Pride and prejudice is Austin’s great work. Through the discussion of the different marriages and love, the writer demonstrates her concept about love and marriage: love and marriage is closely associated with property and society, however, love and marriage can not only be decided by the property and social status. An ideal marriage should be based on mutual affection and respect. She rejects the marriage based on wealth and stresses the element of emotion in a marriage.
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Key Words..................................................................................I
摘 要.....................................................................................II
关键词.....................................................................................II
Introduction...............................................................................1
I. The Background of Austin and Her Pride and prejudice....................................2
A. The Background of Austin..............................................................2
B. The Background of Pride and Prejudice.................................................2
II. The Four Marriages and the Revealed Concept of Love and Marriage in Pride and Prejudic.3
A. The Concept about Love and Marriage in the Society......................................3
B. Four Marriages in Pride and Prejudice...................................................3
1. Collins and Charlotte’s Marriage.......................................................3
2. Lydia and Wickham’s Marriage...........................................................4
3. Jane and Mr. Bingley’s Marriage........................................................5
4. Darcy and Elizabeth’s Marriage.........................................................6
III. The Different Understanding about Love and Marriage in Pride and Prejudice............6
A. The Marriage Based on Same Interests....................................................6
B. The Marriage Based on Vanity and Carelessness...........................................6
C. The Marriage Based on Money or Benefit..................................................7
D. The Marriage Based on True Love.........................................................8
IV. Austin’s Concept about Love and Marriage.............................................11
Conclusion................................................................................12
Acknowledgements..........................................................................13
Bibliography..............................................................................14
