傲慢與偏見論文提綱
【摘要】簡·奧斯丁的《傲慢與偏見》寫于1813年,一直以來很受歡迎,并被廣泛閱讀。特定的歷史時(shí)代決定了那個(gè)時(shí)候的人們對金錢非凡看重,影響波及婚姻觀念。在這篇文章里面,書中大部分人物的婚姻選擇都用來作為典型,證實(shí)金錢體現(xiàn)他們的婚姻價(jià)值取向。
【關(guān)鍵詞】傲慢與偏見,金錢,婚姻價(jià)值取向,婚姻觀【Abstract】PrideandprejudiceisaverypopularnovelwrittenbyJaneAustenanditisreadwidelyallovertheworld。Itwaswrittenin1813。Thatspecifichistorytimedecidedthatpeopleatthattimetookmoneymuchmoreseriously,evenontheirmarriage。Inthispaper,themarriagecasesofmostcharactersinthebookweretakenastypicaltoanalyzehowmoneyinfluencedtheirmatrimonialvalueorientation。
【Keywords】Prideandprejudice,money,matrimonialvalueorientation,marriage
Introduction
PrideandPrejudiceisthemostenduringlypopularnovelwrittenbyJaneAusten。Ittalksabouttrivialmattersoflove,marriageandfamilylifebetweencountrysquiresandfairladiesinBritaininthe18thcentury。Theplotisverysimple。Thatishowtheyoungladieschoosetheirhusbands。Someonesaidthat“ElizabethBennet,theprotagonistofthenovel,flatlyrejectedWilliamCollins’proposal,whoistheheirofherfather’spropertyandmanor,andrefusedthefirstproposalfromtheextremelywealthynoblemanFitzwilliamDarcylater,”(1)allthismakesitclearthatElizabeth“seeksnofamenorfortune,butself-improvementandhighmentaloutlook。”(1)It’sright。FromtheviewpointofAusten,Elizabeth’smarriage,whofinallymarriesDarcy,aswellasJane-Bingley’s,composingmoneyandlove,istheidealmarriagepeopleshouldafter。Butinothermarriagecasesinthisnovel,wecanseethatifmoneyandlovecan’tbeheldtogetherinonemarriage,lovewouldalwaysmakeaconcessiontomoneybecauseofthespecialsocialbackground。Afterreadingthroughthewholebook,wewillfindthatmoneyactsasthecauseofeachplotandtheclueofitsdevelopment。Itaffectseverybody’swordsanddeeds,evenElizabethBennet。TonyTanneroncesaid,“JaneAusten,aswellasotherauthors,isveryclearthatnofeelingcouldbeextremelypureandnomotivecouldbedefinitelysingle。Butaslongasitispossible,weshouldmakeitclearthatwhichfeelingormotiveplaystheleadingrole。”(2)
SocialBackground
ThestoryofPrideandPrejudicetookplaceinthetimeoftheRegencyinBritain。Atthattime,BritainwasattheperiodoftransitionfromtheearlierstageofCapitalismtoCapitalistIndustrialization。Inthecountryside,thearistocraticfamilystillheldgreatpowerandrightthatcountrysquireswerelikelytofawnuponthem。However,asthedevelopmentofCapitalismandtheexpandoftherankofrichpeople,thedistinctionbetweensocialstratawasbecomingsmallerandsmaller,whilemoneywasgettingmoreandmoreimportantinpeople’smindaboutsocialvalue。Awesternliteraturecriticoncesaidthat“evenDavidRicardo(aBritisheconomist)hadaunlikelyclearerunderstandingaboutthefunctionofmoneyindailylifeasJaneAustenhad。”(3)Itisexactlybecauseofthesecurepledgeinfinancethatthecountrysquiresocietycouldbeexistingstronglyandsolidly。
Thefirstsentenceofthewholenovelproclaims,“Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife。”(4)Here,“agoodfortune”and“inwantof”aretwokeyphrases。“inwantof”meansitisneededobjectively,butnotsubjectively。
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