Pride and prejudice.doc

1110010423英语114胡方舒 Pride and prejudiceEdmund Wilson, the United States literary critic, said the last 100 years, The United Kingdom happened several interesting revolution in the history literature, renovation of literary taste affected the reputation of almost all writers, but only Shakespeare and Jane Austen enjoy high reputation all the time.Jane Austen was born in 1775, died in 1817. Meanwhile, the UKs novel was a lean transition. The first half of the 18th century, British literary sprang up four masters of RealismHenry Fielding, Richardson, Stern, Smollett. But by the 70s, the masters of these novels were died, following literature were sentimental novels represented by Fanny Burney, sent by Herr Falkstein tales represented by Mrs. Radcliffe. These work were popular for a time, but because they had a strong sentimental, the magic of color, and some of its sting. Flooding the market with these works, the British novels had not produced any important works from 1811 to 1818 the first decade. Austen published Reason and Emotion, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, and Emma, North-anger Abbey, Persuasion. These novels are known for its light of reason.Pride and Prejudice is the early work of the author. Wrote the first draft was in October 1796 to August 1797, the name is First Impressions. On January 30, 1813, Pride and Prejudice was published. As same as the author of five novels, Pride and Prejudice is about love marriage to men and women. However, it differed from other works is, the main line of the novel is love entanglement of heroine and hero. There have four marriages in this novel, is comedy - rich colors and the most fascinating work.British literary critic Brantley said: “there are two distinct tendencies to Jane Austen; she was a moralist and a humorist, these tendencies often mixed together, even full integration. Obviously, Austen raised the issue of ethics and code of conduct through description of four marriages in the book.First, Austen clearly demarcated standard about well or bad marriage. According to Austens slight, bad marriages there are basically two situations: one, like Charlotte and Collins, established on the basis of the economy completely. Lydia and Wickham did the second, built on the basis of pure looks and passion. Charlotte should be a smart woman, just because she had no property, and not pretty, she still was a “Old Girl until the age of 27.She agreed to marry Collins, only to be able to have a home, a safe that can ensure her far away hunger. She did not care whether she would taste family feelings after marriage. This reflects the tragic fate of women in a certain extent. Lydia is a dissolute woman and she eloped with Wickham for desiring beauty and emotional reasons. Owing to helping from Darcy, Lydia and Wickham could marry. However, their feeling became indifferent after the wedding. Wickham often search fun in the city, while behind the sister of Lydia seek comfort through staying at her sisters home. Contrary to Charlotte and Lydia, Elizabeth and Janes marriage is established on the basis of love, thats a real good marriage. To be sure, Elizabeth and Darcy, Jane and Bingley, their marriage did not rule out considering economic and looks, but they pay more attention to the beauty of virtue. And when they married, although there are certain differences in social status, they love each other. In particular, Elizabeth, her accept Darcy after refusing, it means: “No love, dont get married.”Secondly, Austen thought that marriage is a big deal about happiness in whole life, and then it must be serious, cautious, and could not make blindfolded by appearances. Elizabeth has prejudice against Darcy, because of his snub, and when “personable Wickham courted her, she had a good feeling about his feelings, or even believed his shameless speech. She has more prejudice and hatred for Darcy. Then she blamed herself, she could do such a stupid thing due to vanity. As it turns out that first impression are not reliable, and the prejudice is more terrible than ignorance.In addition, Austen also showed love, marriage is not only a personal problem, but also social problems. Lydia run away with Wickham gave rise to panic in the whole family and all families, because we all know if this thing became a scandal, not only made Lydias reputation downfall, but also endanger relatives and friends fame, especially her sisters. Her sisters would be difficult to find decent home. Thanks to Darcy, Lydia not devastated consequences. On the contrary, Elizabeth and Jane married their lovers successful which bring hope and opportunity for their sisters. This tells us that people dont patronize their own and should be responsible for friends, family, society.British academics H Walpole said: The world is a comedy when we understand with reason; understanding by emotion is a tragedy.” Austen, with sensible to understand the world, came up with many comedy works described social intercourse. These comedies like a mirror of life, responding some people were stupid, blind and arrogant.There are two comical characters in this book. Mrs. Bennet was a woman of poor intelligence, ignorance, and uncertain temper. Owing to hunger for her daughters married with someone, she lived in the wishful fantasy absolutely. When she met each a “rich man , she would have to be considered he was her daughter of “lawful property .Different from Mrs. Bennet, Collins is stupid person with a mixture of pride and obsequiousness, self-importance and humility. The respect which he felt Lady Catherine de Bourgh when One hand, he felt oneself inferior when he faced with Lady Catherine de Bourghs high rank, and his veneration for her as his patroness, mingling with a very good opinion of himself, of his authority as a clergyman, and his rights as a rector. In seeking a reconciliation with the Longbourn family he had a wife view, as he meant to choose one of the daughters. This was his plan of amendsof atonementfor inheriting their fathers estate. Mrs. Bennet very delight, so two fools directed a mime. Two fools were described vividly. In this novel has many Funny Scenes like this.Austens satirical art, not only showed in some of the characters comic character, and in many dramatic treatment of the plot, but also integrated in the whole irony of the story ideas, made peoples subjective imagination be mocked by reality. Darcy concluded initially that Bennet family had so many negative factors, and the daughters are hard to find the men have good status. But, he was married to Elizabeth. And Elizabeth, she had vowed never to marry Darcy, but she finally did Mrs. Darcy. Take a look at the arrogant Lady Catherine de Bourgh, in order to prevent Elizabeth and her nephew Darcy getting married, she came to intimidate Elizabeth, then went to preach Darcy. She did not know she delivery information to two young loved in silence, and that facilitated their happy combination. What is even more ironic is when these “wise men received a mockery of reality, Mrs. Bennet, the most ridiculous in the book, she was turned out to be the most correct in the end. She said: “A single men in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife always, this is a truth universally acknowledged.” This transformation of absurd and “truth” is comic, and it transcends the concept of right and wrong in general, but it embodies the profound thought of the authors about life.Dialogue is the basic material and means shaping the character of literary creation. When Austen creating the character dialog, she noted using of dialogue to image characterization, and she was good at taking advantage to differences in motivation and understanding of the speaker, the listener, reader, created multi-level tone, made her dialogue distinctive, vivid, rich personality, meaning and intriguing. For example, Chapter tenth of the first volume, while Miss played a lively Scotch air; Darcy, drawing near Elizabeth, said to her: “Do not you feel a great inclination, Miss Bennet, to seize such an