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
