AnAnalysisofWomen’sSocialStatusatBourgeoisTimesfromMar

1、 ananalysisofwomenssocialstatusatbourgeoistimesfrommar ananalysisofwomenssocialstatusatbourgeoistimesfrommarriageinprideandprejudiceabstracttheopeningsentenceofprideandprejudiceleftthedeepimpressiononreadersalmosttwocenturiesago.astheauthorofprideandprejudice,janeaustenwasoneofthefamousrealisticwrit

2、ersinenglishliteratureinthenineteenthcentury.inprideandprejudiceaustenwrotefourmarriagetypes:idealelizabethanddarcy,realizablecharlotteandcollins,felicitousjaneandbingley,unhappylydiaandwickham.shepointedoutemphaticallyeconomicconsiderationisthebondsofwedlockandlove.shesaidmarriageisnotdeterminedbyp

3、ropertyandfamilystatus;itisunwisetomarrywithoutmoney,butitiswrongtomarryformoney;themarriagesettledbyloveishappyandideal.thethesismadeaninterpretationofwomenssocialstatusfromperspectivesofmarriageintheperiodwhenprideandprejudiceisset.inthenovel,austenemphasizedmarriageshouldbeofequalimportancebothby

4、loveandbyeconomicconsiderationbutloveplaystheguidingrole.fromthedescribedmarriages,theessentialofbourgeoismarriagesystemintensively,austenexpressedthatitscombinationofpecuniarybargainingandbenefits.inthattime,marriagetowomenhasnothingtodowithfeeling;itisdefinitelyaproblemofeconomyandsurvivalduetothe

5、financialdependence.keywords:prideandprejudice;viewsofmarriage;socialstatus;.introductionjaneaustenwasabritishwomanwriter.oneofjanesmostremarkabletraitswasherobservationofhumancharacterandnature.andprideandprejudicehaswonherthehighestreputation.theoriginalversionofthenovelwaswrittenin-underthetitle“

6、firstimpressions”,andwasintheformofanexchangeofletters.itmainlydescribesthedevelopmentoftherelationshipbetweenelizabethbennet,anintelligentyoungwomanandthedaughterofacountrygentleman,andfitzwilliamdarcy,arichandhaughtyaristocraticlandowner.thetitle”prideandprejudice”refers(amongotherthings)totheways

7、inwhichelizabethanddarcyfirstvieweachother.inthisnovel,janeaustenconveyedherobjectiontothemarriageonlyformoneyandstatusaswellasthemarriagewithoutconsiderationforthesamebackground,whichwastotallyoddatthetime.sheadvocatedthemarriageforbothloveandeconomicconsiderationwithloveplayingtheleadingrole.meanw

8、hile,shealsoexposedthattheessentialsofbourgeoismarriageareadealofmoneyandacombinationofbenefitunderthepatriarchy.thestyleofprideandprejudiceiswellaheadoftheothernovelsofthetimeandithasakindoffairlydeeppowerofart.theselectedlanguage,wisdomandhumorfullyreflectwomensattitudestowardmarriageandtheirsocia

9、lstatusatthattime.themarriagesinprideandprejudiceinprideandprejudice,austenwrotemanykindsofloveandmarriageofthegenteel-classwoman.shemainlydepictedfourmarriagetypes:themarriageofelizabethanddarcyisbasedonloveandfortune;themarriageofjaneandbingleypossessesbeauty,virtueandfortune;themarriageoflydiaand

10、wickhamwantsbothsexandmoney;themarriageofcharlotteandcollinsisrollinginwealthbutnolove.allthesemarriagesreflectpeopleslifeandfateofthattime.theotheryoungcouplesmarriagesinthebookareonlycomparisontoelizabethbennetandmr.darcysidealmarriage.itindicatestheirbravebehaviorthattheydaretolookdownuponcommonc

11、ustoms-everythingisdecidedbymoney;ithighlypraisesthattheyhaveacorrectknowledgeofthemselvesandasenseofunderstandingtheworldaround.itisconsideredthatonlythiscouplethatattracteachotherbytheirownmoralcharacterandtalentwillgetahappyending.interpretationofwomenssocialstatusfrommarriagesinprideandprejudice

12、.thepurposesofmarriagesinprideandprejudiceinaustensfiction,theultimatefelicityofawomanisrootedinahappymarriage,hencemarriageisalwaysthefocusoftheauthorsattention,whichisindicatedatthebeginningofthenovelprideandprejudice,”itisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbe

13、inwantofawife.”(austen,)infact,thetruthisjusttheopposite-aladywithoutagoodfortunemustbeinwantofahusband.inthissense,mrs.bennetmustbeadmittedasthewisestpersononthisproblem-”thebusinessofherlifewastogetherdaughtersmarried”(austen,)-asinthethcentury,gettingmarriedwas”theonlyprovisionforwell-educatedyou

14、ngwomenofsmallfortune”(austen,)togainfinancialsecurityanddecentlifeinthelongfuture,otherwisetheywouldeitherliveinmiseryasaspinsteroragoverness,bothofwhichweretheobjectsofmockeryanddiscriminationinsociety.undersuchwoefulcircumstances,fewwomencouldthinkdeeplyandseriouslyaboutthetruemeaningofmarriage.m

15、ostyoungwomenpursuedamatchjustforfinancialreasonsor,fortheir”pleasantestpreservativefromwant”;marriagebecameofitselftheobject.charlottelucasisarepresentativeforthissituation.althoughsheknowsclearlythatmr.collins”wasneithersensiblenoragreeable;hissocietywasirksome,andhisattachmenttohermustbeimaginary

16、”,sheacceptsandevenencourageshisproposal”solelyfromthepureanddisinteresteddesireofanestablishment”.andasthingsalwayswereinthatage,thewholefamily”wereproperlyoverjoyedontheoccasion”-herparents,asthingsalwayswere,consented”withamostjoyfulalacrity”withtheconsiderationthat”mr.collinsspresentcircumstance

17、smadeitamosteligiblematchfortheirdaughter,towhomtheycouldgivelittlefortune;andhisprospectsoffuturewealthwereexceedinglyfair”;”theyoungergirlsformedhopesofcomingoutayearortwosoonerthantheymightotherwisehavedone;andtheboyswererelievedfromtheirapprehensionofcharlottesdyinganoldmaid.”(austen,)thewholefa

18、mily,includingcharlotteherself,allexcludesthefelicityofthewould-bemrs.collinsfromtheirconsideration,whichwasausualdeplorablesituationforthefemaleatthattimeandcameinformuchcriticismofjaneausten.traditionalmoralizationofwomenaccordingtoprideandprejudicetheidealfeudalsocietyisguaranteedbynotonlytheresp

19、onsibilityoftherulingclassbutthetraditionalmoralizationofwomen.inthenovel,virtuouswomenlikejane,charlotteandelizabetharerewardedgenerousfortuneandhappymarriagelikecinderellawhileimmorallydiaiseventuallypunished.indoingso,thefeudalpatriarchalsocietycanbedefendedandconsolidated.elizabethbennetisausten

20、sfavoritecharacterandisendowedwithintelligenceandindividuality.thesequalitiesarerareintraditionalwomencharacters.butitdoesnotmeanelizabethdeviatesfromthestandardofvirtuouswomen.sheisrewardedthebestforhermoralgrowthandelevatedfromadaughterofthelowergentrytoalady.accordingtothestandardofvirtuouswomen,

21、elizabethembodiesaffection,selflessnessandsensitiveness.elizabeththinksofothersoverherself.whenshehearsofjanessickness,sherunstonetherfieldregardlessofbadweatherandtakescareofherfornearlyaweek.shedarestodisputeswithdarcyforhisseparationofjaneandbingley.whenlydiasscandaltakesplace,elizabethimmediatel

22、yasksforheruncleshelpandendeavorstosavelydiasfame.nevertheless,elizabethhasashortcomingthatsheisoverconfidentofherquicknessinperceptionandisreadytomakehastyjudgments.oppositetoelizabeth,lydiabennetisanegativewomancharacterthatdeviatesfromtradition.shehasanarchicpassionundisciplinedandchallengesanyco

23、nventionthatrestrainsthepoweroffemalesexuality.”oncethispowerlackssocialdirectionandcontrol,itturnstooeasilytowithdrawfromsociety,ortoirresponsibilityandanarchyanditeventuallydestroysnotonlyherselfbutothersandsociety(duckworth)”.thisisthereasonwhyaustenlashestheseverestcriticismonlydiasuninhibitedself-expression.lydiaistheincarnationofanarchismandimmorality.(tyson,)shedoesnotonlygetherselfintonotori