傲慢与偏见论文提纲

傲慢与偏见论文提纲

摘要简?奥斯丁的《傲慢与偏见》写于1813年，一直以来很受欢迎，并被广泛阅读。特定的历史时代决定了那个时候的'人们对金钱非凡看重，影响波及婚姻观念。在这篇文章里面，书中大部分人物的婚姻选择都用来作为典型，证实金钱体现他们的婚姻价值取向。

关键词傲慢与偏见，金钱，婚姻价值取向，婚姻观AbstractPrideandprejudiceisaverypopularnovelwrittenbyJaneAustenanditisreadwidelyallovertheworld。Itwaswrittenin1813。Thatspecifichistorytimedecidedthatpeopleatthattimetookmoneymuchmoreseriously，evenontheirmarriage。Inthispaper，themarriagecasesofmostcharactersinthebookweretakenastypicaltoanalyzehowmoneyinfluencedtheirmatrimonialvalueorientation。

KeywordsPrideandprejudice，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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