《傲慢与偏见》中经济对婚姻的影响_英语论文

The Economic Influence on Marriage in Pride and Prejudice

摘要

《傲慢与偏见》是简·奥斯丁所著的著名小说，故事围绕爱情和婚姻展开，其中女性角色发挥着积极作用。在小说中，简·奥斯汀描写了四段不同的婚姻，它们各自代表了四种迥然不同且非常典型的婚姻观，并且在当代社会也仍然存在。如：为金钱与社会地位而结婚，为了一时激情而结婚，为了爱与责任而结婚等。通过对四对夫妇的爱情与婚姻的生动描绘，简·奥斯汀表达了自己对爱情与婚姻的见解。这篇论文主要从四对夫妇的婚姻入手，通过分析他们的婚姻与生活状况，分析故事中经济对婚姻的影响。

关键词:《傲慢与偏见》 婚姻 经济 影响

Abstract

Pride and Prejudice is a masterpiece written by Jane Austen, of which the main topic is love and marriage. In the story，Austen writes four different marriages which represent four different typical marital views that still exist at present, such as marriage based on wealth and social status, marriage based on temporary passion, marriage based on love and responsibility, etc. In the vivid portraying of the four marriages, Austen presents her own view on love and marriage. This thesis will mainly discuss the four couples and their marriages, as well as their marital life to analyze the economic influence on marriage in Pride and Prejudice. 

Keywords: Pride and Prejudice Marriage economy Influence

Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter 1Four Different Marriages 1

1.1 Elizabeth's Marriage: With Both Love and Money 2

1.2 Charlotte Lucas's Marriage: With Money but Without Love 3

1.3 Jane's Marriage: Love at First Sight Based on Beauty, Virtue and Fortune 5

1.4 Lydia's Marriage: Neither Love nor Money 6

Chapter 2 the Economic Influence on Marriage in Pride and Prejudice 8

2.1 Marital views and phenomenon in today 8

2.2 Positive and Negative influences of Economic on marriage 9

2.2.1 Positive influences of Economic on Marriage 9

2.2.2 Negative influences of Economic on Marriage 11

Conclusion 12