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1、I分类号密级UDC编号学士学位毕业论文（设计）题 目题 目An Analysis of the Three States ofMarriage in Pride and Prejudice学生姓名李彤学号1304011240导师姓名陈文职称副教授学院外国语学院专业英 语2017 年 5月II普洱学院普洱学院本科毕业论文（设计）原创性及知识产权声明本科毕业论文（设计）原创性及知识产权声明本人郑重声明：所呈交的毕业论文（设计）是在导师的指导下取得的成果。对本论文（设计）的研究做出重要贡献的个人和集体，均已在文中以明确方式标注。因本毕业论文（设计）引起的法律结果完全由本人承担。本毕业论文（设计）成果

2、归普洱学院所有。本人遵循普洱学院有关毕业论文（设计）的相关规定，提交毕业论文（设计）的印刷本和电子版本。本人同意普洱学院有权保存毕业论文（设计）的印刷本和电子版，并提供目录检索与阅览服务；可以采用影印、缩印、数字化或其它复制手段保存论文；在不以营利为目的的前提下，可以公布非涉密毕业论文（设计）的部分或全部内容。特此声明作者签名：导师签名：III中文摘要中文摘要傲慢与偏见是简奥斯丁的代表作品，小说的女主人公伊丽莎白出身于小地主家庭，为富豪子弟出身的达西所爱慕。达西不顾门第和财富的差距向伊丽莎白求婚，却遭到拒绝。伊丽莎白对达西有误会和偏见，主要是因为她讨厌他的傲慢，虽然达西的傲慢实际上是社会地位差

3、异的反映，并且只要这种傲慢真实存在，达西与伊丽莎白之间就不可能有共同的思想感情，也不可能有理想的婚姻。但随着达西改变了过去那种傲慢与自负的态度，伊丽莎白也亲眼目睹和发现了达西为人处事细心真诚的一面，两人的误会慢慢化解，并最终缔结了美满姻缘。伊丽莎白对达西先后两次求婚的不同态度，实际上反映了女性对人格独立和平等权利的追求。这是伊丽莎白这一人物形象的进步意义，也是简奥斯丁通过这部小说对自己内心世界的真实写照和表白。这部小说反映了作者自己独特的婚姻观：一定的经济条件是婚姻幸福的物质保障，爱情是婚姻幸福的基石。本文就小说中三种不同婚姻状态分析婚姻与爱情，主权主义之间的关系。关键词：关键词：婚姻关系；爱

4、情；女权主义IVAbstractPride and Prejudice is the representative works of Jan Austin,the heroine Elizabeth wasborn in the family of small landowners.She was loved by Darcy who was born in a richfamily.Darcy asked Elizabeth to marry him in spite of the gap between his family and hiswealth,but he refused.Eli

5、zabeth has a misunderstanding and prejudice against Darcy,mainlybecause of her dislike of his pride.Darcys arrogance is actually a reflection of differences insocial status,and as long as the pride really exists.Darcy and Elizabeth can not have commonthoughts and feelings,let alone have an ideal mar

6、riage.But as Darcy changed the attitude ofarrogance and conceit in the past and Elizabeth also witnessed and found Darcys sincerity,themisunderstanding between them began to disappear and finally concluded with a happymarriage.Elizabeths different attitudes towards Darcys two proposals,in fact,refle

7、ctwomens pursuit of personality independence and equal rights.This is the progressivesignificance of Elizabeths character,as well as the true portraiture and expression of JaneAustens inner world through this novel.This novel reflects the authors own unique view ofmarriage:certain economic condition

8、s are the material guarantee of happy marriage,and loveis the cornerstone of happy marriage.This paper analyzes the relationship among marriage,love and sovereignty based on three different marital status in the novel.Keywords:marital relationship;love;feminismVContents1 Introduction.11.1brief intro

9、duction of JaneAusten.11.2Abrief introduction to pride and Prejudice.12The Three States of Marriage in Pride and Prejudice.22.1The First StateRidiculousness.22.2The Second StateReality.22.3The Third StatePerfection.33 Determinants of Marriage in Pride and Prejudice.53.1 Love.53.2 personality.63.3Eco

10、nomic.74Contemporary peoples view of marriage.74.1Outlook on Life,Value and World.74.2love.74.3Economic.85 Conclusion.811 Introduction1.1 brief introduction of JaneAustenJan Austin(Jane Austen,December 16,1775-July 18,1817),British femalenovelist,the main works:pride and prejudice,sense and sensibil

11、ity and so on.When Jan Austin was 21 years old,she wrote her first novel,entitled the firstimpression.she contacted publishers to publish but no results.In the same year,shebegan to write Eleanor and Marianne,later she wrote Northanger Abbey,finished in1799.More than ten years later,the original imp

12、ression was rewritten,renamedPride and Prejudice,Eleanor and Marianne was rewritten,renamed sense andsensibility,they were published separately.As for the Northanger Abbey,the authordid not publish a book.These three are Austens early works,written in her hometownSteventon.Her later works are also t

13、hree:Mansfield park,Emma and Persuasion,made after the author moving to Jordan.The first two have been published,thePersuasion completed in 1816 only did not publish,because the author was notsatisfied with the original outcome,and planed to rewrite,.After she died,her brotherHenry Austin is respons

14、ible for the publication of Northanger Abbey and Persuasion,and for the first time with the name of JanAustin.1.2Abrief introduction to pride and PrejudicePride and Prejudice is the masterpiece of Jan Austin,an English woman novelist.The novel tells the love story of Elizabeth Bennet,the squires dau

15、ghter.This worksfor the material in the daily life,writing content and artificial methods against theprevailing sentimental novel,vividly reflects the end of eighteenth Century to earlynineteenth Century in a conservative and occlusion of the British town life and theways of the world.It has been ad

16、apted into films and TV series.The novel that reflects marital problems is the authors favorite work,as well asone of her most popular works.The whole work,based on the marriage experiencesof several daughters of Bennett,takes the emotional experience of Elizabeth andDarcy as the main line of the pl

17、ot,and shows the marital status of the aristocracy inthe late eighteenth Century England.To some extent,it also discusses the connotationof marriage,so the book also has certain social significance and practical significance.Mark Schor,a literary critic,commented on pride and Prejudice:Pride and Pre

18、judiceJaneAusten.Pride and Prejudice M.Beijing:Peoples Daily Press,2016.Wang Shouren.Selected Readings in British Literature M.The fourth edition.Beijing:HigherEducation Press,2014.2and Austens later novels shocked the fools.If her opinion can be recognized,thissociety composed of fools will be rebo

19、rn.2 The Three States of Marriage in Pride and PrejudicePeoples motivation of choosing spouse determines peoples standard of choosingspouse.The motives of spouse selection are different,and the standard of spouseselection is not the same.When choosing a marriage partner,there is no singlemotivation.

20、Instead,several motives with different emphasis exist simultaneously.The difference of this focus is reflected by the difference of peoples standard ofchoosing spouse.In Pride and prejudice,several marriage relationships created by theauthor are motivated by different motives of choosing a spouse.Th

21、erefore,they lead todifferent marriages.The combination of Sherlock and Collins,for example,is tostrengthen the familys economic,political,or social status.In the discussion of themarriage of the works,the author tries to portray different marriage and loverelationship.In addition to the above menti

22、oned Sherlock and Collinss marriage,thereare several more important marriages:Lydia and Wickham;Elizabeth and Darcy etc.Although they have entered the siege of marriage,but the degree of marriage isdifferent.This paper discusses the relationship between love and marriage in threedifferent marital st

23、atus.2.1 The marriage between Lydia and Wickham:RidiculousnessIn Pride and prejudice,if you want to choose the most absurd and marriage,Lydia and Wickhams marriage undoubtedly is the first choice.It is hard to say thatthey have love.If they have,it can only be called as Lust love which is produced b

24、ythe blind passion.Jan Austin took a critical attitude to their marriage.Lydiasfrivolousness,reckless and ignorance didnt change even at the end of the novel andWickhams cunning,ambition and shallowness also disgusted us.The reason whyWickham chose Lydia did not point out in detail,but money played

25、an important rolein their marriage.Eventually Mr.Darcy repaid the debt for Wichham,and gave Lydiaone thousand pounds besides her own money,and bought Wickham a rank.All thisPei Feifei,Fu Changle,Huang Xiaolin.JaneAustens Views on Marriage in Pride and PrejudiceJ.Advances in Literary Study,2014.Wang

26、Qiuji.Analysis on the Orientation of Marriage Value in the 18th-19th Century of Englandthrough Pride and Prejudice J.Science&Technology Vision,2013.Pei Feifei,Fu Changle,Huang Xiaolin.Jane Austens Views on Marriage in Pride and PrejudiceJ.Advances in Literary Study,2014.3efforts maintained the marri

27、age between Wickham and Lydia.It can be seen thatmoney is the link to maintain the marriage between the two people,and love isnothing to these two people.2.2 marriage between Sherlock and Collins:RealityIn Pride and Prejudice,money and love marriages are often inseparable andcannot part from each ot

28、her.When people talk about marriage in the novel,money isalways here.But for the topic of choosing money or marriage,one of the most typicalexample is the combination between Reverend Collins and Charlotte Lucas.When Collins asked Elizabeth to marry him,he didnt hesitate to turn hismarriage to Miss

29、Sherlock.Collins was anxious to get married,not for his ownpersonal needs,but for completing the task of his adoring lady,Aunt Darcy,Collinswould finish the task as long as he got married.It doesnt matter who you marry,whether you have feelings for her or not.Collins didnt know how to love andmanage

30、 marriage.He looked clumsy,funny,lacking in manhood,and conceited.Hismarriage,to a certain extent,followed the prevailing idea of marriage in the society:the bachelor who has property must marry a wife,which has become a universallyacknowledged truth.It can be said that Charlotte Lucas is a rational

31、 woman in Pride and Prejudice.She was the first one to see that Darcy was interested in Elizabeth,and she alsoexpressed her worries about the emotional development between Jane and Bentley.(and the fact is that she is right).However,Sherlock who belonged to the family ofBuckeen had little substantia

32、l dowries and can not pursue expensive and perfectPrice.Being forced to marry Collins is just a practical choice.And in the lateeighteenth Century and early nineteenth Century Britain,this is also a male centeredera where the status between men and women was unequal and the social status ofwomen was

33、 very low.The law stipulates that women do not have the right to inheritproperty,and family life is considered to be the most suitable for women.Marriage isthe shortcut and the only way for women to survive,to secure life and to financeguarantee.This led to the result that the marriage is not only t

34、he end result of love,but also a means to make a living and it will inevitably appear some ridiculous things.So,even if Sherlock had seen Mr.Collins is not reasonable,lovely and annoying,shestill chose him as her husband.Because this kind of marriage is the best choice forWang Mengxia.A Brief Talk a

35、bout Views of Marriage in Pride and Prejudice D.Zhejiang:Lishui University,2016.朱虹.奥斯汀研究M.北京：中国文联出版社，1985.4Italian woman.It can ensure that she will not suffer from hunger,worry about as hishusbands change.As for marital happiness,it must be placed in a secondary position.For Collins,this kind of li

36、fe makes him satisfied because the purpose of marriage hasalso been achieved.This kind of marriage maintained by money and wealth is notperfect,but it is also a marriage.2.3 Elizabeth and Darcy:PerfectionThe marriage between Elizabeth and Darcy is the most successful and idealmarriage in Pride and p

37、rejudice,and the combination of the two is really based onlove.Elizabeth Bennett ranked second at home,although she did not have simply sobeautiful appearance,she has developed into a beautiful woman with a perfect figure.More valuable thing is that she is not only lively and lovely,but also clever

38、andsensible.Just like the unsoiled white lotus that come out of the dirty mud and have therich connotation and personality.Elizabeth recognized the custom that people marryaccording to wealth and social status and his best friends marriage did not base onlove.However,she did not lose herself and pur

39、sue his love bravely.It was Elizabethsextraordinary speech and noble sentiments that attracted Darcy and made Darcy loveher.This also reflects the traditional British concept of mate choice.Besides thebeauty,blood and wealth,the upper class has also been paying attention to characterand virtue.Argua

40、bly,Elizabeth and Darcy union is a perfect match,a day of marriageestablished.They should not have too many twists and turns.But the two people havetheir own weaknesses in character:Elizabeth is a middle class girl,a secondaryeducation and a gentlemans daughter.But compared with the noble class,her

41、familystatus is low and her relatives and friends was not educated.Therefore,they oftenshow all sorts of ugly behaviour in public,which made her ashamed.Such anenvironment laid the basis for her character of prejudice;while Darcys character wasintroverted.He did not love to talk to strangers.Besides

42、,he came from a wealthyfamily and has a huge fortune,which inevitably gave people an impression ofarrogance.When two people first contact each other,they dont have a goodimpression of each other.But with the increase in contact,Darcy gradually impressedby the lovely and beauty woman,especially by he

43、r clever mind and humor.Though hefelt that Elizabeth was not a noble,and marrying Elizabeth reduced the request forhimself,against his will.But when he was rejected by Elizabeth,he understood thatlove alone was an important link to keep the two marriages long.Later,Darcygradually realized his shortc

44、omings.He accepted Elizabeths criticism and corrected毕宇宏.傲慢与偏见中的五桩婚姻J.赤峰学院学报，2010.5his arrogance and conceit.The fact that Darcy solved Lydia and Wickhams marriagecrisis,also won the respect of Elizabeth,and gradually accepted the confession ofDarcy.Then they finally developed a sincere affection,an

45、d eventually formed a happymarriage.Money and marriage are inseparable,and the author does not deny it.To ensure ahappy and healthy family,the most necessary foundation is wealth.Austen is criticalof the idea that money dominates marriage,but she neither exposed the nature ofsociety as a social crit

46、ic,nor did she adopt extreme methods of radical artists.Hersatire is both spicy and relaxed,witty and profound and flowing.Through thedescription of several marriages,she reveals the important role of money at that time,and peoples feelings will be controlled by them.The marriage between Lydia andWi

47、ckham is not only entirely influenced by money,but also by the combination of thetwo,which was originally due to the vulgar sensual attraction.Such marriages notonly bring misfortune to themselves,but also cause harm to their families,JaneAusten is most opposed to such a combination.The author did n

48、ot agree withSherlock and Collinss marriage because their marriage is full of realistic elements.But through the description,we also realize that in the social environment at that time,peoples feelings have to obey the helpless of money(in fact,Isnt the phenomenonthe same as todays?).The marriage be

49、tween Elizabeth and Darcy is undoubtedly themarriage model advocated by Austen.The author gave two people a happy ending,and emphasized the marriage,so many people have changed,such as Mrs.Bennett,who later turned into a show common,courteous and accessible,a woman.Althoughthe marriage created by Au

50、sten has some idealism,there is no perfect thing in theworld.But she did this to show that a certain economic foundation was the materialguarantee of marital relationships,and that the most important factor in maintaining alasting marriage was love.3 Determinants of Marriage in Pride and Prejudice3.