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OnJaneAustensViewofMarriage@#@OnJaneAusten’sViewofMarriage@#@Ⅰ.Introduction@#@JaneAustenwasoneofthegreatestrealisticnovelistsinEnglishliteratureinthe19thcentury.Duringtheforty-twoyearsofherlife,Austenhadcompletedsixnovelsandleftbehindthreefragments.Inherworks,Austenvividlyrevealedtheclassrelationship,socialcustomsandmoralsofhertimebymeticulouslyandhumorouslydepictingthelifeoftheruralgentryatthattime.Austen’scarefulcraftsmanshiphasenabledhernovelstobepopularwithreadersineverygenerationsincetheywerefirstproduced.Duringthepasttwohundredyears,Austen’sartisticcharmhasremainedunchangedinspiteofthechangeofreader’sliterarytaste.VirginiaWoolfoncewrotethatofallgreatwritersJaneAustenwasthemostdifficulttocatchintheactofgreatness.(Woolf15)InthetwentiethcenturyJaneAusten’s“greatness”hasneverbeenchallenged.@#@MarriageofAusten’stimeactuallywasakindoffoundationstoneanditsfunctionwasmainlythekeytotheconnectionoffortune,thedecisionofrelationandtherightofinheritance.(Wilkes84)Whatitvaluedwastobematchedformarriage.NowadaysthemarriageforloveisdifferentfromJaneAusten’stime.Itneedsequalityandfreedominanyaspect.Ahappymarriageshouldbebasedontruelove.Inmodernpeople’sviewofmarriageisthatamarriageeitherformoneyorforlustisanunhappyone.Thoughpropertyandsocialstatusplayanimportantroleinmarriage.Itisopposedtobesimplyformoney.@#@Accordingtothesociologicalcriticalapproach,everyliteraryworkiscloselyrelatedtothesocialenvironment,theage,thereligionandthecustomstowhichitbelongs.Inotherwords,everyliteraryworkcontainsmuchculturalcontent.Alltheworkswhichdonotbelongtoourtimeandourculturedemandustobeinvolvedintheirtimeandculturewhenwereadthem,otherwisetheseworkswillbecomeincomprehensibleandmeaninglesstous.Ontheotherhand,socialstructure,especiallytheeconomicfoundation,greatlyaffecteveryliterarywork.KarlMarxthinksthatliteratureisessentiallybasedonthesocialexistenceandatrueunderstandingofaliteraryworkshouldproceedfromtheunderstandingofthesocialstructurethatisembodiedinit.Literatureisthereflectionoftherealsociallife.Partofthewriter’staskistoshowtherealityofaparticularsocialperiod.Excellentliteraryworksarealwaysrelatedtoallkindsofsociallives.Asarealisticnovelist,JaneAusten’sviewofmarriageexpressedinherworksisactuallyatrueportrayalofthemaritalstatusinhertime,especiallyofwomenofthegentry.Behindthecomicplots,therewasthesorrowfulsocialrealitythatwomen’sfatesweredeterminedbytheireconomicconditionsandmostofthemwereconstrainedbytheso-called“accomplishedlady”concept.AgoodanalysisofAusten’sviewofmarriagewillhelpusfurtherunderstandthatwomen’spositioninAusten’stimewasverylowandwhethertheywouldmarryagoodhusbanddependedontheireconomicfoundationtosomedegree.Besides,aftertheanalysis,wemayfindoutsomereasonswhyJaneAustendidnotmarryallherlife.@#@ThispaperistoanalyzetheeconomicstatusandpropertyelementsthatinfluencedtheirmarriageandthuswecanobtainafurtherunderstandingofJaneAusten’sviewofmarriage.Heridealmarriagewasthatwecannotmarryformoneyorregardmarriageasagame.Sheadvocatedthemarriageforbothloveandeconomicconsiderationwithloveplayingtheleadingrole.Meanwhile,shealsoexposedthattheessentialsofbourgeoismarriagewereadealofmoneyandacombinationofbenefitunderthepatriarchy.@#@ @#@@#@Ⅱ.FourDifferentMarriagesinPrideandPrejudice@#@A.Elizabeth’sMarriage—withBothLoveandMoney@#@Elizabethisherfather’sfavoritedaughter,havinginheritedhiswitandintelligence.Mr.Darcy,anextremelywealthyaristocrat,isproud,haughtyandextremelyconsciousofclassdifferencesatthebeginningofthenovel.WhenhefirstmeetstheBennets,helaughsthemtoscorn.AttheballinMeryton,wheretheymaketheacquaintanceofeachother,Mr.Darcyisquicklyjudgedas“theproudest,mostdisagreeablemanintheworld”(Austen7)becauseofhisreserveandunwillingnesstodancewithanyoneoutsideofhisownparty.HeisrudetoquiteMissElizabeth.WhenbothDarcyandElizabetharesittingoutadanceandBingleyattemptstopersuadehimtodancewithher,ElizabethoverhearsDarcy’sreply“Sheistolerable;@#@butnothandsomeenoughtotemptme.”(Austen8)Littlebylittle,uponfurtheracquaintanceMr.DarcybeginstotakeaninterestinElizabeth,attractedbyherdarkeyesandthe“easyplayfulness”ofhermannersandfallsinlovewithElizabeth,thesecondoldestoffivesisters,whoislively,quick-witted,sharp-tongued,boldandintelligent.Elizabethisgood-looking,andisespeciallydistinguishedbyherfineeyes.Shehasprideinherabilitytoperceivethetruthofsituationsandofpeople’scharacters.However,herperceptiveabilityfailherfrequentlybecausesheisinfluencedbyvanityandjudgespeoplerashly.Inspiteofhersenseandgoodmanners,sheisdeceivedbyhandsomeMr.Wickham,whoisquicklyjudgedtobeaperfectlygoodandamiablemanbecauseofhisfriendlinessandtheeaseofhismanners.HeinitiallyshowsapreferenceforElizabeth,andsheispleasedbyhisattentionsandinclinedtobelievehisstoryaboutDarcy.@#@BytheendofthenovelsheovercomesherprejudicethroughherdealingswithDarcy.Darcydoes,however,haveastrongsenseofhonorandvirtue.Elizabeth’srebukesafterhisfirstproposaltoherhelphimtorecognizehisfaultsofprideandsocialprejudice.Itis,infact,preciselybecauseElizabethisnotsoawedbyhishighsocialstatusastobeafraidtocriticizehischaracterthatheisattractedtoher.Theself-knowledgeacquiredfromElizabeth’srebukesandthedesiretowinElizabeth’slovespurhimtochangeandjudgepeoplemorebytheircharacterthanbytheirsocialclass.ForElizabeth,whenshebeginstoseethatshejudgedDarcycompletelywrongly,andshegrowsashamed,concludingthatshehasbeenblind,partial,prejudiced,absurd,inspiteofthefactthatshehasalwayspridedherselfonherjudgment.Sherealizesthatvanityhasbeenthecauseofherprejudice.ElizabethrealizedthathercompletelackofobjectivityinjudgingDarcyandWickhamistheresultofthefactthatDarcyinjuredherprideonherfirstacquaintancewithhimandthatWickhamflatteredherbyhispreferenceforher.@#@Austenmadeitclearthatprideandprejudicearenotreallytwoseparateproblemsinthenovel,butthattheyareintimatelyconnected.ForitisElizabeth’spridethatleadstoherprejudice,aprejudicewhichissostrongthatshehastoreadthetruth.ItisclearthatreflectiononthecontentsofDarcy’sletterhavemadeElizabethchangeherfeelingstowardhimconsiderably.WhenshevisitsPemberley,shecannothelpthinkingofwhatitwouldbeliketobethemistressofsuchabeautifulhouse.ShetellsherselfthatshedoesnotregretherrefusalofDarcy’sproposal.Butthemoresheseesofthehouseandthemoreshelearnsabouthisamiableandgenerouscharacterfromhishousekeeper,thelessfirmherresolveagainsthimbecomes.AfterLydiaandWickham’selopement,ElizabethisquitesurethatDarcywillnevermarryherandsufferthroughbeingWickham’sbrother-in–law.WhensheknowswhatDarcyhasdoneforherfamily,sheseeshowperfecttheywouldbeforeachotherandwouldreadilysayyestohispreviousproposal.Yetunfortunately,itistoolateoratleastElizabeththinksso.ElizabethdosenotbelievethatDarcy’sassistancetoLydiawasmotivatedbyhisregardforher,butthisdoesseemstobeaverylikelymotivation.Anyway,LadyCatherine’sunexpectedvisithelpsthecouple.Ironically,LadyCatherine’sattempttopreventElizabethandDarcy’smarriageonlyservestogivehopetoElizabethofDarcy’scontinuedaffection.Intheend,ElizabethandDarcygetmarriedandenduphappiest.@#@Elizabethdaredowhatotherwomenofthesameclassdarenot.AgreatdealofcourageisneededforhertorefusetheproposalbyMr.CollinandMr.Darcy.Afterallsheisagirlwithoutadowry.Itisobviousthatherspiritbasedonthefullunderstandingofherselfisagainsttheconventionalconceptoffamilystatusinmarriageandfortheequalitybetweenthemaleandfemale.Nowonderthatsheistreatedastheprotagonistofthenovel.Shehopesthathermarriagecanbebasedonloveandthatthecouplewillhavespiritualagreement.Suchkindofspiritwasveryrareatthattime.AlthoughElizabeth’sconceptofequalityinthefamilyisquitedifferentfromthatofthepresent,itwillnotafterourfulladmirationofAusten’sspiritagainstthefeudalhierarchyandtheinequalitybetweenmenandwomenperceivedbythecharacterElizabeth.Nevertheless,itwasunlikelyforAustentogobeyondherclasslimitationswhensheadvocatedthemaritalequalitybetweenmenandwomen.ThemostrebelliouswordsofElizabethwhenshedebateswithMrs.deBourghareonly:
@#@“Inmarriageyournephew,Ishouldnotconsidermyselfasquittingthatsphere.Heisagentlemen;@#@Iamagentleman’sdaughter;@#@sofarweareequal”.(Austen247)@#@TheBennetfamilybelongstothecountry,gentry,therefore,Elizabethcannotdemandthetrueequalitywithoutanyclassdistinctionsowingtothelimitsofinterestsofherownclass.HerstrongestargumenttosupportherconceptofequalityisthatbothDarcyandsheherselfbelongstothesameclass.WhatwouldshesayifshebelongstoaclassmuchlowerthanDarcy’s?
@#@However,thatdoesnotdiscolorherrebelliousspiritagainsttheinequalityimposedonherbyexternalworld.Suchrebelli
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