毕业论文：简奥斯汀的婚姻观.doc

1、相沟通学生毕业论文专业名称英语准考证号码010113328698指导老师学生姓名论文题目JANEAUSTENSOUTLOOKONMARRIAGE评语评分指导老师签名论文答辩评价答辩评定成绩及答辩老师签名学生联系电话1XX604XX3XXJANEAUSTENSOUTLOOKONMARRIAGE12秋英语ABSTRACTEVERYONEEAGERTOGETAHAPPYMARRIAGETOTHEDECONSTRUCTIONOFMARRIAGE,ISAQUITEREMARKABLEFEATURESINJANEAUSTENSNOVELPRIDEANDPREJUDICEISJANEAUSTINSGREAT

2、WORK,DISCUSSINGTHEDIFFERENTMARRIAGESANDLOVEINPRIDEANDPREJUDICE,JANEAUSTENCOMMENTSTHATMARRIAGEINHERTIMEISAFINANCIALCONTRACT,WHERELOVEISSTRICTLYAMATTEROFCHANCEAPERFECTMARRIAGEMEANTHAVINGITALLLOVEANDMONEYSHEREJECTSTHEMARRIAGEBASEDONWEALTHANDSTRESSESTHEELEMENTOFEMOTIONINAMARRIAGEASTHISDIDNOTHAPPENOFTENI

3、NREALITY,HERNOVELSAPPEASEDWITHHAPPYENDINGSINHERANOTHERDISTINGUISHWORK,SENSEANDSENSIBILITYSHEINSISTEDHERVIEWONMARRIAGELOVEISTHEBASISWHENYOUOPERATINGAMARRIAGE,MEANWHILE,SENSIBILITYANDRATIONALITYAREEQUALLYIMPORTANTATLASTBUTNOTLEAST,JANEAUSTENTELLSUSTHATTHEHAPPYMARRIAGEDEMANDSUSKEEPARIGHTMARITALVIEWPOIN

4、TATANYTIME,MAKEABALANCEBETWEENSENSEANDSENSIBILITYANDBUSINESSHEARTEDLYTHENLIFEWILLBEHAPPYKEYWORDSJANEAUSTENMARITALVIEWPOINTPRIDEANDPREJUDICESENSEANDSENSIBILITYMARRIAGELOVEJANEAUSTENSOUTLOOKONMARRIAGEINTRODUCTIONJANEAUSTEN17751817ISTHEGREATESTENGLISHWOMENINWRITINGTHEREALISTICNOVELISTSINTHE19THCENTURYH

5、ERGREATNESSLIESINHERABILITYTOSTIMULATEREADERSTOSUPPLYWHATISLOVEANDTHEVIEWOFMARRIAGEFORMOURLIFESCENESJANEAUSTENWROTEONLYSIXCOMPLETENOVELSINTHESENOVELS,ANASSEMBLYOFCHARACTERS,MENANDWOMEN,OLDANDYOUNGSOME,BUTNOTMANY,AUSTENCRITICIZEDCOMICALLY“THEOVERVALUATIONOFLOVE,THEMISEDUCATIONOFWOMEN,THESUBTERFUGESOF

6、THEMARRIAGEMARKET,THERIVALRYAMONGWOMENFORMALEAPPROVAL,THEFEMALECULTOFWEAKNESSANDDEPENDENCE,THEDISCREPANCYBETWEENWOMENSPRIVATESPHEREANDMALEHISTORY”INJANEAUSTENSNOVELS,INNOCENTCOURTINGANDPROPERMARRIAGESCONSTITUTETHECENTRALSTRANDSOFTHESTORY,BUTBEHINDTHESEWECANSEETHATTHEREHIDESTHEULTERIORMOTIVEOFLOVINGA

7、NMARRYINGFORMONEYANDSOCIALPOSITIONTHISISATRUTHFULREFLECTIONOFTHESPECIFICHISTORICALPERIODOFTHEAUTHORSTIMEDURINGWHICHPEOPLESEEMEDTOTAKEMONEYMUCHMORESERIOUSLYTHANOTHERTIMES,ESPECIALLYTHEWOMENAWAITINGTHEIRMARRIAGEASAREALISTICNOVELIST,JANEAUSTENSVIEWOFMARRIAGEEXPRESSEDINHERWORKSFOREXAMPLE,PRIDEANDPREJUDI

8、CE,SENCEANDSENCIBILITYTHEPAPERISTOANALYZESOMECULTURALBACKGROUNDOFWOMENSMARRIAGEINAUSTENSTIMEANDTHEECONOMICSTATUSANDPROPERTYELEMENTSTHATINFLUENCEDTHEIRMARRIAGEANDTHUSWECANOBTAINAFURTHERUNDERSTANDINGOFJANEAUSTENSVIEWOFMARRIAGETHEBACKGROUND1THEBACKGROUNDOFTHATTIME19THCENTURYENGLANDHADSERIOUSSOCIALPROBL

9、EMSFROMTHEHEYDAYOFROYALTYANDNOBILITYONEOFTHEMOSTSIGNIFICANTOFTHESEWASTHETENDENCYTOMARRYFORMONEYAPERSONSOUGHTAPARTNERBASEDONTHEDOWRYRECEIVABLEANDTHEIRALLOWANCETHISPROCESSWENTBOTHWAYSABEAUTIFULWOMANMIGHTBEABLETOSNAGARICHHUSBAND,ORACHARRINGANDHANDSOMEMANCOULDWOOARICHYOUNGGIRLINTHESEMARRIAGES,MONEYWASTH

10、EONLYCONSIDERATIONLOVEWASLEFTOUT,WITHTHETHOUGHTTHATITWOULDDEVELOPASTHEYEARSWENTBY2THEBACKGROUNDOFJANEAUSTENJANEAUSTENWASBORNATSTEVENTONONDECEMBER16,1775,THEYOUNGESTOFSEVENCHILDRENSHERECEIVEDHEREDUCATIONSCANTYENOUGH,BYMODERNSTANDARDSATHOMEBESIDESTHEUSUALELEMENTARYSUBJECTS,SHELEARNEDFRENCHANDSOMEITALI

11、AN,SANGALITTLE,ANDBECAMEANEXPERTNEEDLEWOMANHERREADINGEXTENDEDLITTLEBEYONDTHELITERATUREOFTHEEIGHTEENTHCENTURY,ANDWITHINTHATPERIODSHESEEMSTOHAVECAREDMOSTFORTHENOVELSOFRICHARDSONANDMISSBURNEY,ANDTHEPOEMSOFCOWPERANDCRABBEDRJOHNSON,TOO,SHEADMIRED,ANDLATERWASDELIGHTEDWITHBOTHTHEPOETRYANDPROSEOFSCOTTTHEFIR

12、STTWENTYFIVEYEARSOFHERLIFESHESPENTATSTEVENTONIN1801SHEMOVEDWITHHERFAMILYTOBATH,THENAGREATCENTEROFFASHIONAFTERTHEDEATHOFHERFATHERIN1805,SHELIVEDWITHHERMOTHERANDSISTER,FIRSTATSOUTHAMPTONANDTHENATCHAWTONFINALLYSHETOOKLODGINGSATWINCHESTERTOBENEARADOCTOR,ANDTHERESHEDIEDONJULY18,1817,ANDWASBURIEDINTHECATH

13、EDRALAPARTFROMAFEWVISITSTOFRIENDSINLONDONANDELSEWHERE,ANDTHEVAGUEREPORTOFALOVEAFFAIRWITHAGENTLEMANWHODIEDSUDDENLY,THEREISLITTLEELSETOCHRONICLEINTHISQUIETANDUNEVENTFULLIFEBUTQUIETANDUNEVENTFULTHOUGHHERLIFEWAS,ITYETSUPPLIEDHERWITHMATERIALFORHALFADOZENNOVELSASPERFECTOFTHEIRKINDASANYINTHELANGUAGEWHILEST

14、ILLAYOUNGGIRLSHEHADEXPERIMENTEDWITHVARIOUSSTYLESOFWRITING,ANDWHENSHECOMPLETEDPRIDEANDPREJUDICEATTHEAGEOFTWENTYTWO,ITWASCLEARTHATSHEHADFOUNDHERAPPROPRIATEFORMTHISNOVEL,WHICHINMANYRESPECTSSHENEVERSURPASSED,WASFOLLOWEDAYEARLATERBYNORTHANGERABBEY,ASATIREONTHEGOTHICROMANCESTHENINVOGUEANDIN1809SHEFINISHED

15、SENSEANDSENSIBILITY,BEGUNADOZENYEARSBEFORESOFARSHEHADNOTSUCCEEDEDINHAVINGANYOFHERWORKSPRINTEDBUTIN1811SENSEANDSENSIBILITY“APPEAREDINLONDONANDWONENOUGHRECOGNITIONTOMAKEEASYTHEPUBLICATIONOFTHEOTHERSSUCCESSGAVESTIMULUS,ANDBETWEEN1811AND1816,SHECOMPLETEDMANSFIELDPARK,EMMA,ANDPERSUASIONTHELASTOFTHESEANDN

16、ORTHANGERABBEYWEREPUBLISHEDPOSTHUMOUSLYTHEMOSTREMARKABLECHARACTERISTICOFJANEAUSTENASANOVELISTISHERRECOGNITIONOFTHELIMITSOFHERKNOWLEDGEOFLIFEANDHERDETERMINATIONNEVERTOGOBEYONDTHESELIMITSINHERBOOKSSHEDESCRIBESHEROWNCLASS,INTHEPARTOFTHECOUNTRYWITHWHICHSHEWASACQUAINTEDANDBOTHTHETYPESOFCHARACTERANDTHEEVE

17、NTSARESUCHASSHEKNEWFROMFIRSTHANDOBSERVATIONANDEXPERIENCE3LITERATUREREVIEW“ITISTRUTHUNIVERSALLYACKNOWLEDGETHATASINGLEMANINPOSSESSIONOFGOODFORTUNEMUSTBEINWANTOFAWIFE”THISFIRSTSENTENCEINPRIDEANDPREJUDICEDETERMINESTHETONEOFTHEWHOLENOVEL,WHICHTELLSUSTHATALLTHESTORIESTOLDAREBASEDONMARRIAGESENSEANDSENSIBIL

18、ITYWASTHEFIRSTNOVELJANEAUSTENPUBLISHEDTHOUGHSHEINITIALLYCALLEDITELINORANDMARIANNE,AUSTENJETTISONEDBOTHTHETITLEANDTHEEPISTOLARYMODEINWHICHITWASORIGINALLYWRITTEN,BUTKEPTTHEESSENTIALTHEMETHENECESSITYOFFINDINGAWORKABLEMIDDLEGROUNDBETWEENPASSIONANDREASONMARRIAGEOFAUSTENSTIMEACTUALLYWASAKINDOFFOUNDATIONST

19、ONEANDITSFUNCTIONWASMAINLYTHEKEYTOTHECONNECTIONOFFORTUNE,THEDECISIONOFRELATIONANDTHERIGHTOFINHERITANCEWILKES84WHATITVALUEDWASTOBEMATCHEDFORMARRIAGENOWADAYSTHEMARRIAGEFORLOVEISDIFFERENTFROMJANEAUSTENSTIMEITNEEDSEQUALITYANDFREEDOMINANYASPECTAHAPPYMARRIAGESHOULDBEBASEDONTRUELOVEINMODERNPEOPLESVIEWOFMAR

20、RIAGEISTHATAMARRIAGEEITHERFORMONEYORFORLUSTISANUNHAPPYONE,THOUGHPROPERTYANDSOCIALSTATUSPLAYANIMPORTANTROLEINMARRIAGEITISOPPOSEDTOBESIMPLYFORMONEYANDSHEINSISTEDTHATTHERESHOULDBEABALANCEBETWEENSENSEANDSENSIBILITYINTHEMARRIAGEHERIDEALMARRIAGEWASTHATWECANNOTMARRYFORMONEYORREGARDMARRIAGEASAGAMESHEADVOCAT

21、EDTHEMARRIAGEFORBOTHLOVEANDECONOMICCONSIDERATIONWITHLOVEPLAYINGTHELEADINGROLEMEANWHILE,SHEALSOEXPOSEDTHATTHEESSENTIALSOFBOURGEOISMARRIAGEWEREADEALOFMONEYANDACOMBINATIONOFBENEFITUNDERTHEPATRIARCHYINSENSEANDSENSIBILITY,JANEREVEALSTHATMARRIAGEISBASEDONLOVE,BUTJUSTROMANTICLOVEISNOTENOUGHINMARRIAGE,FORPE

22、OPLENEEDMONEYTOSUPPORTTHEIRLIVESONTHEOTHERHAND,MONEYPLAYSANIMPORTANTROLEINMARRIAGEINHEROPINION,ITISTHECOMBINATIONOFLOVEANDMONEYTHATCANBEPERFECTANDBRINGPEOPLEREALHAPPINESSJANEAUSTENSSENSIBLEVIEWONMARRIAGEISCLOSELYRELATEDTOWOMENSLOWSOCIALSTATUSATTHATTIMEANDHEROWNLOVEEXPERIENCEINHEREYES,ITISNOTETHICALT

23、HATPEOPLEMARRYFORTHESTATUSPURELY,ANDREGARDTHEMARRIAGEASADEALATTHATTIME,THEENTIREEUROPEWASEXPERIENCINGABIGTRANSFORMATIONTHEYOUNGPEOPLEHAVETORECEIVETHEINFECTIONFROMTHEREVOLUTIONARYTHEYTURNADEAFEARTOTHEPREJUDICEFROMTHETRADITION,ANDPURSUEIDEALLOVEINPRIDEANDPREJUDICE,ALLTHESESMARRIAGESREFLECTPEOPLESLIFEA

24、NDFATEOFTHATTIMETHEYREFLECTTHESOCIETYOFTHEDAYTHEOTHERYOUNGCOUPLESMARRIAGESINTHEBOOKAREONLYCOMPARISONTOELIZABETHANDDARCYSMARRIAGEITINDICATESTHEIRBRAVEBEHAVIORTHATTHEYDARETOLOOKDOWNUPONCOMMONCUSTOMSEVERYTHINGISDECIDEDBYLOVEANDMONEYTONYTANNERONCESAIDJANEAUSTEN,ASWELLASOTHERAUTHORS,ISVERYCLEARTHATNOFEEL

25、INGCOULDBEEXTREMELYPUREANDNOMOTIVECOULDBEDEFINITELYSINGLEBUTASLONGASITISPOSSIBLE,WESHOULDMAKEITCLEARTHATWHICHFEELINGORMOTIVEPLAYSTHELEADINGROLEJANEAUSTENVIEWPOINTSONMARRIAGEASREFLECTEDINSENSEANDSENSIBILITY1SUMMARYOFSENSEANDSENSIBILITYSENSEANDSENSIBILITYWASPUBLISHEDIN1811,WHICHWASTHEFIRSTPUBLISHEDNOV

26、ELLANDONEOFTHEREPRESENTATIVENOVELSTOSHOWAUSTENSVIEWONMARRIAGETHESTORYREVOLEDAROUNDTHEDASHWOODSISTERS,ELINORANDMARIANNELINORISSENSIBLEANDRATIONAL,WHILEMARIANNEISROMANTICANDEMOTIONALTHESISTERSHAVEMETALOTOFDIFFICULTIESONMARRIAGEFINALLY,THEYBOTHHAVEHAPPYANDSUCCESSULMARRIAGENINETEENYEAROLDELINORANDSEVENT

27、EENYEAROLDMARIANNEDASHWOODARESISITER,ONEPRUDENT,THEOTHERROMANTICATFIRST,THEIRFATHERWASDEADANDLEFTLITTLEMONEYORSTATUS,ANDMOVEWITHTHEIRMOTHERANDYOUNGESTSISTERTOAHUMBLECOTTAGEONTHEDEVONSHIREESTATEOFARICHRELATIONSIRJHONMIDDLETONHEREMORIANNEISSOONSWEPTOFFHERFEETBYTHEHANDSOME,DASHINGWILLOUGHBY,WHILEELONOR

28、QUIETLYNURSESHERPREFERENCEFOREDWARDFERRARS,ASENSILEBUTSTRANGELYMELANCHOLICYOUNGMANWHOSEAFFECTIONSTOWARDSHERSELFISQUIETANDUNASSUMING,SOITMAKESHERSTRUGGLETOUNDERSTANDMEANWHILECOLONELBRANDON,ASERIOUSMANOFTHIRTYFIVE,ISEVIDENTLYMUCHATTRACTEDTOMARRIANNE,THOUGHHISGRAVEMANNERCANNOTCOMPETEWITHWILLOUGHBYSCHAR

29、MTHINGSGOWRONGFORBOTHSISTERSWHENSELFSERVINGLUCYCONFIDESELINORTHATSHEHASBEENSCRETLYENGAGEDTOEDWARDFOEFOURYEARS,ANDWILLOUGHBYSUDDENLYLEAVESTHENEIGHBOURHOODWITHOUTEXPLANATIONTHECONDUCTOFTHESISTERSISCONTRASTEDELINORKEEPINGHERMISERYTOHERSELFWHILEMARIANNEINDULGINGHERSELFINSTRONGGRIEFANYEANTOWILLOUGHBYTHEN

30、THESCENEMOVESTOLONDON,WHERETHESISTERSAREGUESTSOFMRSJENNINGS,THEVULGARBUTKINDLYMOTHERINLAWOFSIRJHONINTHEHIGHLYARTIFICIALWORLDOFLONDONSOCIETY,MARIANNESOPENPURSUITOFWILLOUGHBYCANONLYLEADTOMOREHEARTBREAKFORHERSELFASHESPURNSHERANDBECOMESENGAGEDTOANHEIRESSLUCYSSISTERNANCYBETRAYSHERSECRET,WHEREUPONEDWARDSS

31、NOBBISH,DOMINEERINGMOTHERCUTSHISALLWANCEANDHEDECIDESTOBECOMEORDAINCEDCOLONELBRANDONKINDLYOFFERSHIMTOCLOPEMEANWHILEMARIANNEFALLSASERIOUSLYILLTHOUGHSELFNEGLECTEDWARDISNOWFREETOPROPOSETOHISTRUELOVEELINORANDBEFORETOOLONGARECOVEREDANDCHASTENEDMARIANNE,FREELYAGREETOBECOMETHEWIFEOFWORTHYCOLONELBRANDON2DIFF

32、ERENTCHARACTERISTICSBETWEENTWOSISTERSREASONABLEELINORFALLSINLOVEWITHAGENTLEMANALREADYENGAGEDWHENMARIANNELIKESTOREADANDEXPRESSHERFEELINGS,ELINORPREFERSTODRAWANDDESIGNANDBESILENTOFHISDESIRESELINORISKINDANDCANKEEPCLAMWHENPROBLEMSARISEDINTHENOVEL,WHENSHEISINJURED,SHECANTRYHERBESTTOCONTROLHERFEELINGINORD

33、ERTOLETHERMOTHERANDHERSISTERNOTKNOWSTHETRUTHWITHTHESOBERJUDGMENTANDSPECIALVIEW,SHEKNOWSLOWTOCONTROLHERFEELINGS“ICOULDNOTBEHAPPYWITHAMANWHOSETASTEDIDNOTINEVERYPOINTCOINCIDEWITHMYOWNHEMUSTENTERINTOALLMYFEELINGSTHESAMEWITHBOOKS,THESAMEMUSICMUSTCHARMUSBOTH”ELINORSAIDHOWEVER,HERSISTERMARIANNEHASACOMPLETE

34、LYDIFFERENTATTITUDETOWARDSLOVEWHENSHEMEETSWILLOUGHBY,SHECANTHELPFALLINGINLOVEWITHHIMATTHEFIRSTSIGHTWHOISAHANDSOMEMANWHENHECOMES,MARIANNEPAYSMUCHATTENTIONTOHIMSHEBELIEVESINFIRSTSIGHTANDPASSIONATELOVE,AMEETINGOFTASTESANDMINDSSHETRUSTSHERFEELINGSTOGUIDEHERCONDUCTWHENSHEKNOWSTHATWILLOUGHBYWILLPARTFROMHE

35、R,SHEISINDEEPSORROWLATERTHESOCIALANDPSYCHOLOGICALDANGERSOFSHOWINGFEELINGSAREEXCRUCIATINGLYDRAMATIZEDASMARIANNEINSISTSONCLAIMINGINTIMACYWITHWILLOUGHBYINACROWDEDBALLROOMMARIANNEDOESNTBELIEVEHEWILLCHEATHER3AUSTENSVIEWOFMARRIAGEONSENSEANDSENSIBILITYINSENSEANSENSIBILITY,AUSTENCREATESTWOVIVIDLYCHARACTERSE

36、LINORISSENSIBLEWHILEMARIANNEISEMOTIONALELINORFINDSHERMATCHINEDWARDFERRARS,AGENTLEMANWITHWHOMSHEFALLSQUICKLY,COMPLETELY,ALBEITQUIETLYINLOVETHERELATIONSHIPBETWEENELINORANDEDWARDCONTAINSBOTHELEMENTSTHATMUSTBEPRESENTTOHAVEAGOODMARRIAGEINAUSTENSVIEWTHEYAREMOSTCERTAINLYINLOVEWITHEACHOTHERANDTHEYALSOSTRUGG

37、LETHROUGHEDWARDSENGAGEMENTTOLUCYSTEELETOGETHEREDWARDANDELINORALSOHAVEQUITE,SENSIBILEPERSONALITIESTHATCOMPLEMENTEACHOTHERQUITEWELL,WHICHISANICEFINISHINGTOUCHONTHEIRMARRIAGEMEANWHILEMARIANNEEVENTUALLYMARRIESCOLONELBRANDON,AMANWHOSHEDOESNOTSEEINAROMANTICLIGHTUNTILTHEVERYENDOFTHENOVEL,THOUGHHEFALLSINLOV

38、EWITHHEREARLYONFIRST,MARIANNETHROWSHERSELFINTOAPASSIONATEROMANCEWITHWILLOUGHBYANDISSETONMARRYINGHIMTHOUGHTHEYBOTHLOVEEACHOTHER,WILLOUGHBYREALIZESTHATTHEMARRIAGEWILLNOTWORKANDDECIDESTOMARRYFORMONEYRATHERTHANFORLOVEMARIANNEISHEARTBROKEN,BUTFINDSCONSOLATIONINCOLONELBRANDON,LATERRESULTINGINTHEIRMARRIAGE

39、THEACTORREVEALSTOUSTHROUGHTHESISTERSDIFFERENTATTITUDESTOWARDLOVETHATATTACHMENTWITHOUTSENSEISNOTRELIABLEHEREAUSTENISCRITICIZINGPEOPLESSHEERVALUEONMARRIAGELIKEMRSFERRARSS,BUTELINORANDMARIANNEARENOTMEANTTOBECRITICIZEDBYTHEAUTHOR,CSPECIALLYTHEPRUDENCEANDRATIONALITYELINORSHOWSISJUSTWHATTHEAUTHERAPPRECIAT

40、ESANDADVOCATESJUDGINGFORMTHIS,THEIRAPPREHENSIONTOSOMEEXTENTREVEALSTHEAUTHORSVIEWLACKINGMONEYWILLAFFECTTHEWELLBEINGOFONESMARRIAGEJANEAUSTENWASTRULYONEOFTHEEXCELLENTNOVELISTSINENGLISHLITERATURETHEREASONWHYHERWORKSCANBEPREVAILINGTHROUGHOUTTHEWORLDAFTERMORETHANTWENTYDECADESISOWINGTOPEOPLEINTHEMODERNTIME

41、AREALSOEAGERTOTHEPERFECTMARRIAGE,WHICHUNIFIESTHEELEMENTSOFLOVE,MORALITYANDMONEYAUSTINPROPOSEDFORSENSEANDSENSIBILITYCANBESAIDAPERFECTWORKTHECHARACTERSINTHISNOVELARETHEMIDDLECLASSPEOPLETHATAUSTINISQUITEFAMILIARWITHSHESHOWSUSMANYDISTINCTIVECHARACTERSTHATAREDIFFICULTTOFORGETAFTERREADINGANDTHEYARESOREALA

42、SFOROURREADERSTHATWECANNOTTHINKINGTHEMASOURFRIENDANDRELATIVESINREALITYALLINALL,WOMENSHOULDTREATLOVEINANINTEGRALATTITUDEOFSENSEANDSENSIBILITYJANEAUSTENSVIEWPOINTONMARRIAGEASREFLECTEDINPRIDEANDPREJUDICE1SUMMARYOFPRIDEANDPREJUDICEPRIDEANDPREJUDICEISAPOPULARNOVELBYJANEAUSTEN,FIRSTPUBLISHEDIN1813THEPLOTI

43、SVERYSIMPLETHATISHOWTHEYOUNGLADIESCHOOSETHEIRHUSBANDSTHESTORYFOLLOWSTHEMAINCHARACTERELIZABETHBENNETASSHEDEALSWITHISSUESOFMANNERS,UPBRINGING,MORALITY,EDUCATIONANDMARRIAGEINTHESOCIETYOFTHELANDEDGENTRYOFEARLY19THCENTURYENGLANDELIZABETHISTHESECONDOFFIVEDAUGHTERSOFACOUNTRYGENTLEMAN,LIVINGNEARTHEFICTIONAL

44、TOWNOFMERYTONINHERTFORDSHIRE,NEARLONDONFROMTHEVIEWPOINTOFAUSTEN,ELIZABETHSMARRIAGE,WHOFINALLYMARRIESDARCYASWELLASJANEBINDLEYS,COMPOSINGMONEYANDLOVE,ISTHEIDEALMARRIAGEPEOPLESHOULDAFTERBUTINTHEANOTHERMARRIAGECASESINTHENOVEL,WECANSEETHATIFMONEYANDLOVECANNOTBEHELDTOGETHERINONEMARRIAGE,LOVEWOULDALWAYSMAK

45、EACONCESSIONTOMONEYBECAUSEOFTHESPECIALBACKGROUNDAFTERREADINGTHEWHOLEBOOK,WEWILLFINDTHATMONEYACTSTHEREASONOFEACHPLOTANDTHECLUEOFITSDEVELOPMENTTOUGHTTHESTORYSETTINGISCHARACTERISTICALLYTURNOFTHE19THCENTURY,ITRETAINSAFASCINATIONFORMODERNREADERS,CONTINUINGNEARTHETOPOFLISTSOFMOSTLOVEDBOOKSSUCHASTHEBIGREAD

46、ITHASBECOMEONEOFTHEMOSTPOPULARNOVELSINENGLISHLITERATURE,ANDRECEIVESCONSIDERABLEATTENTIONFROMLITERARYSCHOLARS2DIFFERENTCHARACTERISTICSAMONGWOMANELIZABETHISHERFATHERSFAVORITEDAUGHTER,HAVINGINHERITEDHISWITANDINTELLIGENCEWHOSEAPPEARANCEISBEAUTIFULBUTSHEALWAYSPRIDEDHERSELFONHERJUDGMENTATTHEBEGINNINGOFTHE

47、NOVELSHEISGENERALLYREGARDEDASONEOFTHEMOSTENDURINGANDPOPULARFEMALEPROTAGONISTSINENGLISHLITERATUREUNTILMRDARCYCHANGED,SHEREALIZESTHATVANITYHASBEENTHECAUSEOFHERPREJUDICEHERELDERSISTERJANE,ABEAUTIFUL,GOODTEMPERED,SWEET,AMIABLE,HUMBLEANDSELFLESSWOMAN,HASAHAPPYMARRIAGEJANEBENNETISTHEELDESTOFTHEBENNETSFIVE

48、DAUGHTERSANDTHEONECONSIDEREDTHEMOSTBEAUTIFULSHEHASARESERVEDPERSONALITYANDTENDSTOHIDEHERFEELINGSSHEISINCAPABLEOFSUSPECTINGTHEWORSTOFPEOPLE,PREFERRINGTOSEEONLYTHEGOODMARYBENNETISTHETHIRDSISTER,BOOKISHANDSHYMORTIFIEDBYUNFAVORABLECOMPARISONSBETWEENHERAPPEARANCEANDTHATOFHERBEAUTIFULSISTERS,SHEDISDAINSTHE

49、IRFRIVOLOUSINTERESTSANDSEEKSTOIMPRESSOTHERSINSTEADWITHHERSCHOLARLYYETILLTIMEDAPHORISMSANDLIMITEDMUSICALABILITIESLYDIABENNETISTHEYOUNGESTSISTERAT15YEARSOFAGESHEISEXTREMELYFLIRTATIOUS,NAIVE,HEADSTRONGANDRECKLESSANDSHELACKSANYSENSEOFVIRTUE,PROPRIETYORGOODJUDGMENT,ASSEENINHERELOPEMENTWITHWICKHAMSHEISDECEIVEDBYWICKHAMSAPPEARANCEOFGOODNESSANDVIRTUE3DIFFERENTVALUESINTHEIRMARRIAGE31DARCYANDELIZABETHSMARRIAGETHEFOURTHMARRIAGEISTHEMAINTHEMEOFTHEWORKSTHATISDARCYANDELIZABETHSMARRIAGEATTHEBEGINNING,ELIZABETHREJECTSTHEPURSUERDARCY,BECAUSESHEDOESNOTLIKEHIM,EV