英语论文AnalysisofMarianneschangingviewofloveWord格式.docx

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ElinorisrationalwhileMarianneisemotional.Withthedevelopmentofthestory,Marianne’sattitudeischangingfromsensibilitytosense.Underthecontemporarysocialcondition,thisrationalviewoflovehasitsparticularmeaning.Ideology,class,moneyaswellasotherpeople’shelpareimportantfactorsusedtoexplainherview.Atthesametime,thischangingviewhasitsinfluencetothepeopleandthesociety.

Keywords:

sensibility;

sense;

viewoflove;

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从情感到理智

----解析玛丽安变化的爱情观

摘要：

简奥斯丁是英国文学史上一位著名的女作家，其著作对后世影响深远。

是其中较为著名的一篇。

本文主要通过分析两姐妹玛丽安与埃丽诺对待爱情的态度：

姐姐较为理智，而妹妹则较为情感。

随着故事的发展，妹妹的态度发生变化，由情感转为理智。

在当时的社会条件下，这种理性的爱情观有其特殊的历史内涵。

思想意识，阶级，金钱以及他人的帮助，都有助于解释她的态度为何发生变化。

同时，这种变化对人及社会都重要的影响。

关键词：

情感；

理智；

爱情观；

变化

1.0Introduction

1.1TheintroductionofJaneAusten

JaneAustenisagreatfemalewriterinthehistoryofEnglishliterature.SheisamongthefirstEnglishwomentobreakthemalemonopolyofnovelwriting.Herbrilliantlywitty,elegantlystructuredsatiricalnovelsvividlydescribedthelifeofthecommonpeopleinthecountryside.Hermainlyliteraryconcernisabouthumanbeingsintheirsocialrelationships.Hernovelsrevealinasubtledeterminedmanner,thebeautyofwomen,andtheirlongingforfreedominthemarriagelife.Thereare6greatwoksinherlifesuchasSenseandSensibility,PrideandPrejudice,MansfieldPark,Emma,NorthangerAbbey,Persuation.

JaneAustencanmatchwithShakespeareandDickensinthehistoryofliteraturebyherfamousnovels.H.W.Wollber,afamousEnglishscholar,hasagreatremark:

“Inthisworld,itisacomedytounderstandbyreason,whileatragedybyemotion”.JaneAustenwritesmanyfamouscomediesbyherreason.JustasGeorgeHenryLewespointedthatthequintessenceofAusten’

sartisseriousness.Austen’scomediescanhelppeopletorealizetheirmistakesorshortcomings.

Austen’snovelsaremainlyconcernedwithyoungwomen’ssocialgrowthandself-discovery.Nearlyallofthemexploreaconsistentthemethatmaturityisachievedthroughthelossoftheillusions.Faultsofcharacterdisplayedbythepeopleofhernovelsarecorrected,when,throughvarioustrialsandmisunderstandings,lessonsarelearned.

1.2ThegeneralknowledgeofSenseandSensibility.

Amongherworks,I’dliketoanalyzeSenseandSensibility.Thiswork,whichAustenwriteswithherusualirony,humourandprofoundsensitivity,turnsuponthetensionbetweendesireanddiscretioninawomen’ssocietyinEnglandinthe18thcentury.Giventhesocialandfinancialsystemwhichissosystematicallyheartlessinitstreatmentofwomen,andinwhichmarriagemustseemfirstofallimportantasasteptowardsmaterialprosperityoritsreverse,thequestionwhetherayoungwomanhassenseorsensibilityitselfbecomestouchedwithirony.

TheDashwoodfamilyholdscenterstageinthenovel.MrsDashwoodandherthreedaughters,forcedbytheavariciousdaughter-in-law,havetoleaveSussexandmovetoDever.ForthesensibledaughterElinor,themoveisapainfulseparationfromthemanheloves.However,hersisterMariannefindsinthenewplacetheromancewhichsheloves.Elinorisawomanofgoodsense,whileMarianneisthecreatureofsensibility.Whentheyfindthemantheylovehaveotherlovers,onecontrolsheremotion,andtheotherletsheremotioncontrolsheractions.

2.0Thetwosisters’viewoflove.

2.1Elinor’sattitudeoflove.

Elinor,theoldersister,whoseadviceissoeffectual,possessesastrengthofunderstanding,andcoolnessofjudgement,whichqualifiedher,thoughonly19,tobethecounsellorofhermother,andenableherfrequentlytocounteract,totheadvantageofthethemall,thateagernessofmindinMrsDashwoodwhichmustgenerallyhaveleadtoimprudence.Shehasagentledispositionandastrongfeeling.Withthesoberjudgementandspecialview,sheknowshowtocontrolherfeelings.“Itwasaknowledgewhichhermotherhadyettolearn;

andwhichoneofhersistershadresolvednevertobetaught”.Sheisgoodatdealingwiththehouseworkandrelationshipswithotherpeople.Whensheknowsthatherlover,Edward,isbetrothed,wecan’tfindthereisanythingwrongwithher.“Whensheisinjured,shecantryherbesttocontrolherfeelingsinordertolethermotherandhersisternotknowthetruth.

Elinorhas‘anexcellentheart’,andstrongfeelingsaswellasprudence.Theopposingvaluesofromanceandpracticalrealismaredebatedaseachsistertakesissuewiththeconductandthe‘doctrine’oftheother.Elinorismorecircumspectmoreawareofhowtheselfinteractswithothers.Inherview,conventionsarenecessaryandevenuseful.PrudentElinorpainfullyhearsoutLucySteele’sstoryofEdwardFerrars’ssecretengagementtoherundercoverofthenoiseandmusicinLadyMiddleton’sdrawingroom.“Elinorforafewminutesremainedsilent.Herastonishmentatwhatherheardwasatfirsttoogreatforwords;

butatlengthforcingherselftospeakcautiously,shesaidwiththecalmnessofmanner,whichtolerantlywellconcealedhersurpriseandsolicitude”.Thenheartbrokenbytherevelationofwhatsheconstrainsherselftothinkof,conventionally,asLucy’ssecret.Shesaysnothingaboutittohermotherandsisters,whohaveassumed,withher,thatEdward’smotheristheonlyimpedimenttohermarriage:

“Itwasarelieftoher,tobesparedthecommunicationofwhatwouldgiveofEdward,whichwouldprobablyflowfromtheexcessoftheirpartialaffectionforherself,andwhichwasmorethanfeltequaltosupport.Fromtheircounsel,ortheirconversationsheknewshecouldreceivenoassistance,theirtendernessandsorrowmustaddtoherdistress,whileherself-commandwouldneitherreceiveencouragementfromtheirexamplenorfromtheirpraise.Shewasstrongeralone,andherowngoodsensesowellsupportedher,thatherfirmnesswasasunshaken,herappearanceofcheerfulnessasinvariable,aswithregretsopoignantandsofresh,itwaspossibleforthemtobe”.

AsLucy‘confess’soastosteerElinorawayfromEdward,inanefforttogethimbackandElinorseekstofindoutthehurtfultruthwhileconvincingLucyofherperfectserenityandpropriety,theyoungwomenusewhatlookslikeanintimateexchangetostrengthenthefacadesthatconcealandservetheiropposingpurpose.WhenElinormediatesasgenerouslyasshecanonthecharacterofhersister’sdeceiver,shecondemnsWilloughbyinthewordsusedhereofJohnDashwood:

“Extravaganceandvanityhadmakehimcold-heartedandselfish.”Aworldwheremenhavethosevicesisaharshoneforyoungwomen.

2.2Marianne’sattitudeoflove.

Marianne,theyoungersister,is,inmanyrespects,quiteequaltoElinor.Sheissensibleandclever;

buteagerineverything;

hersorrowsherjoys,canhavenomoderation.Sheisgenerous,amiable,interesting;

sheiseverythingbutofprudent.WhenshemeetsWilloughby,shecan’thelpfallinginlovewithhimatthefirstsight.Willoughbyisahandsomeman.Whenhecomes,manypeople,includingMariannepaysmuchattentiontohim.Mariannelikestomakefriendswiththiskindofpeoplewithcharmingappearanceandperfectpersonality.“Hisnamelybeautyandmorethancommongracefulnesswereinstantlythethemeofgeneraladmiration,andthelaughwhichhisgallantryraisedagainstMariannereceivedparticularspiritfromhisexteriorattractions.---Marianneherselfhadseenlessofhispersonthattherest,fortheconfusionswhichcrimsonedoverherface,onhisliftingherup,hadrobbedherofthepowerofregardinghimaftertheirenteringthehouse”.

MariannelovesthepoetryofCowperandScoot,andpicturesquelandscapes;

Shebelievesinfirstsightandpassionatelove,ameetingoftastesandminds;

Shetrustsherfeelingstoguideherconduct.WhensheknowsthatWilloughbywillaparther,sheisdeepinthesorrow.“‘Gotohim,Elinor,’shecried,assoonasshecouldspeak,‘andforcehimtocometome,tellhimImustseehimagain–mustspeaktohiminstantly.–Ican’trest–Ishallnothaveamoment’speacetillthisisexplained-Somedreadfulmisapprehensionorother-ohgotohimthismoment.”.LaterthesocialandpsychologicaldangersofshowingfeelingareexcruciatinglydramatizedasMarianneinsistsonclaimingintimacywithWilloughbyinacrowdedballroom.Mariannedoesn’tbelieveWilloughbywillcheather.

“MariannewouldhavethoughtherselfveryinexcusablehadshebeenabletosleepatallnightafterpartingfromWilloughby.Shewouldhavebeenashamedtolookherfamilyinthefacethenextmorning,hadshenotrisenfromherbedinmoreneedofreposethanshelaydowninit.Butthefeelingswhichmadesuchcomposureadisgrace,leftherinnodangerofincurringit.Shewasawakethewholenight,andsheweptthegreatestpartofit.Shegotupwithaheadache,wasunabletotalk,andunwillingtotakeanynourishment;

givingpaineverymomenttohermotherandsisters,andforbiddingallattemptatconsolationfromeither.Hersensibilitywaspotentenough!

”.

Inthisworld,wheresonsandloversseeminterchangeable,wherepeopleaffectbywatchingoneanother,andindividualsseemneitherintegralnorunique.MarianneDashwoodromanticallyinsistsonanidealofperfectself-fulfillmentinalovebasedonmutualfeelingandsharedtastes,andhenceontheimpossibilityofsecondattachments;

itisoneof‘her,mostfavoritemaxims’,AconversationbetweenElinorandBrandon,earlyinthenovel,raisesthenicequestionofwhethershethinksthemunimaginableorimmoral:

‘Yoursister,Iunderstand,doesnotapproveofsecondattachment.’

‘No,’repliedElinor,‘heropinionsareallromantic.’

‘Orrather,asIbelieve,sheconsidersthemimpossibletoexist.’

‘Ibelieveshedoes,Buthowshecontrivesitwithoutreflectingonthecharacterofherownfather,whohadhimselftwowives,Iknownot.’.

3.0Marianne’schangingviewofloveanditshistoricmeaning.

Atfirst,Mariannedoesn’tlikeBrandonverymuch.Shejustwantstobeaveragefriends,notclosefriends.Atthesametime,BrandonismucholderthanMarianne.Heisnotactiveorpassionate.AftercheatedbyWilloughby,Marianne’sattitudetowardslovehaschangedalot.SherealizedthatWilloughbyisjustaplayboy.Thiskindofpeoplecan’tbringherhappiness.Thiskindofpeopleischangeablebecauseofmanyfactors.LookedafterbyBrandon,MariannerealizesthatBrandonisagoodperson.Hehastheabilitytotakecareofherandbringherhappiness.Marianne’sviewoflovehaschangedfromsensibilitytosense.

ThisrationalviewofloveispointedbyJaneAusten.ItseemsthatAustenisofferingheradvicetoyounggirlsthattheyshouldneverlosetheirreasoningpowerindealingwithmen.Howtounderstandandappraisethisrationalviewoflove?

AccordingtotheprinciplesintheMarxism,weshouldputtheproblemstothespecialhistoriccategory,namely,theconcretesocialenvironment.Loveisnottheonlyaffairbetweenthemanandthewomen,anditcanreflectsomesocialfeatures.Thisviewoflovehasitsownparticularhistoricmeanings.

First,fromthiskindofview,Austenexplainsthewomen’sbadsituation,suchasthefeudalsociety’shostilityandpersecution.Inahostileenvi