毕业论文-小说《傲慢与偏见》中金钱对婚姻的影响

学号10310277THEIMPACTOFMONEYONMARRIAGEINPRIDEANDPREJUDICE小说傲慢与偏见中金钱对婚姻的影响系别外语系专业英语班级姓名指导教师2014年5月3日安阳师范学院人文管理学院本科毕业论文摘要傲慢与偏见是简奥斯汀一部畅销世界各地的小说。它特殊的历史年代决定了那是的人们过分看重金钱，即使是在对待自己的婚姻大事上。这部小说通过几位人物对婚姻的抉择，分析了金钱如何影响婚姻的价值取向。傲慢与偏见讲述的是班纳特的姐妹和她们朋友的故事，以及她们如何寻找自己丈夫的故事。毫无疑问，伊丽莎白是简奥斯汀最喜欢的人物之一，因为她所追求的婚姻是作者心中理想中的婚姻。通读全文，我们不难发现其中缘由，而且是全文发展的主要线索。奥斯汀深刻地揭示了金钱对婚姻和恋爱中的男女的关系的影响。众所周知，爱情是婚姻的基础，但在作者生活的时代背景下，良好的经济基础对婚姻是至关重要的，作者认为伊丽莎白追求的爱情并不是“纯粹的爱情”。她所追求的爱情是理智而有具体的爱情。首先是一个人的外貌和人品；其次她所要的爱情是一种成熟的爱情，包含关心、责任、尊重与理解；最后，伊丽莎白所追求的爱情中最重要的因素是财产，因此，金钱在爱情与婚姻中起着至关重要的作用。关键词傲慢与偏见；简奥斯汀；婚姻；爱情；金钱ABSTRACTPRIDEANDPREJUDICEISAVERYPOPULARNOVELWRITTENBYJANEAUSTENANDITISREADWIDELYALLOVERTHEWORLDTHATSPECIFICHISTORYTIMEDECIDEDTHATPEOPLEATTHATTIMETOOKMUCHMORESERIOUSLY,EVENONTHEMARRIAGEINTHISPAPER,THEMARRIAGECASESOFMOSTCHARACTERSINTHEBOOKWERETAKENASTYPICALTOANALYZEHOWMONEYINFLUENCEDTHEIRMATRIMONIALVALUEORIENTATIONTHESTORYISABOUTTHEBENNETSISTERSANDTHEIRFRIENDSANDTHEIRSEARCHFORSUITABLEHUSBANDITISNODOUBTTHATELIZABETHISHERFAVORITECHARACTER,FORTHEMARRIAGEELIZABETHPURSUESISTHEIDEALMARRIAGEINTHEAUTHORSVIEWAFTERREADINGTHROUGHPRIDEANDPREJUDICE,WEWILLFINDTHATMONEYACTSASTHECAUSEOFEACHPLOTANDTHECLUEOFITSDEVELOPMENTAUSTENDEEPLYDISCLOSESTHEPHYSICALREASONOFTHEDECISIONOFMARRIAGEANDTHERELATIONSHIPBETWEENMENANDWOMENINLOVETHEAUTHORCONSIDERSTHATTHELOVEELIZABETHPURSUESINNOTA“PURELOVE”ITCONTAINSREASONABLEANDCOMPLETEFACTORSITCONTAINSAPPEARANCEANDMORALQUALITYANDITISMATURELOVE,CONTAININGCARE,RESPONSIBILITY,RESPECTANDUNDERSTANDINGTHEMOSTIMPORTANTFACTORISMONEYMONEYPLAYSTHELEADINGROLEINLOVEANDMARRIAGEKEYWORDSPRIDEANDPREJUDICEJANEAUSTENMONEYLOVEMARRIAGECONTENTS摘要IABSTRACTII1INTRODUCTION12THEBACKGROUNDOFAUSTENANDHERPRIDEANDPREJUDICE121THEBACKGROUNDOFAUSTEN122THEBACKGROUNDOFPRIDEANDPREJUDICE23SOCIALBACKGROUNDANDSURVEYOFMARRIAGEINTEXT331SOCIALBACKGROUND332SURVEYOFTHEMARRIAGESINTHENOVEL3321MRANDMRSBENNETSMARRIAGE3322DARCYANDELIZABETHSMARRIAGE4323JANEANDMRBINGLEYSMARRIAGE5324COLLINSANDCHARLOTTESMARRIAGE5325LYDIAANDWICKHAMSMARRIAGE64APPEARANCEANDMORALQUALITYINELIZABETHSLOVE741WOMENSTRAGEDYMARRIAGEFORLIVING742APPEARANCEANDMORALQUALITYINELIZABETHSLOVE85THELOVEELIZABETHPURSUESISMATURELOVE1051WHATISMATURELOVE10511CAREINELIZABETHSLOVE10512RESPONSIBILITYINELIZABETHSLOVE11513RESPECTINELIZABETHSLOVE11514UNDERSTANDINGINELIZABETHSLOVE116CONCLUSION12BIBLIOGRAPHY13ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS141INTRODUCTIONPRIDEANDPREJUDICE,THEMOSTPOPULARNOVELBYJANEAUSTEN,FIRSTREJECTEDBYTHEPUBLISHERS,WASNOTBROUGHTTOFINALFORMUNTIL1813ITTALKSABOUTTRIVIALMATTERSOFLOVE,MARRIAGEANDFAMILYLIFEBETWEENCOUNTRYSQUIRESANDFAIRLADIESINBRITAININTHE18THCENTURY,WHICHISFREQUENTLYDISCUSSEDINJANEAUSTENSNOVELSTHEPLOTISVERYSIMPLE,FOCUSINGONTHEYOUNGLADIESCHOOSINGTHEIRHUSBANDSTHECHARACTERSAREWELLSHAPEDWITHTHEHELPOFDIALOGUESANDNARRATIVESFIVEKINDSOFMARRIAGESAREDISPLAYEDVIVIDLYTODEMONSTRATETHECONCEPTOFMARRIAGEATTHATTIME,WHILEMONEYISTHECLUETHROUGHTHENOVELFROMBEGINNINGTOENDTHISPAPERPROBESINTOFIVEMARRIAGESINPRIDEANDPREJUDICETODISCLOSETHEDEEPROOTEDOUTLOOKONLOVEANDMARRIAGEIN18THCENTURYPRIDEANDPREJUDICE,AUSTENSGREATWORK,EARNSANENDURINGFAMEFORJANEAUSTENJANEAUSTENDEMONSTRATESTHESOCIALATTITUDESTOWARDSMARRIAGEANDMONEYANDHERSVIADESCRIPTIONOFFIVECOURTSHIPSMRANDMRSBENNETSMARRIAGE,DARCYANDELIZABETHSMARRIAGE,JANEANDMRBINGLEYSMARRIAGE,COLLINSANDCHARLOTTESMARRIAGE,LYDIAANDWICKHAMSMARRIAGEUNLIKETHESOCIALCONCEPT,SHEBELIEVESTHATLOVEANDMARRIAGEARECLOSELYASSOCIATEDWITHPROPERTYANDSOCIETY,HOWEVER,LOVEANDMARRIAGECANNOTBEDECIDEDONLYBYTHEPROPERTYANDSOCIALSTATUSANIDEALMARRIAGESHOULDBEBASEDONMUTUALAFFECTIONANDRESPECT2THEBACKGROUNDOFAUSTENANDHERPRIDEANDPREJUDICE21THEBACKGROUNDOFAUSTENJANEAUSTENWASABEAUTIFUL,TALENTEDMIDDLECLASSWOMANWITHEXTRAORDINARYTEMPERAMENTANDGOODCULTIVATIONSHESHOWEDGREATINTERESTINLITERATUREWHILEYOUNGANDSHEBEGANTOWRITEINHERTEENSHERSIXNOVELSSENSEANDSENSIBILITY,PRIDEANDPREJUDICE,NORTHANGERABBEY,MANSHIFEIERDEMANOR,EMMA,PERSUASIONALLDESCRIBEMORETHANMARRIAGE”HOWEVER,DURINGAUSTENSLIFE,ONLYHERIMMEDIATEFAMILYKNEWOFHERAUTHORSHIPOFTHESENOVELSTHOUGHPUBLISHINGANONYMOUSLYPREVENTEDHERFROMACQUIRINGANAUTHORIALREPUTATION,ITALSOENABLEDHERTOPRESERVEHERPRIVACYATATIMEWHENENGLISHSOCIETYASSOCIATEDAFEMALESENTRANCEINTOTHEPUBLICSPHEREWITHAREPREHENSIBLELOSSOFFEMININITYINHERWORK,AUSTENISOFTENCRITICALOFTHEASSUMPTIONSANDPREJUDICESOFUPPERCLASSENGLANDSHEDISTINGUISHESBETWEENINTERNALMERIT,GOODNESSOFPERSON,ANDEXTERNALMERIT,RANKANDPOSSESSIONSTHOUGHSHEFREQUENTLYSATIRIZESSNOBS,SHEALSOPOKESFUNATTHEPOORBREEDINGANDMISBEHAVIOROFTHOSELOWERONTHESOCIALSCALENEVERTHELESS,AUSTENWASINMANYWAYSAREALIST,ANDTHEENGLANDSHEDEPICTSISONEINWHICHSOCIALMOBILITYISLIMITEDANDCLASSCONSCIOUSNESSISSTRONG22THEBACKGROUNDOFPRIDEANDPREJUDICEATTHATTIME,ACCORDINGTOTHESOCIALCONDITIONSINBRITAIN,AGOODMARRIAGEFORAYOUNGWOMANWASCRITICALTHISPHENOMENONWASCLOSELYASSOCIATEDWITHTHEBRITISHSOCIETYANDTHESTATUSOFWOMENINTHESOCIETYINTHE19THCENTURY,WOMENWERENOTWELLRESPECTEDCOMPAREDWITHTHEONESINTHEPRESENTSOCIETYTHEREWASNOEQUALITYBETWEENWOMANANDMANWOMENWERECONSIDEREDTOBEINFERIORTOMENINTERMSOFINTELLIGENCEANDCAPACITYTHECENTRALLIFEOFWOMENWASFORCEDTOBESTAYINGATHOME,THEIRROLES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