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Submittedinpartialfulfillmentoftherequirements
Forthedegreeof
BachelorofArts
FacultyofEnglishLanguageandCulture
GuangdongUniversityofForeignStudies
(May,2008)
Abstract
ThispapermakesabriefanalysisoftheCinderellaarchetypeinJaneAusten’sPrideandPrejudice.ThisnovelrepresentsoneofthegreatworksthatrevealtheCinderellaarchetypeintheplot,charactersandsoon.However,PrideandPrejudiceisdistinguishedfromthefairytalebytheuniquepersonalitiesofElizabeth.ThroughthecomparisonbetweenElizabethandCinderella,wecanconcludethatwomen’smindswerewakeningupatthattimeandhappinessbetweenmenandwomencanbeacquiredonlybyloveandtheequalitybetweenthetwoinminds.
Part1showstheCinderellaarchetypeinPrideandPrejudice.Part2reflectsthedifferencesbetweenthetwo.Part3illustratestheunderlyingmeaningofthesedifferences.ThepurposeofthispaperistopointoutAusten’schallengetothetraditionofwritingmethod,herchallengetomalesuperiorsocietyandherbeliefthathappinessinmarriagecanonlylieinloveandequalitybetweenwifeandhusbandinmindandlife.
Keywords:
Elizabeth,Cinderellaarchetype,women,equality.
Thesisstatement:
ThroughtheanalysisofCinderellaarchetypeinPrideandPrejudice,wecanpointoutAusten’schallengetothetraditionofwritingmethod,themaledominatedsociety,andherbeliefinthetruehappinessinmarriagethatcanbeobtainedonlywhenthetwosharetheequalstatusinminds.
Outline:
1.CinderellaarchetypeinPrideandPrejudice.
1.1Similaritiesincharacters
1.2Similaritiesinplot
2.ThedifferencebetweenElizabethandCinderella
2.1Elizabethasasmartwoman
2.2Elizabethasanindependentwoman
2.3Elizabethasanactivewoman
3.Theunderlyingmeaningofthesedifferences
3.1ThemeaningofElizabeth’ssmartness
3.2ThemeaningofElizabeth’sindependence
3.3ThemeaningofElizabeth’sactivetemperature
NobodycantellwhenCinderellaarchetypeappearedinthehistory.AsreportedinWashingtonTimes,thestoryofCinderella“hadbeenaround–inmanydifferenttongues,inmanydifferentvariants–longbeforeHollywoodgotitsmittsonit.(Waters,pars.1-2)”Itislikeacomplexthatcanbefoundrepeatedlyinmanyworks.Besides,archetypeisdefinedas“theexistencesofdefiniteformsinthepsychewhichseemtobepresentalwayseverywhere”(Zhu138).Therefore,CinderellaarchetypesuggeststheCinderellamodelthatisderived,copied,patternedoremulatedinliterature.
InPrideandPrejudice,wecanseethisarchetypeprevailsthroughthestory,fromcharacters,plot,etc.Yet,therearedifferencesbetweentheCinderellainthisgreatworkandtheoneinthetraditionalfairytale,suchastheirappearance,theirsenseofindependenceandtheirattitudesinthelovecourse.TheunderlyingmeaningofthesedifferencesrevealsAusten’schallengetomen’ssuperiorityinsocietyatthattime,women’sgradualemancipationinmindandherbeliefinthehappinessofmarriagethatliesontheequalitybearingintheirminds.
I.CinderellaArchetypeinPrideandPrejudice
ElizabethsharesmanysimilaritieswithCinderellainherlivingcircumstanceandherfunctioninthestory,sodomanycharactersinthetwostories.Besides,theplotofPrideandPrejudiceissimilartotheoneinCinderellaaswell.Fromthesetwoaspects,Cinderellaarchetypehasitsrootonthisgreatwork.
1)Characters
Whenitreferstothecharactersinthetwostories,itiseasytofindtheirsimilaritiesintheircircumstancesandfunctions,suchastheheroine,theheroandthevillain.
Firstofall,ElizabethsharesthesimilarlivingcircumstancesandfunctionasCinderelladoes.Ononehand,botharenotrichwomen,whohavetoundergohardshipintheirlife.Forinstances,Elizabethandherfamilyhavetoleavethehouseafterherfather’sdeathinthatheritageismale-line.Similarly,Cinderellawhoistorturedandsuppressedbyherstepmotherandstepsistershastoworkhardinordertostayinthehouse.Ontheother,bothrepresentthecommonwomenwhogettheirloveandhappinessintheirlife.ElizabethdrawstheattentionofDarcybyherwisdom,andCinderellacatchestheeyesoftheprincebyherbeauty.Thoughthetoolstheyusetoachievetheirfunctionarenotthesame,theresultsarethesame.
Furthermore,theheroesinbothstorieshavetheirsimilaritiesintheircircumstancesandfunctionsaswell.Darcyisamanwith“tenthousandayear”,whichmeanshe’srichenoughtosaveanywomenfromtheirpoorpositioninthesociety,soistheprince.Besides,theyaretheproviderofhappinesstowomen.Oncetheluckywomanischosentobehiswife,shehasgotthechanceoflivinghappilyeverafter.TheevidenceisshowninthelastchapterinPrideandPrejudice,whichdescribestheirElizabethandDarcy’smarriagelife,andintheendinginCinderellaof“livinghappilyeverafter”(84).
Lastbutnottheleast,thevillainsinthetwostoriesarethemothersanddaughters.Mrs.BennetandheryoungerdaughtershavethesamecharactersandfunctionofCinderella’sstepmotherandstepsisters.Firstofall,neitherElizabethnorCinderellagetsthefavoroftheirmother.Forinstances,Mrs.Bennetsaid,“Lizzyisnotabitbetterthantheothers;
IamsuresheisnothalfsohandsomeasJane,norhalfsogood-humoredasLydia”(3),andpoorCinderellaisoftenmistreatedbyherstepmotherandstepsisters.Besides,themothersanddaughtersareobstaclesforthelovebetweentheheroandheroine..DarcyrefusestorecognizehislovetowardsElizabethattheverybeginningbecauseoftheinappropriateandindecentbehaviorhermotherandyoungersistershaveperformduringtheball,thustheypreventshimfromexpressinghislovetowardsElizabeth.Similarly,itisthestepmotherandstepsistersthatrefusetotakeCinderellaalongwiththemtotheball,whichmayhavepreventedprincefrommeetingher.
Thereareothercharactersinthetwostoriesthataresimilarinmanyotheraspects,butthethreetypesofcharactersmentionedaboverepresenttheCinderellaarchetypeinthecharactersofPrideandPrejudice.Apartfromtheseresemblancesinthecharactersofthetwoworks,theirplotsarequitesimilartoo.
2)Plot
AsrecordedinGrimm’sFairyTales,Cinderellaisapoorgirlwhosegeneticmotherisdeadandwhoismistreatedbyherstepmotherandstepsisters.Theprinceinvitesallmaidensinthelandtoaballlastingfor3nights.However,Cinderellacan’tgototheballbecauseofherplainclothes.Withthehelpofthebirds,shefinallygoesthereandcatchesalltheattentionoftheprince.Threenightslater,theprincewantshertomarryhim,butsheleaveswithnothingleftbutagoldenshoe.Finally,theprincefindsherandtheylivehappilyeverafter(82-90).Similarly,Elizabethisapoorgirlwhohastoleaveherhouseonceherfatherisdeadandwhoisnotsofavoredbyherownmother.Darcymeetsherinaball,butshedoesn’tthinkhighofhim.Becauseoftherudemannershermotherandstepsistershavebehaved,Darcydoesn’texpresshislovetoheratthebeginning.Thenwhenhefinallyrecognizeshislovetowardsher,sherefuseshimbecauseofsomemisunderstanding.Finally,Darcymarriesher,regardlessherlowclassandindecentfamilies,andtheylivehappilyeverafter.
Thetwoplotsdifferfromeachotherindetails,butontheoutlooktheyarethesame.Theplotofthetwodescribesaloverelationshipbetweenarichmanandapoorlady.Besides,theclimaxofthetwostoriesisthemarriagebetweentheheroandtheheroine,regardlesstheinterventionofthevillains.DespiteCinderella’sstepmotherandstepsisters’refusaltobringhertotheballwiththem,Princemeetsherintheball,whileDarcychoosesElizabethtobehisbrideinspiteoftheindecentbehaviorshermotherandsistershaveperformedintheball.Furthermore,theresolutionofthetwostoriesistheappearanceoftheheroes.Cinderellaisrescuedfromherpainfullifebymarryingtheprince,whereasElizabethgetsridofherawkwardpositioninthesocietyasasmartwoman.
Therefore,theplotinPrideandPrejudiceistheotheraspectofCinderellaarchetypethatisshowninthestory.Despitethesimilaritiesbetweenthetwo,therearedifferencesbetweenthetwo,whichdistinguishElizabethfromCinderellaandwhichmakePrideandPrejudicegreatworkofthetime.
II.ThedifferencesbetweenElizabethandCinderella
WhenitreferstothedifferencesbetweenElizabethandCinderella,itsuggestsElizabethasasmartwoman,anindependentwomanandaactivewomaninlovecourseandCinderellaasabeautifulwoman,adependentwomanandapassivewomaninherlife.
1)Elizabethasasmartwoman
Withtheoutstandingappearance,Cinderellaiseasytocatchtheattentionoftheprince.Besides,asinfairytale,sheisdoomedtolivehappilyeverafter.However,insteadofacharmingappearance,Elizabethisthebrightestgirlwho“hassomethingmoreofquicknessthanhersisters”
(2)yetlessbeautifulthanJane.Besides,asinanovel,whichreflectspartofthereality,herlifemaynotbeaspresentasreadershopefor.Throughthenovel,littleismentionedaboutherbeauty,buthereyesarefrequentlymentionedastheonlyhighlightinherface.Withthatpairofeyes,shewinstheheartofDarcy.Asweallknowthateyesarethewindowstoourminds,wecanconcludethatitisthewisdomratherthanthebeautythatgetstheloveofDarcy.Thisisanotherreasonforthesuccessofthisnovelthatladieswithcommonappearancecangettheirloveandfortuneif
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