论《傲慢与偏见》中作者的婚姻与爱情观

论《傲慢与偏见》中作者的婚姻与爱情观On the Marriage and Love view of author of Pride and

Prejudice

浅析《傲慢与偏见》中作者的爱情与婚姻观

摘要

《傲慢与偏见》是18世纪末、19世纪初英国女作家简·奥斯汀的代表作。在这部作品中作者精心描绘了一系列栩栩如生的女性形象。

通过对班纳特家的二女儿伊丽莎白与贵族达西婚姻的描述，以及伊丽莎白的几个姐妹和女友的婚事终身大事的不同处理，透露出来作者的婚姻观：为了财产、金钱和地位而结婚是错误的；而结婚不考虑上述因素也是愚蠢的。她既反对为金钱而结婚，也反对把婚姻当儿戏。她认为感情是缔结理想婚姻的基石。

关键词：傲慢与偏见；简·奥斯汀；婚姻；财产；地位；爱情

On Jane Austen’s View of Love and Marriage on

Pride and Prejudice

ABSTRACT

Pride and Prejudice is Jane Austen’s masterpiece which was written at the end of the 18th century and the early of 19th century. It is in this work that the author portrayed a series of vivid image of women.

Through the description of the Bennet family’s second daughter Elizabeth and noble Darcy’s marriage, and how Elizabeth’s sisters and her girlfriend's treat their marriage differently , it reveals the author's views on marriage: with the aim to get

property,money and social status ,then the marriage is wrong; a marriage is also stupid if people don’t take the above factors into account. She opposes marriage for money and also opposes to take marriage lightly. She thinks that affection should be concluded the cornerstone of an ideal marriage.

Keywords:Pride and Prejudice;Jane Austen; marriage;property;status;love

First of all: society attributes affect in people's views on marriage

The Bennett couple is the only old couple that Jane Austen described in the in pride and prejudice . This old couple's marriage is a tragedy. This kind of tragedy results from it’s current marriage custom and system. As the author describes: Mr. Bennett "captivated by youth and beauty, and that appearance of good humor which youth and beauty generally give, had married a woman whose weak understanding and illiberal mind had very early in their marriage put and end to all real affection for her". But as Mr Bennett naturally like rural environment and reading, he got some main fun from these hobbies. And to his wife, though he don't owe her, but he sometimes make fun of her ignorance. Though this is not the fun that ordinary man would like to get from their wives, but Mr Bennett’s behavior is, in fact,already destroying their marriage obligations and etiquettes with his wisdom and talent.

Second:money and status is not the only condition of a happy marriage

In the l8 century, wealth is still the focus of the society’s middle and upper class when they choose their spouse.

Mr. William Collins is a man "seems clumsy and funny, lack of manhood, but also a man who is good at scheming, and is very good at flattering the powerful people with all his heart." Because he got the gentlewoman Catherine’s recognition, he succeeded in getting the job as a vicar, then his false pride expanded with no limitation. He got married just because he want to find a potential woman who can steward the family and to set an example for his parish. Charlotte is very realistic and realized that for a girl like her, without an impressive looking and ,at the age of 27, in order to survive, to have a home, to get the basic material which can help her keep alive, she will get married. The two fitted in easily and rushed into marriage. Their marriage is too straightforward, rational, plain, and reveals the chilly essence of the capitalist class -- marriage is their "bread", and marriage is their future. It’s not important how their husbands treat them as long as he is a gentleman with enough property. For them,marriage is just a task of seeking security .

Wei Ken is a man who has a horrible morality and he always eats the bread of idleness, but he has a graceful outlooking and talks gently which gives him an army of charm, but Wei Ken’s social status is not high, and don’t have a lot of property inheritance, so it leads to his extreme greedy for money. Though Lydia has no power or money,he is willing there is woman who can keep him company when he run his way, pushed by his gambling debts from Brighton. Nothing on the book specifically pointed out the reason why Wei chose Lydia as his wife. But money plays an important role in his agreement to marry Lydia. Because at last ,it was Mr. Darcy who payed the debt and gave Lydia one thousand pounds and bought Wei a government post so he won his marriage with Lydia .

Three:blind passion leads to an unfortunate marriage .

Bennett's youngest daughter Lydia is a simple, frivolous and vanity girl. "if anyone pushes her forward and gives her an impulse, she will throw herself into anyone's arm. Her feeling is always fluctuating". Lydia’s affection to Wei Ken was completely based on his “nice-looking face, well shaped body and charming manner”. Their relationship is completely built on lust and on the surface without a single love as its foundation. It can be concluded that is neither practical nor romantic. What dose Lydia get is just the satisfaction of the flesh. Their marriage is hypocritical and full of impulse because they had their marriage with Darcy’s intervention. Without love, without property and without due dignity and grace, only with the impulse of the