworkswereaboutromanticlove.Thatmighthavesomethingtodowithherfailureinmarriage.JaneAustenwasunmarriedherwholelife,butshehadfalleninlovewithayoungman.Theirlovewaspureandfaithful.However,thisyoungmanhadtosubmittothemarriagethathisauntarrangedforhim,becausehewasunderlotsofburdenfromfamily.ThenJanebrokeupwithhim,sinceshedidnotwanttostandinthewayoftheyoungman’sfuture,andalsoinheropinion,marriageshouldbebasedonlove.Shelovednooneelseafterthat.Thatisthereasonwhyshewasunmarriedallherlife.Sosheputallherfeelingsincreatingromanticandhappymarriages.

3.0FourdifferentmarriagesinPrideandPrejudice

3.1ElizabethandDarcy’smarriage

OnceMr.QianZhongshuhasparedmarriagetoacastle,butIdon’tthinkthismarriagetheoryissuitableforDarcyandElizabeth.Themarriageistortuousbetweenthembutdeep-rootedoflovebased.Asweallknow,ElizabethandDarcyleftaquitebadimpressiononeachotheratthebeginning.ElizabeththinksDarcyisinsolentandarrogant,andDarcydoesnotlikeElizabethbecauseofElizabeth’ssocialclassandherindecentrelatives.ButDarcyfinallyrealizedElizabeth'

spreciousness,andElizabeth’sprejudiceandmisunderstandingstowardsDarcyaregone.Theydeeplyinloveandpossessawonderfulmarriageatlast.Theirloveandmarriagearetortuousandkindofmysterious.Iwillanalysistheirmarriagestartwithanalyzingt