英语毕业论文 论《傲慢与偏见》中的金钱与婚姻.doc

**省高等教育自学考试英语专业 毕业论文 论《傲慢与偏见》中的金钱和婚姻 学生姓名：******* 指导教师：******* 二零一一年三月 On Money and Marriage in Pride and Prejudice ************ Tutor: ************** March 2011 摘 要 《傲慢与偏见》为奥斯汀赢得了永恒的荣誉。通过对四种不同婚姻和爱情的描写，小说充分体现了十八世纪社会的爱情观和婚姻观。同时，奥斯汀的爱情观和婚姻观通过这篇小说也展现得淋漓尽致，即：婚姻与财产和社会地位紧密相联，但是财产和社会地位不是保证婚姻幸福的唯一因素。美好的婚姻应当建立在相互爱慕、相互尊重的基础上。作者既反对因钱而结婚，也反对草率结婚，充分强调了婚姻中真情实感的重要性。 关键词：爱情; 婚姻; 金钱; 社会地位 On Money and Marriage in Pride and Prejudice Abstract Pride and Prejudice, Austen?s great work, earns an enduring fame for Jane Austen. Jane Austen demonstrates the social attitudes towards marriage and money and hers via description of four courtships----- Darcy and Elizabeth?s Marriage, Jane and Mr. Bingley?s Marriage, Collins and Charlotte?s Marriage, Lydia and Wickham?s Marriage. Unlike the social concept, she believes that love and marriage are closely associated with property and society, however, love and marriage can not be decided only by the property and social status. An ideal marriage should be based on mutual affection and respect. Key Words: love; marriage; property; social status Introduction Pride and Prejudice, the most popular novel by Jane Austen, first rejected by the publishers, was not brought to final form until 1813. It talks about trivial matters of love, marriage and family life between country squires and fair ladies in Britain in the 18th century, which is frequently discussed in Jane Austen?s novels. The plot is very simple, focusing on the young ladies? choosing their husbands. The characters are well shaped with the help of dialogues and narratives. Four kinds of marriages are displayed vividly to demonstrate the concept of marriage at that time, while money is the clue through the novel from beginning to end. This paper probes into four marriages in pride and prejudice to disclose the deep-rooted outlook on love and marriage in 18th century. 1. The Background of Austen and Her Pride and Prejudice 1.1 The Background of Aust