學號10310277THEIMPACTOFMONEYONMARRIAGEINPRIDEANDPREJUDICE小說傲慢與偏見中金錢對婚姻的影響系別外語系專業(yè)英語班級姓名指導教師2014年5月3日安陽師范學院人文管理學院本科畢業(yè)論文摘要傲慢與偏見是簡奧斯汀一部暢銷世界各地的小說。它特殊的歷史年代決定了那是的人們過分看重金錢，即使是在對待自己的婚姻大事上。這部小說通過幾位人物對婚姻的抉擇，分析了金錢如何影響婚姻的價值取向。傲慢與偏見講述的是班納特的姐妹和她們朋友的故事，以及她們如何尋找自己丈夫的故事。毫無疑問，伊麗莎白是簡奧斯汀最喜歡的人物之一，因為她所追求的婚姻是作者心中理想中的婚姻。通讀全文，我們不難發(fā)現(xiàn)其中緣由，而且是全文發(fā)展的主要線索。奧斯汀深刻地揭示了金錢對婚姻和戀愛中的男女的關系的影響。眾所周知，愛情是婚姻的基礎，但在作者生活的時代背景下，良好的經濟基礎對婚姻是至關重要的，作者認為伊麗莎白追求的愛情并不是“純粹的愛情”。她所追求的愛情是理智而有具體的愛情。首先是一個人的外貌和人品；其次她所要的愛情是一種成熟的愛情，包含關心、責任、尊重與理解；最后，伊麗莎白所追求的愛情中最重要的因素是財產，因此，金錢在愛情與婚姻中起著至關重要的作用。關鍵詞傲慢與偏見；簡奧斯?。换橐?；愛情；金錢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,WOMENWERENOTWELLRESPECTEDCOMPAREDWITHTHEONESINTHEPRESENTSOCIETYTHEREWASNOEQUALITYBETWEENWOMANANDMANWOMENWERECONSIDEREDTOBEINFERIORTOMENINTERMSOFINTELLIGENCEANDCAPACITYTHECENTRALLIFEOFWOMENWASFORCEDTOBES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