英语论文论傲慢偏见中金钱婚姻.docx
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英语论文论傲慢偏见中金钱婚姻
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论《傲慢与偏见》中的金钱和婚姻
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OnMoneyandMarriageinPrideandPrejudice
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March2011
摘要
《傲慢与偏见》为奥斯汀赢得了永恒的荣誉。
通过对四种不同婚姻和爱情的描写,小说充分体现了十八世纪社会的爱情观和婚姻观。
同时,奥斯汀的爱情观和婚姻观通过这篇小说也展现得淋漓尽致,即:
婚姻与财产和社会地位紧密相联,但是财产和社会地位不是保证婚姻幸福的唯一因素。
美好的婚姻应当建立在相互爱慕、相互尊重的基础上。
作者既反对因钱而结婚,也反对草率结婚,充分强调了婚姻中真情实感的重要性。
关键词:
爱情;婚姻;金钱;社会地位
OnMoneyandMarriageinPrideandPrejudice
Abstract
PrideandPrejudice,Austen’sgreatwork,earnsanenduringfameforJaneAusten.JaneAustendemonstratesthesocialattitudestowardsmarriageandmoneyandhersviadescriptionoffourcourtships-----DarcyandElizabeth’sMarriage,JaneandMr.Bingley’sMarriage,CollinsandCharlotte’sMarriage,LydiaandWickham’sMarriage.Unlikethesocialconcept,shebelievesthatloveandmarriagearecloselyassociatedwithpropertyandsociety,however,loveandmarriagecannotbedecidedonlybythepropertyandsocialstatus.Anidealmarriageshouldbebasedonmutualaffectionandrespect.
KeyWords:
love;marriage;property;socialstatus
Introduction
PrideandPrejudice,themostpopularnovelbyJaneAusten,firstrejectedbythepublishers,wasnotbroughttofinalformuntil1813.Ittalksabouttrivialmattersoflove,marriageandfamilylifebetweencountrysquiresandfairladiesinBritaininthe18thcentury,whichisfrequentlydiscussedinJaneAusten’snovels.Theplotisverysimple,focusingontheyoungladies’choosingtheirhusbands.Thecharactersarewellshapedwiththehelpofdialoguesandnarratives.Fourkindsofmarriagesaredisplayedvividlytodemonstratetheconceptofmarriageatthattime,whilemoneyisthecluethroughthenovelfrombeginningtoend.Thispaperprobesintofourmarriagesinprideandprejudicetodisclosethedeep-rootedoutlookonloveandmarriagein18thcentury.
1.TheBackgroundofAustenandHerPrideandPrejudice
1.1TheBackgroundofAusten
JaneAusten(1775-1817)wasabeautiful,talentedmiddleclasswomanwithextraordinarytemperamentandgoodcultivation.Sheshowedgreatinterestinliteraturewhileyoung.Andshebegantowriteinherteens.Hersixnovels-SenseandSensibility,PrideandPrejudice,NorthangerAbbey,ManshifeierdeManor,Emma,Persuasionalldescribemorethanmarriage.”(WangShouren,2005,p.64)
However,duringAusten’slife,onlyherimmediatefamilyknewofherauthorshipofthesenovels.Thoughpublishinganonymouslypreventedherfromacquiringanauthorialreputation,italsoenabledhertopreserveherprivacyatatimewhenEnglishsocietyassociatedafemale’sentranceintothepublicspherewithareprehensiblelossoffemininity.Inherwork,Austenisoftencriticaloftheassumptionsandprejudicesofupper-classEngland.Shedistinguishesbetweeninternalmerit(goodnessofperson)andexternalmerit(rankandpossessions).Thoughshefrequentlysatirizessnobs,shealsopokesfunatthepoorbreedingandmisbehaviorofthoseloweronthesocialscale.Nevertheless,Austenwasinmanywaysarealist,andtheEnglandshedepictsisoneinwhichsocialmobilityislimitedandclass-consciousnessisstrong.1.2TheBackgroundofPrideandPrejudice“Atthattime,accordingtothesocialconditionsinBritain,agoodmarriageforayoungwomanwascritical.ThisphenomenonwascloselyassociatedwiththeBritishsocietyandthestatusofwomeninthesociety.Inthe19thcentury,womenwerenotwellrespectedparedwiththeonesinthepresentsociety.Therewasnoequalitybetweenwomanandman.Womenwereconsideredtobeinferiortomenintermsofintelligenceandcapacity.Thecentrallifeofwomenwasforcedtobestayingathome,theirrolesweretodealwiththefamilyaffairs,suchastakingcareofthechildrenandservingforthehusband.”(ZhuHong,1985,p34)
InJaneAusten’stime,therewasnorealwayforyoungwomenofthe“genteel”classestostrikeoutontheirownorbeindependent.Professions,theuniversities,politics,etc.werenotopentowomen.Fewoccupationswereopentothem----andthosefewthatwerenothighlyrespected,anddidnotgenerallypaywellorhaveverygoodworkingconditions.Therefore,marriageisprettymuchtheonlywayofevergettingoutfromundertheparentalroof--unless,ofcourse,herfamilycouldnotsupporther,inwhichcaseshecouldfacetheunpleasantnecessityofgoingtolivewithemployersasa‘dependant’governessorteacher,orhired“lady’spanion”.Givenallthis,somewomenwerewillingtomarryjustbecausemarriagewastheonlyallowedroutetofinancialsecurity,ortoescapeanuncongenialfamilysituation.
Austenfullycriticizedsomebadphenomenoninherwork----prideandprejudice,takingsomeperfectpointsaboutmarriageandlovetodemonstrateherownviewonloveandmarriage
2.TheFourMarriagesinPrideandPrejudice
Moneyisanimportantissue.Asindicatedinthefirstlineofthebook:
“itisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife”(Austen,2002,p.3).Sothepropertimeformentosettleisaftertheygetenoughmoney.Becausemiddle-classwomenusuallydonotgoouttoworkanddependontheirhusbandsfinancially,theyaremoreconcernedwithmoneyduringcourtship.Thefourmarriageswellreflecttheimportanceofmoney.
2.1DarcyandElizabeth’sMarriage.
ThecourtshipbetweenDarcyandElizabethisoneofthemostcherishedlovestoriesinEnglishliterature.Asinanygoodlovestory,theloversmusteludeandoverenumerousstumblingblocksbeforebeingtogether.Elizabeth’spridemakeshermisjudgeDarcyonthebasisofapoorfirstimpression,whileDarcy’sprejudiceagainstElizabeth’spoorsocialstandingblindshim,foratime,tohermanyvirtues.Elizabeth,theseconddaughterintheBennetfamily,isthemostintelligentandquick-witted.Heradmirablequalitiesarenumerous—sheislovely,clever.Herhonesty,virtue,andlivelywitenablehertoriseabovethenonsenseandbadbehaviorthatpervadeherclass-bound.Nevertheless,hersharptongueandtendencytomakehastyjudgmentsoftenleadherastray.Darcy,Thesonofawealthy,well-establishedfamilyandthemasterofthegreatestateofPemberley,isintelligentandforthright,hetoohasatendencytojudgetoohastilyandharshly,andhishighbirthandwealthmakehimoverlyproudandoverlyconsciousofhissocialstatus.
Theirmarriage,notonlyhinderedbytheirownqualities,butAustenposescountlesssmallerobstaclestotherealizationofthelovebetweenElizabethandDarcy,includingLadyCatherine’sattempttocontrolhernephew,MissBingley’ssnobbery,Mrs.Bennet’sidiocy,andWickham’sdeceit.DarcyandElizabeth’srealizationofamutualandtenderloveseemstoimplythatAustenviewsloveassomethingindependentofthesesocialforces,assomethingthatcanbecapturedifonlyanindividualisabletoescapetheeffectsofhierarchicalsociety.Austendoessoundsomemorerealistnotesaboutlove,usingthecharacterofCharlotteLucas,whomarriesthebuffoonMr.Collinsforhismoney,todemonstratethattheheartdoesnotalwaysdictatemarriage.Yetwithhercentralcharacters,Austensuggeststhattrueloveisaforceseparatefromsocietyandonethatcanconquereventhemostdifficultofcircumstances.
2.2JaneandMr.Bingley’sMarriage
Elizabeth’sbeautifuleldersisterandDarcy’swealthybestfriend,JaneandBingleyengageinacourtshipthatoccupiesacentralplaceinthenovel.WhenthenewsesthatMr.Bingley,ayounggentlemanwithanannualineof5,000Poundswillbetheirnewneighbor;Mrs.Bennetimmediatelyplanstopairhimwithherfavoriteoldest,prettiestdaughter--Jane.TheyfirstmeetattheballinMerytonandenjoyanimmediatemutualaffection.Theyarespokenofasapotentialcouplethroughoutthebook.Theyarevaguecharacters,sketchedbyAusteninsteadofbeingcarefullydrawn.Indeed,theyaresosimilarinnatureandbehaviorthattheycanbedescribedtogether:
botharecheerful,friendly,andgood-natured,alwaysreadytothinkthebestofothers.Theirprincipalcharacteristicsaregoodwillandpatibility.JaneandBingleydemonstratesthetrueloveunhamperedbyeitherprideorprejudice,thoughintheirsimplegoodness,theyalsodemonstratethatsuchaloveismildlydull.
2.3CollinsandCharlotte’sMarriage
ThemarriageofCharlotteandCollinsisluckyandunexpected.Theygetmarriedwithoutanyexpectation.CharlotteisWilliamLucas’sdaughter,whoistheneighborofLizzyBennett.Shewasborntohumbleparentageandverymediocreineveryaspect.Soshehasnotgotmarriedeventhoughsheis26yearsold.However,thereare5daughtersintheBennetts,whoaregraduallygrowinguptotheageformarriage.Sobothofthetwofamiliesrivalmutually,especiallyintheeyesofthevulgarwomen,suchrivalrywasparticularlytedious.Bennett’swifedoesnotgivebirthtoaboybutfivegirls,sothefamily’spropertycouldn’tbegiventoadaughteraccordingtothecustomsatthattime,andthefamilywithoutasoncangrantthewealthtothenephew.Thus,oneofBennettnephew----Collinscaninheritthefamilywealth.Inhismind,ifhecouldbeoneson-in-lowofhisuncle’s,thenhecouldgetthepropertyofthefamily.Hestaysathomeforalongtimetorepayhisuncle’sheritageandgetssympathyfromthefamily.InformedthattheeldestdaughterJanehasaboyfriend,heaimsattheseconddaughterElizabethBennettinspiteforhisaunt’sinterestingsake.Tiredofhim,eventually,Elizabethrefuseshimwithsharptongue.ButCollinsquicklyfindsfortfromCharlottewhodesirestogetafortablehomefromamaleandbelievesmarriageistheelegantwayforagirlwithsomeeducation,and
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