简奥斯汀傲慢与偏见英文论文.docx

1、简奥斯汀傲慢与偏见英文论文 摘 要简奥斯汀（17751817）是英国文学史上一位非常出色的女性作家。她在短暂的一生中虽然主要创作了六部作品，但这丝毫没影响她在文学史上的地位。她的作品主题都是爱情与婚姻，而最能反映出她的婚姻观的就要数傲慢与偏见了，傲慢与偏见以班内特家5个女儿的爱情婚姻为基点，通过对四段婚姻的分析，体现出作者的爱情婚姻观。爱情、金钱、社会地位、性格等都是婚姻中必须要考虑的因素，爱情和相互尊重是婚姻的基础，但金钱也为婚姻稳定提供了条件，婚姻是个严肃的问题，综合考虑各种因素的爱情婚姻才是幸福的。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

2、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。简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AbstractJan

3、e Austen (17751817) is one of the most excellent female writers of English literature. Although in her short life, Austen only created six works，her effect in literary world has never changed. The theme of all her novels is love and marriage, and among all, Pride and Prejudice is the work that can b

4、est reflect Jane Austens views of marriage. Pride and Prejudice mainly focuses on the love and marriage of five girls from Bennet. The novel reflects the authors views on love marriage: love, money, status and character. Marriage should be based on love and respect, and in addition, money provides t

5、he practical foundation for the stability of the marriage. Taking all of the factors into consideration, we can establish a happy marriage. This thesis aims at exploring Jane Austens marital views by analyzing the personality and marriages of the characters in the novel. It can be divided into three

6、 parts: the first part deals with the background of the society and Jane Austens life experience; the second part deals with the analysis of the main characters and their marriage with the aim of revealing the writers views on marriage; the last part focuses on the effect and inspiration from Jane A

7、ustens view on marriage. We can get the conclusion that marriage plays an important role in our lives, since it has a lot to do with our happiness. Choosing a suitable partner for marriage means a lot; therefore, love should be put on the first place. Jane Austens views of marriage give us much insp

8、iration, it can also rouse females sense of independence and freedom. Key words: Pride and Prejudice; marriage; love; inspirationContentsAbstract (Chinese).iAbstract (English).iiContents.iii1.0 Introduction.12.0 The background of society and Jane Austen.23.0 Four different marriages in Pride and Pre

9、judice. .33.1 Elizabeth and Darcys marriage.33.2 Jane and Bingleys marriage.43.3 Chalotte and Collins marriage.53.4 Lydia and Wickhams marriage. .64.0Analysis and understandings of the four marriages.64.1Perfect marriage based on true love64.2Happy marriage based on sense and similar interest.74.3Pa

10、thetic marriage based on money or benefits.74.4 Absurd marriage based on lust and vanity.84.5 Jane Austens views on marriage.85.0 The inspiration from Jane Austens views on marriage.96.0 Conclusion.10Acknowledgements.11References .12Appendix: Thesis Proposal1.0 IntroductionJane Austen was born in a

11、middle class family in 1775, and she spend her whole life in the countryside, she was so fascinated with the peaceful and ease life in countryside. Although she was unmarried the whole life, the theme of her novels were love and marriage, basically, the love and marriage between a gentleman and a fa

12、iry lady. Her best-known works are Emma (1815), Pride and Prejudice (1813) and Sense and Sensibility (1811).The novel talks about four different marriages: Collin and Challotes marriage which is based on money; Lydia and Wickhams marriage which is based on lust; Jane and Bingleys marriage which is b

13、ased on sense, Elizabeth and Darcys marriage which is based on love. Which weighs the most in marriage, love, possession, or social status? Jane Austen has different attitude and description about the four marriages. The first sentence in this novel is impressive. It says: “It is a truth universally

14、 acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” The undertone is very clear: the foundation of the marriage at that time is not love but possession, but Jane Austen tells us a different story. The main story of this novel happens between Elizabeth Bennet a

15、nd Darcy. Elizabeth Bennet is a 20-year-old young lady. She is her fathers favourite daughter and inherits his intelligence and wisdom. Darcy is a pride and kind gentleman with great fortune. Although, they were not attracted by each other at the very beginning, because they all have some complaints

16、 about the other, Elizabeth loathes Darcys arrogance, and she also has some misunderstandings on him, Darcy thinks Elizabeth is a very proud girl, and her families leave an awful impression on him. But at last, they fall in love and have a happy marriage. What changes their attitude towards each oth

17、er? Because the pride and prejudice between them is long gone. They finally know each other deeply and accept each other. Their marriage is rooted in their love and respect. Comparing with other marriages in the story, Elizabeth and Darcys marriage is the perfect one. The story reflects the authors

18、marriage view: it is wrong to marry just for the possession, lust and position. She emphasizes the importance of the ideal marriage that we should marry for love and emotion. Elizabeth and Darcy have a happy ending not only because of their love, but to some extent, Darcys property provides them the

19、 material need. From this we can see the authors views: marriage is based on love, but property and position should be taken into account. In modern society, a lot of people marriage for money and social status, sometimes, it leads to a sad ending. I think, no matter when, Jane Austens views on marr

20、iage are of great value in leading us to the ideal marriage. My thesis consists of three chapters. The first chapter deals with the background of the society and Jane Austens life experience, and how does those factors influence her writings; the second chapter reveal the authors views on marriage a

21、nd the standard of the ideal marriage advocated by Jane Austen through analyzing the characters and their marriage in the story; the last chapter talks about the conditions of the modern marriage and how to found the ideal marriage from the inspiration of Jane Austens view on marriage.2.0 The backgr

22、ound of the society and Jane AustenIn 18th and 19th centuries, the England societys had serious social problems. One of the severest of these was the tendency to marry for money. A person sought a partner based on the dowry receivable and their allowance. In the 19th century, women were not well res

23、pected compared with the ones in the present society. There was no equality between woman and man. Women were considered to be inferior to men in terms of intelligence and capacity. The central life of women was forced to be staying at home. Their roles were to deal with the family affairs, such as

24、taking care of the children and serving for the husband. This process went both ways: a beautiful woman might be able to snag a rich husband, or a charring and handsome man could woo a rich young girl. In these marriages, money was the only consideration. Love was left out, with the thought that it

25、would develop as the years went by. Jane Austen (December 16, 1775-July 18, 1817), an outstanding female novelist of British, was born in the village of Steventon, near Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Her father is the local vicar. She did not have the normal schooling, but she got good education from fa

26、milys literature teaching. From the end of the 18th century to the early 19th century, “the sentiment novel” and “the gothic novel” were the themes of English literature, while Austen made a different way. Most of her works were about romantic love. That might have something to do with her failure i

27、n marriage. Jane Austen was unmarried her whole life, but she had fallen in love with a young man. Their love was pure and faithful. However, this young man had to submit to the marriage that his aunt arranged for him, because he was under lots of burden from family. Then Jane broke up with him, sin

28、ce she did not want to stand in the way of the young mans future, and also in her opinion, marriage should be based on love. She loved no one else after that. That is the reason why she was unmarried all her life. So she put all her feelings in creating romantic and happy marriages.3.0 Four differen

29、t marriages in Pride and Prejudice3.1 Elizabeth and Darcys marriageOnce Mr. Qian Zhongshu has compared marriage to a castle, but I dont think this marriage theory is suitable for Darcy and Elizabeth. The marriage is tortuous between them but deep-rooted of love based. As we all know, Elizabeth and D

30、arcy left a quite bad impression on each other at the beginning. Elizabeth thinks Darcy is insolent and arrogant, and Darcy does not like Elizabeth because of Elizabeths social class and her indecent relatives. But Darcy finally realized Elizabeths preciousness, and Elizabeths prejudice and misunderstandings towards Darcy are gone. They deeply in love and possess a wonderful marriage at last. Their love and marriage are tortuous and kind of mysterious. I will analysis their