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ContentsTOC\o"1-3"\h\u27433摘要 I17717ABSTRACT II29480Contents III32765Chapter1Introduction 1298591.1BackgroundoftheStudy 1265451.2ArticleIntroduction 1297551.3SignificanceoftheStudy 4213571.4PurposeoftheStudy 5178101.5ResearchQuestionsofStudy 59573Chapter2LiteratureReview 6294032.1DomesticResearchStatus 6216582.2ForeignResearchStatus 724104Chapter3TheoreticalFramework 9198523.1FeministLiteraryCriticism 9209663.2NarrativeAnalysisTheory 910549Chapter4TheImplicationsoftheMarriageViewinPrideandPrejudice 1188004.1CulturalContextofPrideandPrejudice 11299614.1.1SocietyandEconomyofBritainin19thCentury 11205504.1.2TheMarriageViewin19thCenturyEngland 12235074.1.3TheFeministPerspectivesonMarriageinPrideandPrejudice 14236954.1.4TheSocial-HistoricalCriticismofMarriageinPrideandPrejudice 15160404.2TheFourKindsofMaritalValues 16164194.2.1ToMarryBlindly 1616104.2.2ToMarryForWealth 17200274.2.3ToMarryForPerfectandHarmoniousLife 18308874.2.4ToMarriageForTruelove 18159594.3TheCausesofMarriageFormationinPrideandPrejudice 20315824.3.1SocioeconomicFactors 20172014.3.2HistoricalandCulturalFactors 21131734.3.3PersonalSubjectiveFactors 22322914.4ImplicationsforContemporaryYoungPeople 22132134.4.1TheFoundationofMarriage 22232504.4.2TheGuaranteeofMarriage 24137534.4.3TheCoreofMarriage 2532032Conclusion 27391References 2831662Acknowledgements 30Chapter1IntroductionThisarticleintroducesbackground,purpose,significance,andresearchquestionsofthestudy.1.1BackgroundoftheStudyWiththecontinuousdevelopmentofcontemporarysocialscienceandtechnology,societyhasenteredafast-pacedtrack.Atpresent,Chinahasexperiencedrapidsocialchange,rapiddevelopmentoftheInternetandeconomictransformationofthemarket.Contemporaryyoungpeoplehavealsofeltthepressurebroughtbyfast-pacedlife,withanxietyabouthousingprices,education,employment,andmarriagepermeatingtheirhearts.Inaddition,duetothecloserelationshipbetweenhousing,wealth,andmarriage,contemporaryyoungpeople’sfearofmarriagespontaneouslyarises,leadingtotheirdistortedmentalityandunwillingnesstogetmarried.Atthesametime,massmediahasalsoplayedapenetrativeroleinit.Weneedtofindanappropriatewaytoaddressthisabnormalsocialphenomenon.PrideandPrejudiceistheEnglishwriterJaneAusten'snovel.TherearealotofthoughtsaboutmarriageinPrideandPrejudice.Inthenovel,wecanseethesceneofsocietybythefinebrushstrokesofthebrush,inwhichthemarriageisdescribedasacomplicatedsocialphenomenonwithemotional,economicandmoralaspects.JaneAusten'sdeepdescriptionofmarriageshowsthemarriagepositionoftheBritisharistocracyinthenineteenthcentury.Afterreadingthenovel,theauthorstronglyresonateswiththemarriagepropositionsinthebook,interpretingthefourdifferentmarriagesinthenovelandexploringthecausesofthesefourmarriagesandcultures.Thisnotonlyclearlyreflectsthecommonproblemsofcontemporarymarriageandsociety,butmoreimportantly,itcanexposetheviewsofyoungpeopleonmarriageinthecurrentsocialenvironmentthroughthebook,andseekthepotentialinfluenceofPrideandPrejudiceonmodernyouth’sviewsonmarriageandlove.Therefore,bystudyingtheinspirationofmarriageinPrideandPrejudiceforcontemporaryyoungpeople,wecanfindthecorrectviewofmarriageamongyoungpeople,sothattheynolongerfeelfearandanxietyaboutmarriage,whichhascertainpracticalsignificance.Therefore,itisnecessarytostudytheimplicationsofmarriageinPrideandPrejudiceforcontemporaryyoungpeople.1.2ArticleIntroductionJaneAustin(1775-1817)isamostwell-knownfemalewriterinthehistoryofEnglishliterature.Firstpublishedin1813,PrideandPrejudicehasconsistentlybeenJaneAustin’smostpopularnovel.Itisanovelthatexploresthedifficultiesforunweddedwomenseekingahusband.Throughthisprocessmarriageisrepresentedinavarietyofforms,butwhatalsoexistareJaneAusten’sviewsonsocietyandultimately,herviewoftheidealmarriage.Everysocietyhasdifferentviewsontheimportanceofmarriageandwhatcharacteristicsneedtoexistinordertomakeaperfectmarriage.Representedareanumberofimportantmarriages,allpossessingdifferentcharacteristics,yetcombiningtoprovideresponderswithsomethingtocomparewiththemarriagebetweenMr.DarcyandElizabethBennet.CharlotteLucasisElizabeth’sdearfriend.PragmaticwhereElizabethisromantic,andalsosixyearsolderthanElizabeth,Charlottedoesnotviewloveasthemostvitalcomponentofamarriage.Sheismoreinterestedinhavingacomfortablehome.Thus,whenMr.Collins,apompousandgenerallyidioticclergymanwhostandstoinheritMr.Bennet’sproperty,proposes,sheaccepts.LydiaBennet,theyoungestBennetsister,isgossipy,immature,andself-involved.UnlikeElizabeth,LydiaflingsherselfheadlongintoromanceandendsuprunningoffwithGeorgeWickham,ahandsome,fortune-huntingmilitiaofficerandplayboy.JaneBennet(ElizabethBennet’sbeautifuleldersister)andCharlesBingley(FitzwilliamDarcy’swealthybestfriend)engageinacourtshipthatoccupiesacentralplaceinthenovel.Theyarespokenofasapotentialcouplethroughoutthebook,longbeforeanyoneimaginesthatDarcyandElizabethmightmarry.Theirprincipalcharacteristicsaregoodwillandcompatibility,andthecontrastoftheirromancewiththatofDarcyandElizabethisremarkable.JaneandBingleyexhibittothereadertrueloveunhamperedbyeitherprideorprejudice,thoughintheirsimplegoodness,theyalsodemonstratethatsuchaloveismildlydull.ElizabethBennetisthenovel’sprotagonist.AstheseconddaughterofMr.Bennet,ElizabethisthemostintelligentandsensibleofthefiveBennetsisters.Sheiswellreadandquick-witted,withatonguethatoccasionallyprovestoosharpforherowngood.HerrealizationofDarcy’sessentialgoodnesseventuallytriumphsoverherinitialprejudiceagainsthim.FitzwilliamDarcyisawealthygentleman,themasterofPemberley,andthenephewofLadyCatherinedeBourgh.ThoughDarcyisintelligentandhonest,hisexcessofpridecauseshimtolookdownonhissocialinferiors.Overthecourseofthenovel,hetempershisclass-consciousnessandlearnstoadmireandloveElizabethforherstrongcharacter.Mr.Bennet,thepatriarchoftheBennetfamilyandagentlemanofmodestincomewithfiveunmarrieddaughters,hasasarcastic,cynicalsenseofhumorthatheusestopurposefullyirritatehiswife.Thoughheloveshisdaughters(Elizabethinparticular),heoftenfailsasaparent,preferringtowithdrawfromthenever-endingmarriageconcernsofthewomenaroundhimratherthanofferhelp.Mrs.BennetisMr.Bennet’swife,afoolish,noisywomanwhoseonlygoalinlifeistoseeherdaughtersmarried.Becauseofherlowbreedingandoftenunbecomingbehavior,Mrs.Bennetoftenrepelstheverysuitorswhomshetriestoattractforherdaughters.Truelove,thefoundationofmarriage,isthemostimportantintheauthoress’views.Thisisthejustbasisofaperfectmarriage.Onewhobetrayshisorherheartwillneverowntruelovethatisbeyondmoneyandsocialposition.TheBennetcoupleistheonlyoldcoupledescribedinPrideandPrejudice.Thereisnothingincommonsuchaspersonality,savorandhobbybetweenMr.BennetandMrs.Bennet,whosecombinationwasjustMrs.Bennet’slostbeauty.Theirmarriagewithoutanytruefeelingsisquitemiserable,whichmakeMr.Bennetnevermanagestoearntherespectofthereader.Theheroineinthisfiction,Elizabeth,isaloyalfollowerofherownaffection.Asinanygoodlovestory,theloversmusteludeandovercomenumerousstumblingblocks,beginningwiththetensionscausedbythelovers’ownpersonalqualities.Elizabeth’spridemakeshermisjudgeDarcyonthebasisofapoorfirstimpression,whileDarcy’sprejudiceagainstElizabeth’spoorsocialstandingblindshim,foratime,tohermanyvirtues.Austen,meanwhile,posescountlesssmallerobstaclestotherealizationofthelovebetweenElizabethandDarcy,includingLadyCatherine’sattempttocontrolhernephew,MissBingley’ssnobbery,Mrs.Bennet’sidiocy,andWickham’sdeceit.Ineachcase,anxietiesaboutsocialconnections,orthedesireforbettersocialconnections,interferewiththeworkingsoflove.DarcyandElizabeth’srealizationofamutualandtenderloveseemstoimplythatAustenviewsloveassomethingindependentofthesesocialforces,assomethingthatcanbecapturedifonlyanindividualisabletoescapethewarpingeffectsofhierarchicalsociety.Austendoessoundsomemorerealist(or,onecouldsay,cynical)notesaboutlove,usingthecharacterofCharlotteLucas,whomarriesthebuffoonMr.Collinsforhismoney,todemonstratethattheheartdoesnotalwaysdictatemarriage.Yetwithhercentralcharacters,Austensuggeststhattrueloveisaforceseparatefromsocietyandonethatcanconquereventhemostdifficultofcircumstances.Inthisnovel,womenbegintorealizethatmarriageisnottheironlytargetoflife,sotheywillnotmarryagainsttheirtrueheart.ElizabethmighthavehadanunknownfuturewithoutDarcy,butshewon’tliveregretfullywithoutCollins.Thefactthatanauthoresswhomainlyworkedonloveandmarriagenevergotmarriedshowsthatshetakesfeelingsseriouslyanddivinely:shehopestoenjoythesatisfiedmarriage,butneveryieldedtomatrimonywithouttruelove.Marriageisareallife,notafairyimagination.Fromtheperspectiveofsocialevolution,mentalworldisconstructedonthebaseofmaterialsituation.Loveisindispensabletohappylifebutnotalwaysarighttoanypainwemayencounter,ofwhichAustenhasakeenperception.Modestfortune,theguaranteeofmarriage,isalwaysnecessarytomaintainamarriage.Firstly,intheauthoress’narration,thegirlsareallfromthegentryfamilieswhich,thoughnotveryrich,keeptheminadecentlifeandsecuretheopportunityandtimeofmeetingwithexcellentyoungmensuchasDarcyandBingley.What’smore,atthattime,agirlwiththeamountoffortunehadmoreopportunitiesofgettingagoodmarriagethanthoseowinglittle,whichevennowstillworks.Secondly,lovewithoutbreadisneverlasting.Lydia’smarriageismuchlessfortunethanhertwoelder’sbecauseWickham’sinferioritytoDarcyandBingleyinbothmoralityandwealth.EvenElizabethisattractedbyWickman’scharminherfirstmeetingwithhimunwareofhisinfamy,butshealsotellherauntshewillnothavetheintentionofmarryinghim,forbothofthemhavenoenoughmoneytosupporttheirlifeiftheyareunited.Here,Austinimpliedmoney-huntwasthecommonruninthemarriagemakingofmiddleanduppersocieties’.However,shethinksmoneyisneedlesslyinalargeamountforwomentopossess,becausewomendon’thavetosupportfamilyaloneandtoomuchgoldlikelymakeoneblindtoone’sself.SuchanexampleismadeinMissBingleyandLadyCatherinedeBourghwhomtheauthoresslookedwithsomeawe.Thesetwowomentakeitforgrantedthattheyaremorehighlyeducatedthanothersjustfromtheirdescentandfortune,ignorantoftheirimprudenceandinsolencethatonlybringaboutdespisefromothers.Austencamefromamodestfamily,andknewhowmoneycouldactuallymatter.Here,shetakesareasonableandprudentattitudetowardmarriage.InAusten’smind,independentthinking,havinggreatinfluenceonmarriageinreality,canmakepeoplemorecharming,forgoodbrainworkgivesasplendidoutlookthatreflectsapeculiarcharacter.ThisisbestillustratedinElizabeth.InJane’snovels,hypocrisyisprevailinginthemiddleandupperclass;mostjudgeothersfromtheirfortuneposition,andfacialperformance.ButElizabethneverwantstocompromisewiththisatmosphere.Sheputsforwardhertruereflectionsaboutwhatshefeelsthroughherownthinking,freefromtheinfluenceestablishedcanon.Shedoesn’tbehavehumbleforherhumbledescentashercousinMr.Collins.Thoughoftenblamedbyhermotherforher“stubbornness”,sheisproudofherground,inlinewithwhatherheartpermits,andamiabletoanyonedeservingtruerespect,nomatterwhateverotherssay.Elizabeth’ssincerityanddifferencefromthecommonplacerungreatlydrawDarcy’sattention.Thiscoupleofyoungpeopleisstandingoutinthepublicoccasion,andthisindependentspiritmakesthemexperiencefrommisunderstandingtoattractionwitheachother.AndDarcy’sfranknessandintegritycorrectElizabeth’sprejudiceagainsthimandstartherreflectionuponwhatshegoesthrough.1.3SignificanceoftheStudyTheoretically,PrideandPrejudice,writtenbyJaneAusten,remainsafamousnovelthatshapedhowpeoplethinkaboutrelationshipsandmarriage.Bystudyingthefourmaintypesofmarriagesinthebook(likemarryingforlove,money,status,ormistakes),wecanbetterunderstandthestory’slessons.Thishelpsfuturereadersandresearchersseewhythebookstillmatterstoday.Inpractice,asmoreandmoreyoungstersreceivecollegedegrees,theirattitudestowardsmarriagearealsochanging.Theelderlymayplacegreateremphasisonstability,whereastheyoungermaywishforaffectionandindividualhappiness.Theresearchdemonstratesthattheconceptof"Pride&Prejudice"–therightbalancebetweenemotions,sincerityandactualneeds–isapplicabletotoday'syouth,aswellasareminderthatwhenselectingamate,onemustconsiderone'sownmindaswellastherealworld.1.4PurposeoftheStudyThisresearchaimsatexploringhowtheconceptofmarriagein"Pride&Prejudice"canbeusedbyacontemporaryyouthtocopewiththeanxietyandbewildermentofmarriage.Thepurposeofthisstudyistoanalysethevariousmarriagesthataredepictedinthenovel.Foronething,thelastinglessonsthatcanbelearnedfromsuchmarriagesarestillveryimportantandusefulinmoderntimes.Secondly,thisknowledgecanleadtheyouthtodevelopamorebalancedandpracticalviewofmarriageinthemodernworld.Thepresentresearchaimstocomparethesocialstressandmaritalproblemsofthecharactersinthisbookwiththatofthepresentage.Itwillalsoexaminetheimpactofculture,economy,andindividualchoicesonmarriage,notonlyinthepastbutalsotoday.Thisstudyaimstooffersomeusefuladviceonhowtolowerthelevelofanxietyassociatedwithmarriageandtopromoteanequalunderstandingoflove,duty,andrelationships.Intheend,theaimistodemonstratethatclassicalworkssuchasPrideandPrejudicearestillrelevantandprovidevaluableinsightsintohowtosolvecontemporaryproblems.1.5ResearchQuestionsofStudyThepurposeofthisresearchistoexploretheideasofmarriagedepictedin"PrideandPrejudice",andtoanalyseitsimpactontoday'syouth.Thestudyaimstoansweranumberofcriticalissues:Whatwastheperceptionofmaritalattitudesin19thcenturyBritishsociety,andhowdidthisaffectthevariouskindsofmarriagesportrayedin"PrideandPrejudice"?Moreover,whataresomeoftheideasofmarriagein"PrideandPrejudice",especiallyElizabeth'sandDarcy'smarriagepatterns,whicharefoundedonrealloveandequal,providemodernyouthwithrespecttotheirmaritalandromanticchoices?Lastbutnotleast,inthecurrentworld,isitpossibletoreconcilethephysicalandmentaldemandsofamarriedcoupleforthepurposeofattainingahappylifeandaharmonioushome?Basedontheaboveproblems,thepresentresearchisintendedtoguidetheyouth'sdecisionontheirmarriage.Chapter2LiteratureReviewWhenexploringtheinspirationofmarriageinPrideandPrejudiceforcontemporaryyoungpeople,theauthorinevitablytouchesuponthisclassicliteraryworkofthe19thcentury.Thewritertriestomakeacomparisonbetweenthemarriageinthefictionandthecontemporarysocialattitudestowardmarriageandlove,butthereisagreatdealofrealisticrelationshipbetweenthem.Nowadays,people'shopesandaspirationsformarriagehavebeengreatlyaltered,buttheirpursuitofhappinessandstabilityisstillaneternaltopic.ThereisnodoubtthattheanalysisofthemaritalstyleinPrideandPrejudiceoffersastrongangletocomprehendandrethinkthecontemporaryconceptionoftherelationship.Byanalyzingthemaritalrelationshipin"PrideandPrejudice",wecanestablishabridgebetweenthehistoryandthecurrent,theliteraryandthesocialrelations.Inthenextchapter,Iwilldiscussallkindsofmaritalrelationshipsinthisbook,andanalysetheirimplicationstocontemporaryyoungmen'sattitudestowardsmarriage,aswellastogivethemadeepinsightintotheirrelationship.2.1DomesticResearchStatus YangYue(2009)exploreshowJaneAusten'sdepictionofmarriagein"PrideandPrejudiceandPossession"reflectsthesocietalandeconomicalsituationthatwomenareconfrontedwithatthattime.CuiShijuan(2014)takesacarefullookattherelationshipbetweenthecharacter,thesincerity,thephysicaldemand,thefinancialbaseandsoon,andthestructureofthemaritalmodelinTheResearchonMarriageViews.Thisstudynotonlyelucidatesthetheoryofthecompositionofhappymarriage,butalsoelaboratesontheelementsofestablishingaperfectmarriage,andemphasizesthenecessityofeconomicfoundationandtheharmoniouspsychologicalrelationshipbetweenbothparties.XieRencheng(2014)revealedinOnJaneAusten’sViewofMarriageinPrideandPrejudicethatthenovelreflectsAusten’sviewsonindividualfeminismbyexploringtheconnotationofmaritalbondsinPrideandPrejudice.ItisclearfromthisresearchthatJaneAusten'sideaofrealmarriageremainsimportantandusefulinthemodernworld.ThishelpstorevealJaneAusten’snon-traditionalviewsonmarriage.inAnalysisofLiteraryMarriageCommunication-TakingJaneAusten’sPrideandPrejudiceasanExample,YangNa(2018)believedthisstudyexplorestherelationshipbetweenreason,money,andlove,andcomparesandproposesthatreasonisthepremiseofahappymarriage,loveisthefoundationofahappymarriage,moneyistheguaranteeofahappymarriage,andthethreeelementsofreason,love,andmoneyinahappymarriageareargued,emphasizingtheimportantinfluenceofreal-lifefactorsinloveandmarriage.TangYitong(2019)hasmadeadeeptextualexplanationinTheMarriageTypesofPrideandPrejudice,whichhasgivenusanewangleofviewontherelationshipbetween19thand18thcentury.Emphasisisplacedonthemodernideasofloveandmarriage.Thisunderlinesitsimportanceindirectingmodernfamilyrelations.ZhangWenchang(2023)isaBriefAnalysisonMarriagePerspectivesinPrideandPrejudice,whichisintendedtoexposethetacticsthatpromotetheharmoniousdevelopmentofthehomeandofferanewperspectiveonhowtochoosearelationshiporarelationship.JiangXiaojun(2024)studiedthefourkindsofmarriagepatternsdescribedinTheMarriageViewsofPrideandPrejudice:Practical,Enthusiastic,Detached,andDreamlike.NotonlydoesitshowthediversityofEnglishsocialexpectationsandattitudestowardmarriage,italsoprovidesareflectionofmodernman'sideasaboutloveandmarriage.Mostofthedomesticscholars'studyofthisnovelisbasedontheconceptoflove,culture,andgender.2.2ForeignResearchStatusGhoshSrijani(2023)analyzedUzmaJalaluddin’sworkAyeshaatLastinUzmaJalaluddin’sMuslimAdaptationofPrideandPrejudice.Byre-interpreting"PrideandPrejudice",wegettoknowmoreaboutthemanyfacetsofmarriageanditsintrinsiccomplexity.Thiscross-culturalanglenotonlymakesusmoreawareofthesubjectmatterof"PrideandPrejudice",butalsoremindsusthatitisespeciallyimportanttorespectandcomprehendtheideaofmarriageinaglobalizedenvironment.YuikoMaDA(2023)foundinherstudyTheMarriagePlotinJaneAustenthatJaneAustenpresentedhernon-traditionalperspectiveonmarriagebycreatinganovelromanticcomedynarrativetechnique.ThereasonwhyPrideandPrejudicehasbeenregardedasaliteraryclassicovertimeismainlyduetoitsprofoundexplorationoftheessenceofmarriageandlove.Formodernyouth,thisindicatesthattheymustdeeplyconsiderandunderstandthefundamentalmeaningofmarriageinthepursuitofromanticemotionsandspousalrelationships.Borenberg,InTheEndofLoveintheSeventeenthCentury:CertaintyandUncertaintyinCourtship(2024),itisexplainedthatin17thcenturySweden,thepathofmarriagewasfulloftwistsanduncertainties.Theseuncertaintiesmainlystemfromtheambiguityofmarriageproceduresandthevaguenessofthenatureofmarriage.Inthelongriverofhistory,wecanseethatmarriage,asasocialstructure,hasalwayspursuedstabilitywhilealsofacinguncertainty.However,comparedtotheemotionalsituationin17thcenturySweden,Austen’sdepictionofrurallifeinEnglandseemstoplacemoreemphasisonthebalancebetweenloveandwealth.Intheconstructionofahappymarriage,sheemphasizesthatemotionalconnectionandmaterialhappinessaretwocrucialfactors.Inconclusion,thestudyofmarriagein"PrideandPrejudice"athomeandabroadisabundant.Theresearchshowsthat19thcenturyEnglishsocietyhasdifferentexpectationsandattitudesaboutmarriage.Butthemaritalsubjectin"PrideandPrejudice"isnotrelatedtotherealworld.Themarriagein"PrideandPrejudice"goesbeyondtheboundariesoftimeandspace,sofarasitisconcerned,itisofgreatimportancetothecontemporarysociety.Inparticular,inaglobalizedenvironment,itisveryimportanttoknowandrespecteachother'sideasofmarriage.So,adeeperstudyofmarriagein"PrideandPrejudice"willmakeusmoreawareoftheimportanceoflove,economy,honestyandrespectforeachother.Payattentiontothosefactorsinordertocreatemorestabilityandharmonyinmarriage.Chapter3TheoreticalFrameworkThischapterfocusesonthetheoreticalframeworkofthispaper,whicharefeministliterarycriticismandnarrativeanalysistheory.3.1FeministLiteraryCriticismFeministliterarycriticismemergedasasignificantmovementinthemiddleofthe20thcentury,aimingtoanalyzeandchallengethepatriarchalprejudicesembeddedinliterature.Itexaminestherepresentationofwomeninliterature,whethertheyarefiguresorauthors.Throughemphasizinghowwomenaremarginalized,misrepresented,orsilencedinliterature,feministcriticsstrivetoreclaimtheirvoicesandexperiences.ImportantpeopleinthisareaareSimonedeBeauvoir,whowroteTheSecondSex,whichestablishedthebasisforanunderstandingofthesocialstructureofgender;VirginiaWoolf,whoexploredfemalecreationandidentityinnovelssuchas"MyOwnHouse";andKateMillett's"SexualPolitics"broughtaboutaradicallynewapproachtotheanalysisofpowerdynamicsinliterarytexts.Themeaningoffeminismliteratureisthatitcanrevealtheinequalityofsexualpowerrelationshipinliteratureandinsocietyasawhole.Ithasencouragedareassessmentofthecanon,whichhasledtotherecognitionandchallengeofthebasicassumptionsaboutsex.FeminismcanbeseenintheanalysisofthemaritalstatusofwomeninPrideandPrejudice.ElizabethBennet'srefusaltomarryMr.Collinsandherdesiretomarryonthebasisofmutualrespectandaffectioninsteadofeconomicandsocialprogressisanactionoffeminism.Thisisinlinewiththefeministliterarycriticism'sfocusonfemaleauthorityandtherighttodeterminetheirwell-being,whichisachallengetoconventionalnotionsthatmarriageisawayforwomentosurviveinsocietyandeconomy.Likewise,CharlotteLucas'schoiceofmarriagetoMrCollinsforfinancialreasonsisareflectionofthelimitationsimposedonwomeninapatriarchalsociety,whichhasbeenexploredinthecontextoffeministliterature.Thus,theanalysisofthesecharactersthroughafeministlensrevealsthenovel’scritiqueofthegender-basedlimitationsandexpectationsin19th-centuryEngland.3.2NarrativeAnalysisTheoryTheNarrativeAnalysisTheoryexploresthestructure,components,andtechniquesusedintellingstoriesthroughdifferentformsofliteratureandculture.Thethesisanalyzesthefactorsofthestory,thecharacters,thescene,theviewpointandthenarration.NotablescholarsrelatedtonarrativeanalysisareRolandBarthes,who,inhisbookssuchas"s/z",hasusedcreativeapproachestoanalysethemulti-layeredimplicationsofatext.ThenextmostimportantpersonisVladimirPropp.HisstudyofRussianfolktalesin"MorphologyoftheFolktale"identifiedrecurrentnarrativepatterns,offeringastructuralistapproachtounderstandingstories.TheimportanceofNarrativeAnalyticalTheoryisthatitisabletode-mystifythecomplicatedmechanismsbywhichstoriesarecommunicated.Throughdeconstruction,itallowsustobetterunderstandtheunderlyingthemes,ideologies,andculturesthatareembeddedinthem.This,inturn,helpsscholarsandreadersaliketoengagemorecriticallywithtexts.ThisarticleusesthemethodofnarrativeanalysistostudytherelationshipbetweenthetwoloversinPrideandPrejudice.Forinstance,thenarrativearcofElizabethandDarcy'srelationshipiscarefullyconstructed.Thestorybeginsfromtheirinitialbiasandarrogancetowardoneanother,andthendevelopsintoastringofmisunderstandingsandrevelations.Throughfreeindirectlanguage,acriticalmethodofnarration,thereadercangetintouchwithElizabeth'sideasandemotions,thusgivingheranintimateandauthenticfeeling.Thechangingviewpointofthestoryalsohasakeyroletoplayinthisregard.Firstofall,itisbasedonElizabeth'sviewpoint,whichleadstoherinitialbiastowardsDarcy.MoreinsightsintoDarcy'spersonalityarerevealedasthestorygoeson,whichisachallengetotheaudience'soriginaljudgment.Thiskindofcontrolnotonlyhelpstoadvancethestory,butalsotocommunicatethecoreissuesoflove,selfdiscovery,andovercomingsocialobstacle.Chapter4TheImplicationsoftheMarriageViewinPrideandPrejudiceThischapterdiscussestheculturalbackgroundof19thcenturyEngland,thefo