试析《傲慢与偏见》中的婚姻观.docx
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试析《傲慢与偏见》中的婚姻观
试析《傲慢与偏见》中的婚姻观
摘要
爱情是生活和文学永恒的主体,爱情和婚姻几乎是女人生活的全部。
对女人生活关注和记录的文学作家让人敬爱。
18世纪最伟大的女性作家简奥斯汀的存在是英国文学史和整个世界的幸事。
她的作品主要关注乡绅家庭女性的婚姻和生活,以女性特有的细致入微的观察力和活泼风趣的文字真实地描绘了她周围世界的小天地。
特别擅长塑造人物和刻画性格的简奥斯汀给我们带来她那最成功和最具生命力和影响力的传世之作傲慢与偏见。
本文通过分析《傲慢与偏见》中四对青年人的婚姻故事,总结了奥斯汀的既屈从于世俗又超越于世俗的婚姻观:
爱情是美满婚姻的先决条件,美满婚姻的产生又往往受财产、门第和人的性格等诸多因素的影响。
再分析现代社会婚姻因素,从而得出自己的见解:
美满的婚姻一般是客观条件如财富,社会地位,机遇等和主观条件如道德品性,自我修养,用心追求等的结合。
其中主观因素占主导,因此我们都有能力努力提高自身修养,有权利和机会去追求理想的爱情婚姻。
本文希望通过这样一个话题的探究引发读者对爱情和婚姻观的思考。
尤其对于我们女大学生,在对婚姻生活的思考上,此小说此方面可以起到借鉴作用。
关键字:
傲慢与偏见;女性;婚姻;条件因
AnAnalysisoftheviewonmarriageinPrideandPrejudice
ABSTRACT
Loveisapermanentthemeinlifeaswellasinliterature,andmarriageisafixedconventioninasociety.loveandmarriagearenearlythewholepartinawoman’slife.Forthosewriterswhoespeciallyconcernedaboutwomen'existencestateandfatearereallyadmirableandrespectable.ThegreatestfemaleEnglishwriterin18thcenturyJaneAustinisafortuneforbothEnglishliteratureandthewholeworld.HergreatestworkThePrideandPrejudiceisagifttotheworld.Janeisalwaysgoodatcharactersmouldandportrayingpersonalityinherownviewasawoman.ThisthesistrytorevealJane'viewpointofmarriagebyanalyzingfourdifferentmarriagesituationstosomedegreesummaryherperceptionofmarriage:
MutualAttractionandMutualUnderstandingisthebaseoftruelove;trueloveisimportantformarriage;Materialconditionsisanecessaryformarriage.Asafemarriageshouldbasedonthecombinationbetweensomeexternalfactors(wealth,socialstanding,opportunity)andinternalfactors(morality,self-cultivation,self-pursuit).However,thelatergreatlyoutweightheformer.Everybodyhastheabilitytobewellcultivated,andheorshealsohastherightandchancetogoafterahappymarriage.Thisthesisgivesatopicaboutwoman'smarriagehopetomotivatereadersespeciallytheyoungladiestogivesoundthoughtsaboutthevalueofmarriage.Ithelpstoguidewefemalecollegestudentsinpursuingourloveandmarriage.
Keywords:
prideandprejudice;women;marriage;Factor
CONTENTS
摘要I
ABSTRACTII
1INTRODUCTION1
2THEAUTHORANDTHENOVEL2
2.1.1JaneAustine2
2.1.2PrideandPrejudice2
3FPURMARRIAGESINPRIDEANDPREJUDICE4
3.1CollinesandCharlotte5
3.2LydiaandWikham5
3.3JaneandBingley6
3.4DarceandElizabeth6
4VIEWSONPRIDEANDPRIJUDICE8
4.1CharacterandSelf-Cultivation8
4.2AttractionandTrueLove9
4.3FinancialStability8
5CONCLUSION12
BIBLIOGRAPHY13
AnAnalysisoftheViewsonMarriageinPrideandPrejudice
1Introduction
1.1TheBackgrounds
JaneAustenisoneofthegreatestandbestlovednovelistsinEnglishliteratureandoneofthemostimportantpioneersintheEnglishrealisticnovel.InAusten’swholelife,shewritessixnovelstogether.PrideandPrejudiceisJaneAusten’smostsuccessfulandpopularmasterpiece.ItsoriginalnameisFirstImpressions.Ithasbeenpopularfornearlytwohundredyearswithitsintricatenarrativestructure,sparklingprose,wittydialogueandvividaswellassubtledescriptionofinnerthoughts.
Attheendof18thcenturyandthebeginningof19thcentury,Englishiscenteredonman.Noequalitybetweenwomenandmen.Womenwereinratherlowstatus.Besides,legalruleshowedthatwomenhadnorightsininheritanceofproperty.Itwaswidelyacceptedandacknowledgedthatwomencouldnothaveabetterchoicethanbeahonoredhousewife.Asaresult,forasurvival,awomanhadtoseekawaytoensureasafetyinmaterial.Andobviously,marriagewastheonlyhopeandgreatopportunity.
Inthenovel,theauthormainlydescribesfourmarriages:
intelligentElizabethanddecentDarcy,mildJaneandpleasantBingley,vulgarCollinsandmediocreCharlotte,empty-mindedLydiaanddissoluteWickham.Bydescribingthefourdifferentmarriages---TheDespicableMarriageofCollinsandCharlotte’s,TheShallowMarriageofWickhamandLydia’s,TheHappyMarriageofBingleyandJane’s,TheConsummateMarriageofElizabethandDarcy’s,Austinshowsushowone’scharacterreflectshisorherdifferentattitudestowardsloveandmarriageinBritainduringtheearly19thcentury.
1.2TheObjectivesofThisThesis
ToknowJaneAustenandherliteraturestylethroughanrepresentativenovel;
Tohaveageneralimpressiononmarriagelifein19thcenturyofEngland;
Tolearntoanalyzeandappreciatedifferentcharactersinanovel;
Togetviewsontheobjectoflove,marriageandlife
2JaneAustenandPrideandPrejudice
2.1JaneAusten
JaneAusten(1775-1817),amostwell-knownfemalewriterinthehistoryofEnglishliterature,wasborninStevensononDecember161775.Andshelivedpeacefullyinasmallsocialcircleallherlife.Shewastheyoungestofsevenchildreninherfamily.Shereceivedmostofhereducationathome.Herfamilymembersareallfondofreadingbooks,whichinfluencedherverymuch.Herreadingextendedlittlebeyondtheliteratureoftheeighteenthcentury,andwithinthatperiodsheadmiredDr.Johnsonparticularly.LatershewasdelightedwithboththepoetryandproseofScott.ShediedonJuly18,1817andshenevermarried.AustenwasburiedinthecathedralinWinchester.
JaneAustenwroteonlysixcompletenovels,twoofwhichwerepublishedafterherdeath.Herbest-knownbooksincludeSenseandSensibility(1811),PrideandPrejudice(1813),andEmma(1816).Eachisperfect,andthereisnochoosingbetweenthemforonewhoenjoysherquietironyandhersimpledelicateanalysisofcharacter.Thereareneitherheroicpassionsnorastoundingadventures.NorthangerAbbeyisagentlesatireonthemysterytaleofhauntedcastles.Andinallhernovelsthelove-makingofheryoungpeople,thoughseriousandsympathetic,issubduedbyhumortotheordinaryplaneofemotiononwhichmostofuslive.ShewasthefounderofthenovelwhichdealswithunimportantmiddleclasspeopleandofwhichtherearemanyfineexamplesinlatterEnglishfiction.Herstyleiseasyandeffortless.Inthesenovelsthelifeofthegentry,land-ownersandclergyattheendoftheeighteenthandtheearlypartofthenineteenthcenturiesisshownindetail.
AllJaneAusten'sworkshowsarecognizablestandardofvalues.Herfatherwasacountryvicar,soJanetookforgrantedthatapersonshouldbesincere,unselfish,disinterestedandunworldly,andthatvirtueshouldbejudgedbygoodsenseandgoodtaste.Thesebeliefsarefundamentaltoherwork.ThroughoutherlifeJaneAustenhadbeenguidedbyChristianprinciples,andsheacceptedtheChurch'steachingwithoutquestion.Herfaithisimplicitinallherwriting:
thevirtuesofadisciplinedlife,acaringrelationshipbetweenhusbandandlovingupbringing,arereflectedinherlettersandinhernovels.AtherdeathsheexpectedtoappearbeforeGodandbejudged.JaneAusten'sinterestrevolvedaroundpeople-theireccentricities,appearanceanddialogue.Fromthemshecreatedthecharacterswhichgivehernovelsuniversalandlastingappeal.
2.2PrideandPrejudice
PrideandPrejudiceisthemostenduringlypopularnovelwrittenbyJaneAusten.ItisJaneAusten'ssecondnovel.WrittenbetweenOctober1796andAugust1799.Theoriginalnameofthestoryis“FirstImpression”,becausetheappearancesofthecharacterscreatedtheplotofthenovel.Thenovelshowsthefoolishnessoftrustingfirstimpressionswhicharecorrectedbyunderstandingandreflection.Theauthorfullyexpressesherviewsonmarriagethatanidealmarriageshouldbebasedonmutualaffectionandmutualunderstanding,andthesuccessfulmarriagemustbealsobasedontrueloveandfinancialstability.InPrideandPrejudicethebusinessofMrs.Bennett’swholelifewastogetherfivedaughtersmarried,foronthedeathofherhusbandthefamily'shousewoulddevolvebyentailontoacousinandsheandthegirlswouldbehomeless.ConsequentlysheheardwithelationthatNetherfieldPark,oneofthegreathousesoftheneighborhood,hadbeenlettoaLondongentlemannamedMr.Bingley.GossipsuchasMr.Bennetlovedreportedhimarichandaltogethereligibleyoungbachelor.Mr.Bennetheardthenewswithhisusualdrycalmness,suggestinginhismildwaythatperhapsBingleywasnotmovingintothecountryforthesinglepurposeofmarryingoneoftheBennetdaughters.
InPrideandPrejudice,thefouryoungcouples'marriagecanbecategorizedintotwogroupsaccordingtotheirdifferentmarriagefoundation.SimplyonejustlikeCharlotte—CollinsandLydia—Wickhamiscalledunhappymarriagebasednotontruelove.TheotheronelikeElizabeth—DarcyandJane—Bingleyistheopposite.Itistheirmarriagesthatcometoarealhappyend.Byanalyzingthefourmarriagesinthisnovel,wecanseeJaneAusten'sviewsonmarriage.
2.1InternationalReviews
AfterthepublicationofJaneAusten’sPrideandPrejudice,thenovelhasarousedgreatwavesfromreadersandpeoplewhohavepondereditinthewest,withreverencebooksemerginginlargernumbers.KennethL.Moler,considersmaincharactersascentraltargetstofurtherexploration.MolertracestheevolutionofDarcy'scharacter.InMoler'sview,thenovelhingesonthecentraltensionbetweenElizabethBennet'sindividualismandDarcy'sfaithinanestablishedsocialorder.(Moler,1967),somecriticsthinkhighlyofcharacterizationinPrideandPrejudiceaswellasthenovel'sscenesofdomesticlife.SomeotherexampleaboutcharacterstudyisFrancis,sheconnectsthehistoricalbackgroundsurroundingwithbothJaneAustenandthenovelPrideandPrejudice,includingacritiqueofAusten'streatmentofbothmaleandfemalecharacters.(Francis,2005)Apartfromthesecomments,somecriticsusuallychoosetherelationshipbetweenElizabethandDarcy
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