I’mforcedtoreadthisnovelatthebeginning，butIcan’twaittofinishitsubsequently.
"Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledgesthatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife."ThisisjustasLeoTolstoy’sfamousstartingin《AnnaKarenina》:"Allhappyfamiliesresembleoneanother，eachunhappyfamilyisunhappyinitsownway".Tobeginwithsuchadesign，JaneAustenhasherdeepmeaning.Marriageandmoneyareinseparable.Theundertoneisveryclear:thefoundationofthemarriageatthattimeisnotemotionbutpossession.Theauthordoesnotdenythis.SosheusestypicalBennetstoprovethistruth.
Thestorytakesplaceintheclass-consciousEnglandofthelate18thcentury.ThefiveBennetsisters--includingstrong-willedElizabethandyoungLydia--haveallbeenraisedbytheirmotherwithonepurposeinlife:findingawealthyhusband.Sowhenawealthybachelorshowsupintheirlives，thewholefamilyisturnedupside-down.ButwhenElizabethmeetsupwiththehandsomebutsnobbishMr.Darcy，thebattleofthesexesisjoined.
Asweallknow，Austen，inthisnovel，throughthefiveBennetdaughters’attitudetowardsloveandmarriage，showstherelationshipbetweenmentalfeelings，suchaslove，andmaterialpossessions，whichalsoreflectstheauthorsattitude:Marryforthesakeofproperty，moneyorstatusiswrong;marrybutdonottakeintoaccounttheabovefactorsisfoolish.Asaresult，shenotonlyopposedtomarryforthepurposeofmoney，butalsoopposedtotreatmarriageaschildsplay.Shestressedtheimportanceofanidealmarriage.Butinmodernsociety，althoughthemarriagesofeconomicneedshavedecreasedrapidly，theconceptof“moneydetermineseverything”isstillrootedinsomepeople’smind.
Thenlet’setotalkaboutthemeaningfultopicofthislovestory:《PrideAndPrejudice》
Prideandprejudiceareourmonproblemsandweaknesses.Infact，everyoneisveryeasytobedrivenbyhisownsubjectiveimpressionandthuseasytomakeincorrectmentsonothers，andthenledtomisunderstandbetweenpeople.One’sfirstimpressioncanaffectalotofthingsforsure，butitdoesn’tmeanitcouldn’tbechanged.Thedeeperyougettounderstandsomeone，themoreobjectivepointsyouwillhaveonhimorher.ThechangingofElizabeth’spointofviewtowardsDarcyjustprovedthisperfectly:nopride，noprejudice，andthesetwomarriedjustbecausetheyloveeachother，justbecausetheyneedeachotherinsteadofneedeachother’spossessions.Austenissmart，becauseElizabethgotbeautyandintelligencewhileDarcyishandsomeandrich.Ievenwonderifsuchaperfectmarriagecouldtakeplaceinmodernsociety.
ThereisnodoubtthatPrideandPrejudiceiswell-known，thebookthatiswrittenbyJaneAustenhasaninfluenceontheculture.AsfarasI’mconcerned，theendingofthefictioniswonderful，ElizabethandDarcywontheirhappiness，leadingacolourfullife.
Firstofall，let’slearnabouttheauthorwhoisJaneAusten.Shewasunmarriedallherlife.Shewasborninamid-classfamilyandwasbroughtupinafortableenvironmentwithharmonioussurroundings，sothere’snottoomanyconflictsinhersightneitherinhernovel.InPrideandPrejudiceshetalkeddifferentideasaboutloveandmarriagethroughdifferentcharacters.
JaneAustendisclosedmid-classyoungladies’differentideasofmarriageandlovethroughdescribingthedifferentwaysinwhichtheBennetgirlsdoingwiththeirmarriageproblems，andthisundoubtedlyshowsthewriter’sideaaboutloveandmarriage:it’swrongtogetmarriedjustforproperty，wealthandstatuswhileneitherwoulditbewithoutcaringaboutthoseelements.JaneAustenjustattachedgreatsignificancetomarriagethroughhernovelbytellingpeoplethatmarriageshouldberegardedcarefully.
Then，let’sgetclosetostory.ThedetailsisthatMr.BennetisanEnglishgentlemanwithanestateinHertfordshire.Hehasfiveunmarrieddaughtersbutnosonswhilehisinheritancemustbeinheritedbyamale，soMrs.Bennethasbeenkeentoseekhusbandforherdaughterswithgreatenthusiasm.
OnedaytheBennetshadanewneighborcalledBingleywhowasawealthybachelorandfollowedbethetargetofMrs.Bennet.AtaballBingleyfellinlovewithJaneBennetwho’stheoldestdaughteroftheBennets.Bingley’sfriendDarcyalsocametotheballandstruckthesights，manygirlslikedhimwhilehethoughtallofthemcouldn’tsuithispreference，includingElizabeth.Mr.Darcyalwaysshowsothersaimpressionofpride，havingfoundthisElizabethbegantohateMr.Darcy.
BeforelongDarcyfellinlovewithElizabethBennettbecauseofherlovelybehavior，whileElizabethisdisgustedbyhisprideandhasaprejudiceabouthim.TheofficialWickhamwasweledbythevillagers，andElizabethalsotookashinetohim.Wickhamtoldsometingaboutdarcy，whichincreasedEli’sprejudiceaboutMr.Darcy.AtanotherballMr.DarcyinvitedElizabethtodancewithhim，butElirefusedhim.Eli’seldermalecousinMr.CollincametoHertfordshiretoinherittheBennettspropertybyrules，hewantedtomarrywithoneoftheBennets.HavingknownthatJanewasalreadyengagedwithMr.Bingley，heaskedElizabethtomarryhimbutwasseriouslyrejected.AtlastheproposedtoCharllotewhowasEli’sfriend.
Mr.CollinswasgoodatflatteringandhegotthepastoratewiththehelpofLadyCatherine.OncehisfamilywasinvitedtoRosingsGardenbyLadyCatherine.ElizabethalsowenttherewithMr.CollinandCharllote.ThereshemetMr.Darcywho’sLadyCatherine’snephew.ThenMr.DarcycametotheCollins’andconfessedhisloveforElizabeth，ofcoursehewasrejectedimpolitely.
AfterwardsMr.DarcywrotealettertoEliinordertoremovehermisunderstandingsofhim.Elizabeth’suncleandauntwerealsoimpressedbyMr.Darcy’spoliteness.GraduallyEli’sprejudiceofMr.Darcydisappeared.Eventuallytheybecamecouple.
Inmyopinion，ontheonehand，IthinkElizabethhaspersonalityethicwhichcausedherindependentideaaboutloveandmarriageandinconsequencesheearnedahappylife.There’realsoEli’ssisters’lovestoriesservedascontraststothefemalesubject’sidealmarriage，suchasCharlotteandCollin’slife:theydohadaluxurylife，butthere’snoreallovebetweenthemandthiskindofmarriageissurelyatragedyofsociety.Ontheotherhand，Darcyisbrave，hediddohisbesttopursuithislove.
Asamatteroffact，everyonehasshortings，afterreadingthestory，Ididrealizethatweshouldfindouradvantagesanddisadvantagesbyourselves.Moreover，it’snecessaryforustotryourbesttogetovershortings.Iamawarethatweoughttogetalongwithotherswiththesameattitude.Therightthatseekingforhappinessisequalforeveryone.therefore，weshouldvaluethethingsthatwehave，andcherishthechances.
Inthissemester,IhavereadthebookPrideandPrejudiceinEnglishversion.PrideandPrejudiceisoneofmyfavoritebooks.Inthisbook,JaneAustenshowsusdifferentwaysandattitudestowardmarriagebydescribingfourlovestoriesinthebook.ManypeoplemaysimplyregardPrideandPrejudiceasalovestory,butinmyopinion,thisnovelreflectstheEnglishhumansentimentoftheendof18thcenturyandtheearlyof19thcenturyunderthecircumstanceofconservative.ThismasterpieceofJaneAustenperfectlyreflectedtherelationbetweenmoneyandmarriageatthattime.Thereby,itrevealtheauthorherselfattitudetowardsmarriage,thatisloveandmarriagebasedonmoney,propertyandsocialstatusisnotperfect,butitisalsostupidwithoutconsideringallofthese.
Inthisbook,JaneAustengavethepeoplevividcharacters.Thecharactershavetheirownpersonalities.WhenIreadthebook,Icanalwaysfindthesamepersonalitiesinthesocietynow.ThatiswhyIthinkthisbookisindeedtherepresentativeofthesocietyinBritaininthe18thcentury.AndthatiswhyIlikeit.
ThecharacterinthisbookIlikebestisElizabeth.FromwhereIstand,Elizabethisunique.Fromstorytosee,Elizabethhasbothresourcefulnessandcourage.Shehasvisionandverystrongself-respect.What’smore,sheisgoodatthinking.Sheownsherviewsandbehavesproperly.Inthenovel,WhenMr.Collinsexpresseshisloveandwantstomarryher,shecanpromptlyrefusehim.Furthermore,whenDarcy’sauntarrogantlyputsforwardherrequirementthatElizabethshouldrejectMr.Darcy,shefirmlyturnsdownheroffensiverequirement.Fromit,wecanseethatElizabethhasherownpersistenceofloveandneverstoppursuing.OfcourseatfirstElizabethalsodisplayssignificantpride.Thoughnotinfluencedbyeconomicstatus,Elizabethismostproudofherabilityofperception.AlthoughitisherwrongperceptionwhichcauseshertomisjudgeMr.DarcyandalsoWickham,whenElizabethhearsofWickham’saccusationsofDarcy,shetruststhenegativeperceptionofhim,andmistakenlyviewsDarcy’sconceit.FortunatelyshefinallyeliminatedherprejudicetohimwhenshegotanacquaintanceofwhatDarcydidforher,becausetheygiveupprejudicetoeachother,thecanhaveahappymarriage.Inmyopinion,thepersonalityethicofElizabethcausedherindependentideaofloveandmarriageandinconsequencesheearnedahappylife.
ThelanguageusedinthisbookisoneofthereasonIlikethebook.Humorous,ironical,polishedlanguageandrealstorylineoccurredinthisarticlegivemeadeepimpression.AlthoughAustenwasonly21whenshewrote“PrideandPrejudice”，hersharpobservationofsociallivesmakesthestyleofthisbooksurprisinglymatureandlively.Theplotsinherworksarealwaysverynatural.Thedevelopmentoftheplotisasinevitableasaprobleminmathematics.
Inaword,PrideandPrejudicehasdelightedmewithitsingeniousplot,brilliantdialogue,andinventiveassortmentofuniquecharacters.Iwascompletelyattractedtothisbook.Andinthenearfuture,IwillchooseotherworksofJaneAustentoread.MaybethenextbookIwillchooseisSenseandSensibility.
MaleandFemaleAttitudestowardsMarriage
PrideandPrejudiceisanovelwrittenbyJaneAusten，anEnglishwriter,whofirstgavethenovelitsmoderncharactersthroughthetreatmentofeverydaylife.“Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglemaninpoeionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife.Howeverlittleknownthefeelingsorviewsofsuchamanmaybeonhisfirstenteringaneighborhood,thistruthissowellfixedinthemindsofsurroundingfamilies,thatheisconsideredastherightfulpropertyofsomeoneorotheroftheirdaughters.”Thenoveldirectlybeginswiththetheme:MarriageandMoney.JaneAustenimposedherviewofmarriageonherdescribingofrelationshipamongdifferentmalesandfemales.Accordingtothenovel,malesandfemalesinsomedegreehavediffidentvaluestowardsmarriage.Throughsomemaincharacters,wecanhaveacomparison.
First,wethrowoureyestothemalecharacters.TakeGeorgeWickhamforexample,heisanoldacquaintanceofDarcyfromchildhood,andanofficerinthemilitiaunitstationednearMerton.Superficiallycharming,herapidlyformsafriendshipwithElizabethBenet,promptingremarksuponhissuitabilityasapotentialhusband.HespreadsnumeroustalesaboutthewrongsDarcyhasdonetohim,coloringthepopularperceptionoftheothermaninlocalsociety.Itiseventuallyrevealedthatthesetalesaredistortions,andthatDarcywasthewrongedmanintheiracquaintance.Heisamanwithbadquality,buthisappearanceisdeceptive,hehasawittytongueandelegantbehavior,whoisadeadlyattractiontowomenlikeLydia.OncehewasaddictedtogamblingandescapefromBretonbecauseofalargeamountofdebts.Lydiahasneitherhighstatusnormoney,butheiswillingtohaveanaccompanieronhisescapingway.ThebooknevermentionedwhyWickhamchooseLydiaashiswife.Theprimaryreason,inmyeyes,ismoney.BecausehefellinlovewithMiKingandElizabethbeforenotbecauseoflovebutmoney.Atthattime,Wickhamcannothavealargeheritagebecauseofhislowersocialstatus,soheisgreedierformoney.Atlast,Mr.Darcyhelpedhimtopayforhisdebtsandprovidedhimwithanother1000poundsandaofficialposition,whichimmediatelyledtohismarriage.Sowecaneasilysee,inspiteofpaion,moneyplayedanimportantroleintheirmarriage.Besides,Mr.Collinsagedtwenty-five,isMr.Benet’sclergymancousinand,asMr.Benethasnoson,heirtohisestate.Austendescribedhimas"notasensibleman,andthedeficiencyofnaturehadbeenbutlittleaistedbyeducationorsociety.”Heisaclumsyandconceitmanandgoodatflattering,sohecaneasilyappreciated
byMrs.Catherineandgetsapositioninchurch.Mr.CollinschoseLadyLucasobviouslyattributedtolove.HeexpreedhisreasonsaboutmarriagewhenheaskedforElizabeth’shands:”First,thatIthinkitarightthingforeveryclergymanineasycircumstances(likemyself)tosettheexampleofmatrimonyinhisparish.Secondly,thatIcanconvinceditwilladdeverygreatlytomyhappine;andthirdlywhichperhapsIoughttohavementionedearlier,thatitistheparticularadviceandrecommendationoftheverynobleladywhomIhavethehonorofcallingpatrone.”SoMr.Collinsisapersonwhosacrificeshismarriagetorealityandreputation.
InspiteofMr.BingleyandMr.Darcy’svalues,Ithink,WickhamandMr.Collins’sattitudestowardmarriageshouldbethemajorityofvaluesatthattime.Malespursuehighstatusandmoneyratherthanlove.Sohowcouldtheybehappy?Theirmarriagesaredoomedtotragedies.
Nowwewillthrowoureyesbacktofemales.Ofcourse,ElizabethBenetisourfirstconsideration.ElizabethBennetisthemaincharacterandprotagonist.Thereaderseestheunfoldingplotandtheothercharactersmostlyfromherviewpoint.ThesecondoftheBenetdaughtersattwentyyearsold,sheisintelligent,lively,attractive,andwitty,butwithatendencytojudgeonfirstimpreionsandperhapstobealittleselectiveoftheevidenceuponwhichshebasesherjudgments.Elizabethbelievedthatmarriagemustbebasedonlove,whichisoneofthereasonswhyshemisunderstoodMr.Darcybefore.Sheissuchagirlwithgreatwit,courageandself-consciencesothatsheisnotpollutedbysocietyandkeepsherownopinions.AndatlastgraspedMr.Darcy’shearttightlyandliveahappylife.IncontrasttoElizabeth,herintimatefriendCharlotteLucasdoesn’tthinkhighlyeitherofmenorofmatrimony,marriagehadalwaysbeenherobject.Shebelievesthatitistheonlyhonorableprovisionforwell-educatedyoungwomenofsmallfortune,andhoweveruncertainofgivinghappine,mustbetheirpleasantestpreservativefromwant.SoalthoughMr.Collinstobesurewasneithersensiblenoragreeable;hissocietywasirksome,andhisattachmenttohermustbeimaginary.Butstill,hewouldbeherhusband.Thisisamiserablemarriagewhichputinterestaheadofeverything.
Itseemsalittlebitdifferencebetweenmalesandfemales’attitudestowardsmarriage.Malescompletelyregardmoneyandstatusbeyondeverythingwhilewomenconcealsomethinginsomedegreebutstillbeobseedbyreality.Elizabethisanexception.JaneAustenexpreed
marriageandlovevividlyamonggentlemenandladiesaroundherbyherspecificfemaleforesight.ShecriticizedthecivilmarriagesthroughElizabeth’stongue.Itwasobviouslythattheauthornotapprovedthatmoneyshouldbetotallydividedwithlove,butnotequaltolove.Itwastruethatmoneyplayedanimportantroleinmarriage,butitnotmeansonecangainloveandmarriagethroughhisbigfortune.Theauthormadefullofotherladies’relationshipstoexpretheidealmarriageofElizabeth.
IhavethesameopinionwithJaneAustenonmarriageandlove.Accordingtothenovel,themarriagebasedonmoneyandreputationisnotstableatallandpeoplecannotfeelhappy.Whetheryouadmitornot,marriageandlovedosometimesaociatewithpropertyandstatus,inmyeyes,itnotcompletelyliesonpropertyandstatus.Marriageshouldbebasedonmutualloveandrespect.
PrideandPrejudice",anovelapleasuretobehold,abeautifulandmovingstory.
ThearticledescribesanumberofdaughtersBoNatestory.Ji-aneldestdaughter,gentlekind-hearted,beautifulKeren,Bentleyandrichkidsatfirstsight,butatthecrucialmomenthasbroughtatwist.Seconddaughter,Elizabeth,Qingliintelligent,ambitious,assertive,consistentwiththepropertyofthenobilitymillionyouthmetDarcy.CanbeasarrogantDarcyeccentric,Elizabethforhisprejudiceareserious,theylovebutrefusetorecognizetheobvious,butalsocontinuetohurteachotherwithwords,butfortunatelydispelledthelastmistake,marriedlovers.
Readingthisnovel,Ihavebenefitedgreatly.Inourpeople,therearemanyverymodest,buttherearesomearrogantpeople.Thesearrogantpeoplewhosometimesannoying,theyhaveeyesintheheadlong,othersaredismissive.Indeed,thearroganceisashortcomingintheenvironmenttodevelopacharacter.Chinesechildrenfromanearlyagebytheirparentsasholding掌上明珠typical"littleemperors."Ifsohasbeenfromsmalltolarge养尊处优,howcoulditnotarrogant?SoIthinkthatweshouldnotbearrogantpeoplewhohaveprejudices,butthemoresoul-searchingmyself,toseeiftheyhavenotarrogant,aftertheirownthingstolearntonolongerallowparentstoworryabout,tired.
Asthebooksaid:"Heartofprideineveryone.Aslongaswehavesoalittlebitofstrength,theywillfeelespeciallygreat.Butprideandvanitywhilethesamemeaning,butinrealtermsindifferentkindsofself-prideisafeeling,Vanitywillneedtoinvolveotherpeopleoverestimatetheirown,sopeoplehaveapridewithoutvanity,whichisjustifiable.
ThisisthefamousBritishwriterJaneAustenmasterpiece"PrideandPrejudice"intheopeningsection,leadssomeintheearlynineteenthcenturyEnglandandonthevalueoftheclassiclovestory.
Asweallknow,inAustin,inthenovelbyQuebecfivedaughtersgettingdifferenttreatment,showntownshipmiddle-classfamiliesofmarriageforgirlswholovethedifferentattitudes,whichreflectedtheauthorIlovetheideaofmarriage:thesakeofproperty,moneyandthe-Themarriageiswrong;Themarriagedidnottakeintoaccounttheabovefactorsalsostupid.Therefore,sheopposesthemoneyforthepurposeofmarriage,alsoopposesthemarriagelightly.Shestressedtheimportanceofanidealmarriage,andthefeelingsofbothmenandwomenasthecornerstoneoftheconclusionofthemarriageideal.
ThestoryofQuebecheroineElizabeth（KeiraTerri）wasborntoafamilyofsmalllandownersfoursisters,SisterJaneQuebec,QuebecsisterMary,KatieQuebecandLaidiyaQuebec.Fivesistersandalittlemonotonousquietlifealongwiththetwoyoungguyscomingupanditisundeniable-andeliminatethewaves.BinHelihealthyandprogressiveandrichDarcy（MatthewMikeDeng）isagoodfriend,becameacquaintedwiththetownlureofthishome,"five",abeautifulandfullof"PrideandPrejudice"lovestory.
ImpreionsofPrideandPrejudice
I’vereadabookcalledPrideandPrejudicewrittenbyJaneAustenduringthiummerholidays.JaneAustenwasunmarriedallherlife.Shewasbroughtupinacomfortableenvironment,sothere’snottoomanyconflictsinhernovel.InPrideandPrejudiceshetalkeddifferentideasaboutloveandmarriagethroughdifferentcharacters.
WhenIfirstknowthisbookbywatchingthemovielongbefore,Ijustconsideredittobealovestory.Butnowafterreadingthebookmyself,Ifindit’sfarmorethanalovestory,it’salsothereflectionofthesociety.
Agoodbooknotonlycanbringyouexciting,butalsogiveyousomefurtherthinking.FromtheirlovestoryIrealizethatit’sstupidtojudgeapersonjustbythefirstimpreionandalwayshaveprejudiceonthepersonwhoyoudislike,andpridesometimeswillmakeyoufarawayfromthepeople.
Inaword,wecan’tjudgeapersonwithoutanyfurtherrecognizeorbyotherpeople’swords!
ManypeoplesimplyregardPrideandPrejudiceasalovestory,butinmyopinion,thisbookisanillustrationofthesocietyatthattime.Sheperfectlyreflectedtherelationbetweenmoneyandmarriageathertimeandgavethepeopleinherworksvividcharacters.
Thecharactershavetheirownpersonalities.Mrs.Bennetisawomanwhomakesgreateffortstomarryoffherdaughters.Mr.Bingleyisafriendlyyoungman,buthisfriend,Mr.Darcy,isaveryproudmanwhoseemstoalwaysfeelsuperior.EventhefivedaughtersinBennetfamilyareverydifferent.Janeissimple,innocentandneverspeaksevilofothers.Elizabethisaclevergirlwhoalwayshasherownopinion.Marylikesreadingclassicbooks.（Actuallysheisapedant.）Kittydoesn’thaveherownopinionbutlikestofollowhersister,Lydia.Lydiaisagirlwhofollowsexoticthings,handsomeman,andissomehowalittleprofligate.WhenIreadthebook,Icanalwaysfindthesamepersonalitiesinthesocietynow.ThatiswhyIthinkthisbookisindeedtherepresentativeofthesocietyinBritaininthe18thcentury.
ThefamilyofgentlemaninthecountrysideisJaneAusten’sfavouritetopic.Butthislittletopiccanreflectbigproblems.ItconcludesthestratumsituationandeconomicrelationshipsinBritaininhercentury.Youcanfindthesefromtheverybeginningofthisbook.
Thefirstsentenceinthisbookisimpressive.Itreads:“Itisatruthwellknowntoalltheworldthatanunmarriedmaninpossessionofalargefortunemustbeinneedofawife”。Theundertoneisveryclear:thefoundationofthemarriageatthattimeisnotemotionbutpossession.
PeoplealwaysthinkthatAustenwasanexpertattellinglovestories.Infact,themarriageinherbookisnottheresultoflove,buttheresultofeconomicneeds.Afterreadingthisbook,Iknowthetruthisthatapoorwomanmustbeinneedofahusband,awealthyman.
Icouldn’tforgethoweagerMrs.Bennetwantstomarryoffherdaughters.Ifyouwanttoknowwhysheissocrazyaboutthesethings,ImustmentionthesituationinBritainatthattime.Onlytheeldestsonhadtheprivilegeofinheritinghisfather’spossessions.Youngersonsanddaughterswhoareusedtoluxuriousliveshavenochoicebutmarryamanorwomaninpossessionofalargefortunetocontinuetheircomfortablelives.Thus,wecanseethatgettingmarriedisawaytobecomewealthier,particularlyforwomenwithoutmanypossessions.JaneAustentoldusthatmoneyandpossessiondeterminedeverything,includingmarriageandloveinhercentury.
In“PrideandPrejudice”，thesisterofMr.BingleystronglyopposedhisplanofmarryingJanebecausetheBennetsdon’thavemanypossessionsandtheirsocialpositionsaremuchlowerthanthem.Fromthis,wecanseetherearealotofobstaclesforanotveryrichwomantomarryawealthyhusband.Thesociety,therelativeswouldnotallowthemtogetmarried.
Inmodernsociety,althoughthemarriagesofeconomicneedshavedecreasedrapidly,theconceptof“moneydetermineseverything”isstillrootedinsomepeople’smind.Alotofparentstryhardtointerferetheirchildren’smarriages.Educationbackground,possessions,jobsremainsthemainreasonthatmayinfluenceone’smarriage.Marryformoneyisstillabigprobleminoursociety.Wecan’thelpthinking:canmoneydetermineeverything?
Austenleftthisproblemforustothink.ThegeniusofJaneAustenliesinthisperfectsimplicity,thesimplicitythatreflectsbigproblems.AlthoughAustenwasonly21whenshewrote“PrideandPrejudice”，hersharpobservationofsociallivesmakesthestyleofthisbooksurprisinglymatureandlively.Theplotsinherworksarealwaysverynatural.Thedevelopmentoftheplotisasinevitableasaprobleminmathematics.IthinkthedepthofPrideandPrejudiceisthereasonthatmakesthisbookprominentandclassic.Today,herbookstillcanbetheguidetellingustheeconomicrelationshipsbothathertimeandinmoderntime.
Thefeelingof《PrideAndPrejudice》
Thenmantreatgreateventinone‘slifewithpunishing,Demonstratedifferentattitudestothelovequestionofthemarriageofyounggirlofthefamilyoriginofmiddleclassofvillagesandtowns,Thusreflectedauthorsoneself‘smarriageview:Itiswrongtogetmarriedfortheproperty,moneyandposition;Getmarriedanddoesnotconsiderthatabove-mentionedfactorsareunwisetoo.So,sheobjectstogettingmarriedformoney,objectingtoregardingthemarriageasatriflingmatter.Sheemphasizestheimportanceoftheidealmarriage,andregardmenandwomen‘semotionasthefoundationstonewhichconcludestheidealmarriage.
ThewomanprotagonistinthebookElizabethcomesfromthelittlelandlord‘sfamily,reachesthewesttohavedeeploveforfortherichandpowerfulpeoplesonsandyoungerbrothers.Reachthedisparityofignoringfamilystatusandwealthofthewest,proposetoher,butisrefused.Elizabeth‘smisunderstandingandprejudicetohimareareason,butamainoneisthearrogancethatshedislikeshim.Reachthethesofthewestinfactstatus‘thereflectionsofdifference,existthiskindarrogant,NothavingcommonthoughtsandfeelingsbetweenheandElizabeth,themarriagethatcannothaveloftyideals.Elizabethwatchesconductingoneselfinsocietyandaseriesofbehaviorofreachingthewestpersonallyafterwards,Seehechangetheproudconceitedexpressionsofpassingby,dispelmisunderstandingandprejudicetohim,Thusconcludedthehappymarriagewithhim.