从《傲慢与偏见》探究当代婚恋观社会学专业.doc

摘要 简·奥斯汀是十九世纪英国文学史上最杰出的小说家之一。她是少有的女性作家之一，她的作品属于现实主义流派。她的巨作《傲慢与偏见》于1813年出版。在十九世纪的英国，女性远远不拥有与男性平等的社会地位。那时，婚姻是女性获得社会地位和稳定生活的唯一途径。通过《傲慢与偏见》里对五对婚姻的描写，我们能看出作者奥斯汀本人的婚姻观：当我们选择婚姻的时候，虽然说经济基础和社会地位很重要，但我们绝不能忽视爱和情感在一段婚姻中的重要作用。奥斯汀认为仅仅为金钱而结婚是错误的，但是选择一段没有经济做基础的婚姻是愚蠢的。在《傲慢与偏见》里，奥斯汀向我们展示了她的婚姻观。她认为在一段婚姻中爱和经济基础是相互联系的。幸福的婚姻应建立在相互爱慕的相互理解上。《傲慢与偏见》如今在全世界范围内出版流行，给许多人关于婚恋观的启示。这篇论文参考简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里的婚恋观，致力于得出一个如何确立正确婚恋观的结论。在当代社会，我们每一个人都应该确立正确的婚恋观。 关键词：《傲慢与偏见》；简·奥斯汀；社会地位；婚恋观；爱情 I Abstract Jane Austen was one of the most distinguished realistic novelists in 19th century in English literature. Her masterpiece Pride and Prejudice was published in 1813. In19th century, women don’t have the equal social status as men. At that time, marriage was the only way for women to obtain social status and a steady life. According to the description of the five marriages in the Pride and Prejudice, we can see that Austen has her own view of marriage: when we begin to choose a marriage, although the effect of economic status is of great importance, we should not neglect the aspects of love and emotion. She believed that marriage just for money was wrong, but marriage of no money was stupid. She completely shows her view of marriage. Austen’s views on marriage emphasize true love and economic basis are associated with each other. A happy marriage should be based on true love and understanding rather than based on money or status. Now this book is popular all over the world. Many people are influenced by this novel. This thesis is intended to draw a conclusion of how to choose the right marriage. In modern society, it is necessary for us to have right views on marriage. Key words: Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen, Social status, Marriage views, Love II Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I 摘要 II ABSTRACT III TABLE OF CONTENTS IV PART ONE INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Jane Austen 1 1.2 Background of Creating Pride and Prejudice 2 PART TWO FIVE MARRIAGES IN PRIDE AND PREJUDICE 4 2.1 Charlotte Lucas’s marriage—Realistic 4 2.2 Lydia Bennet’s marriage—Ridiculous 5 2.3 Jane Bennet’s marriage—Happy 6 2.4 Elizabeth Bennet’s marriage —Admirable . 6 2.5 Mr. Bennet and Mrs. Bennet’s marriage—Normal 7 PART THREE THE MARRIAGE VIEWS IN 19TH CENTURY 8 3.1 The Social Background in 19th Century of Creating Pride and Prejudice 8 3.2 The Marriage Views in 19th Century 8 PART FOUR REALISTIC MEANING OF PRIDE AND PREJUDICE’S MARRIAGE VIEWS 10 4.1 In the 19th Century 10 4.2 Modern Marriage Views 11 PART FIVE CONCLUSION 14 WORKS CITED 16 III Part One Introduction This chapter mainly introduces the background of Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice. And it shows who is Jane Austen and how she created Pride and Prejudice. Austen’s family and social background are mentioned in this chapter. 1.1 Jane Austen Jane Austen (1775-1817) a famous British novelist. She was born in the United Kingdom with eight siblings. Her father is a famous minister in the local place. His mother is born in a wealthy family. Her mother also knows something about culture and literature. Therefore, although Austen did not attend school in the normal way, she was educated mainly by self-study. Her family's good condition and environment give her a good opportunity to insist her interest in writing. She was taught by her family members and her own reading. The great support from her family is beneficial to her progress of being a professional writer. Although she lives in a small town, she has read a great number of books at her own home. Therefore she knows a lot. Austen loves to read books pretty much, especially novels. She started writing at about twenty-year-old. In 1811, she published her first novel: Sense and Sensibility, but it dis not bring her some fame overnight. She continue to write novels, and then she published Pride and Prejudice on 28 January 1813. It is the most famous and popular novel among Jane Austen's novels. The book is Jane Austen's second published novel. Austen created it between 1796 and 1797 in her own home. It took up much of Austen’s energy and time. Austen didn’t get married in her life. Living in a small rural town, she has access to the beautiful nature. She creates beautiful and kind characters as she lives in a quiet and comfortable environment. Therefore, her novels don’t reflect society’s serious problem. According to her careful observation to life, she shows us her living environment in a vivid way. She tends to write love stories between ladies and gentlemen. Her stories are always beautifully-written, she’d like to write them in a humorous way. The plot is wonderful and impressive. She explains that the reason why women depend on marriage is to pursue social status and economic security. There are always humorous conflicts. From the end of 18 century to the beginning of 19 century, there are many sad and so called fake Romanticism. Austen created novels on her own. She writes the middle class’s daily lif