伊丽莎白的婚姻观和乔的婚姻观的对比分析

本科毕业论文ACOMPARISONBETWEENELIZABETHSANDJOSVIEWSONMARRIAGE伊丽莎白的婚姻观和乔的婚姻观的对比分析系别外国语学院专业班级英语一班学生姓名指导教师提交日期2014年5月13日学位论文原创性声明本人郑重声明所呈交的学位论文，是本人在导师的指导下，独立进行研究工作所取得的成果。除文中已经注明引用的内容外，本论文不含任何其他个人或集体已经发表或撰写过的作品成果。对本文的研究做出重要贡献的个人和集体，均已在文中以明确方式标明。本人完全意识到本声明的法律结果由本人承担。学位论文作者签名日期年月日学位论文版权使用授权书本人完全了解华南理工大学广州学院关于收集、保存、使用学位论文的规定，即按照有关要求提交学位论文的印刷本和电子版本；华南理工大学广州学院图书馆有权保存学位论文的印刷本和电子版，并提供目录检索与阅览服务；可以采用复印、数字化或其它复制手段保存论文；在不以赢利为目的的前提下，可以公布论文的部分或全部内容。学位论文作者签名日期年月日指导教师签名日期年月日作者联系电话电子邮箱华南理工大学广州学院毕业设计（论文）任务书兹发给10英语专业1班学生毕业设计（论文）任务书，内容如下1毕业设计（论文）题目ACOMPARISONBETWEENELIZABETHSANDJOSVIEWONMARRIAGE伊丽莎白的婚姻观和乔的婚姻观的对比分析2应完成的项目（1）2013年57月学生联系指导老师商量论文的有关事宜，通过各种途径收集与论文的相关资料。（2）2013年9月完成论文开题报告。（3）2013年10月学生搜集论文相关资料，确定参考文献。（4）2013年1112月总结论文资料，着手起草论文。老师指导学生修改论文。52014年1月完成论文初稿，提交指导老师批改。根据指导老师意见修改论文。（6）2014年4月30日前，完成论文终稿。3参考资料以及说明1ALCOTT,LOUISAMAYLITTLEWOMEN北京外文出版社，20072CHARLESJMCCANNSETTINGANDCHARACTERINPRIDEANDPREJUDICENINETEENTHCENTURYFICTION,VOL19,NO1,196465753HARDINGDW“CHARACTERANDCARICATUREINJANEAUSTEN”CRITICALESSAYSONJANEAUSTENEDBCSOUTHAMNEWYORKROUTLEGEANDKEGANPAUL19684JANEAUSTENPRIDEANDPREJUDICE西安世界图书出版公司，20035MARVINMUDIRICK“IRONYASDISCRIMINATIONINPRIDEANDPREJUDICE”CJANEAUSTENIRONYASDEFENSEANDDISCOVERY,EDWETT,PRINCETONUNIVERSITYPRESS,19746ROGEGARDJANEAUSTENSNOVELSTHEARTOFCLARITYNEWHAVENYALEUNIVERSITYPRESS19927RUSINSTEINANNETTETHEGREATTRADITIONINENGLISHLITERATUREFROMSHAKESPEARETOJANEAUSTENMODERNREADERPAPERBACKS,NEWYORKANDLONDON,19698包红芳坚守人格尊严追求幸福人生解读傲慢与偏见中女主人公伊丽莎白现代女性形象，哈尔滨商业大学学报（社会学科版），第2期，20111261289陈俊试论傲慢与偏见的形式美，外国文学研究，第3期，20014310大卫莫那翰简奥斯丁和妇女问题，朱红奥斯丁研究，中国文联出版公司，198333311何小颖，乔马奇妥协于传统的另一种“新女性”，科技信息，第33期，200821312胡秀娟从傲慢与偏见看简奥斯丁新型家庭价值观，上海外国语大学，200913简奥斯丁傲慢与偏见王晋译中国致公出版社，200314刘炳善英国文学简史河南人民出版社，199215露易莎梅奥尔科特小妇人洪怡、叶宇译上海译文出版社，200216李贺青为何乔不嫁给洛里评小妇人的伤感结局，外语教学，第3期，2007757917李跃华小妇人的女性主义解读以乔为例，青春岁月，20131018马金海爱情与金钱的博弈傲慢与偏见中的婚姻观剖析，湖南科技学院学报，第3期，2006777819马瑛、龚慧剑伴侣式爱情的分析及其现实意义傲慢与偏见的爱情类型理论分析，西北农林科技大学学报（社会科学版），第1期，200913614020许绮人格与家教傲慢与偏见与小妇人之比较，广西民族学院报，第2期，200412112421谢秋花婚姻是一种生存联盟透视傲慢与偏见中的婚姻实质，安徽文学，第1期，200914014122于倩道德伦理与人生选择论小妇人中乔的爱情和婚姻，世界文学评论，第1期，201114414723于丽锦傲慢与偏见中的爱情观和婚姻观，辽宁工程技术大学学报，第3期，201029429624张绘丽、施江红、崔绪娥“THEPRIDEANDPREJUDICEOFELIZABETHANANALYSISOFTHEHEROINEINPRIDEANDPREJUDICE”海外英语，201121721825朱婉莹从婚姻和财富看傲慢与偏见的女性意识，读与写杂志，第11期，2008606126左平熙婚嫁的“经济学”评傲慢与偏见，郑州经济管理干部学院学报，第3期，2004596027NET1JANEAUSTENOVERVIEW,JAN26,2009HTTP/ACADEMICBROOKLYNCUNYEDU/ENGLISH/MELANI/NOVEL_19C/AUSTEN/INDEXHTML本毕业设计（论文）任务书于2013年5月10日发出，应于2014年5月10日前完成，然后提交毕业设计（论文）答辩委员会进行答辩。指导教师（导师组负责人）签发，2013年6月10日教研室负责人审核，2013年6月10日摘要简奥斯丁是18世纪末19世纪初杰出的英国女作家,傲慢与偏见是其最著名的代表作，而小妇人则是19世纪美国小说家露意莎梅奥尔柯特在其文学生涯的巅峰之作。傲慢与偏见中的女主角伊丽莎白和小妇人中的女主角乔代表着英语文学作品中的典型女性形象，她们以其独特的个性给读者留下了深刻的印象。伊丽莎白和乔之间有着诸多的共同点，同时二者也有着诸多的不同之处。本文从二者的婚姻观着手，主要对比分析婚姻观在自由、财富、和爱情方面的不同表现。第一章探讨了伊丽莎白和乔婚姻观中对待自由的态度伊丽莎白持有的自由观是一种理论上的自由，而乔所持的自由观是一种落实到行动中的自由观。第二章重点探讨二者婚姻观中对待物质财富的态度差异伊丽莎白对待财富只是言语上的鄙视，而乔选择彻底地抛弃财富。第三章对比二者对爱情的态度伊丽莎白的爱情观太理想化，而乔却追求现实的爱情。通过二者婚姻观在自由、财富、爱情态度上的体现，从而得出不同的阶层人群所持的婚姻观是不同的。通过对伊丽莎白和乔的婚姻观进行对比分析，有益于加深对二者的解读，也为现代女性选择幸福婚姻提供了借鉴作用。关键词傲慢与偏见；小妇人；伊丽莎白；乔；婚姻观ABSTRACTJANEAUSTENWASANOUTSTANDINGENGLISHNOVELISTATTHEENDOF18THCENTURYANDINEARLY19THCENTURY,WHOSEREPRESENTATIVEWORKWASPRIDEANDPREJUDICEMEANWHILE,IN19THCENTURYINAMERICA,AWOMANWRITERLOUISAMAYALCOTTWROTEHEROUTSTANDINGWORKLITTLEWOMAN,INTHECULMINATIONOFHERLITERARYCAREERELIZABETHANDJO,THEHEROINESINPRIDEANDPREJUDICEANDLITTLEWOMANRESPECTIVELY,REPRESENTTYPICALWOMENIMAGESINLITERATUREANDLEAVEADEEPIMPRESSIONONREADERSTHEYHAVEMANYTHINGSINCOMMON,ASWELLASALOTOFDIFFERENCES,AMONGWHICHARETHEIRATTITUDESTOWARDSMARRIAGETHISTHESISAIMSATMAKINGACOMPARISONBETWEENELIZABETHSANDJOSATTITUDESTOWARDSMARRIAGETHEIRATTITUDESTOWARDSMARRIAGEAREREFLECTEDINTHREEASPECTSFREEDOM,WEALTHANDLOVEPARTONEDEFINESELIZABETHSATTITUDETOWARDSFREEDOMASTHETHEORETICALONE,WHILEJOSATTITUDETOWARDSFREEDOMTHEACTUALONEPARTTWOFOCUSESONTHEIRATTITUDESTOWARDSWEALTHELIZABETHSATTITUDETOWARDSFREEDOMISCONTEMPTINDISCOURSE,WHILEJOTHEOVERALLABANDONMENTPARTTHREEDISCUSSESTHEIRATTITUDETOWARDSLOVE,WITHELIZABETHPURSUINGTHEIDEALLOVE,WHILEJOTHEREALISTICLOVEWITHALLTHOSE,THETHESISCOMESTOTHECONCLUSIONTHATPEOPLEINDIFFERENTCLASSESHAVEDIFFERENTVIEWSONMARRIAGEBYCONTRASTINGANDANALYZINGELIZABETHSANDJOSVIEWSONMARRIAGE,THISTHESISNOTONLYHELPSUSHAVEABETTERUNDERSTANDINGOFTHETWOCHARACTERSINTHENOVELS,BUTALSOENLIGHTENSMODERNWOMENONHOWTOCHOOSEAHAPPYMARRIAGEKEYWORDPRIDEANDPREJUDICE；LITTLEWOMEN；ELIZABETH；JO；VIEWSONMARRIAGECONTENTSINTRODUCTION1PARTONEATTITUDETOWARDSFREEDOMINMARRIAGE511ELIZABETHTHEORETICALFREEDOM512JOACTUALFREEDOM8PARTTWOATTITUDETOWARDSWEALTHINMARRIAGE1121ELIZABETHCONTEMPTINDISCOURSE1122JOOVERALLABANDONMENT13PARTTHREEATTITUDESTOWARDSLOVEINMARRIAGE1631ELIZABETHIDEALLOVE1632JOREALISTICLOVE18CONCLUSION20BIBLIOGRAPHY22ACKNOWLEDGMENTS24INTRODUCTIONBOTHENGLISHNOVELISTJANEAUSTENSREPRESENTATIVEWORKPRIDEANDPREJUDICEANDTHEAMERICANWOMANWRITERLOUISAMAYALCOTTSMASTERPIECELITTLEWOMENARETWOCLASSICALLITERATUREWORKSINTHEWORLDJANEAUSTENASANOUTSTANDINGENGLISHNOVELISTATTHEENDOF18THCENTURYANDINTHEEARLY19THCENTURYWASCALLED“APROSEWRITEROFSHAKESPEARE”BYTHOMASMACAULEYAWELLKNOWNHISTORIAN,POETANDPUBL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