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论奥斯丁小说的日常生活主题
Introduction
JaneAusten,therenownedEnglishnovelist,isrightlyconsideredoneofthemostimportantandinfluentialwritersofthe19thcentury.Sheisfamousforherromanticnovels,whichincludePrideandPrejudice,SenseandSensibility,Emma,andmanyothers.WhileliteraturescholarsoftenappreciatethecharactersandstorytellinginAusten'sworks,thereisalsomuchtobesaidaboutthedailylifethemesthatshebringsoutinhernovels.ThisessaywillexplorethethemesofdailylifeinJaneAusten'snovels,examiningthewaysinwhichshecapturesthejoys,sorrows,andstrugglesofeverydayexistence.
Thedomesticsphere
OneofthecentralthemesofAusten'snovelsisthedomesticsphere—theideathathomelife,family,andrelationshipsareincrediblyimportant.InSenseandSensibility,forexample,theDashwoodsistersareforcedtoleavetheirfamilyhomewhentheirfatherdies,andmustnavigatelifeinanewplacewithnewacquaintances.Similarly,inPrideandPrejudice,ElizabethBennetisdeterminedtomarryforlove,butshealsorecognizestheimportanceofherfamily'ssocialstatusandeconomicsecurity.
Throughouthernovels,Austenpayscarefulattentiontothedetailsofhomelife,describingeverythingfromthefoodandclothingtotheeverydayroutinesandactivitiesofhercharacters.InEmma,forexample,theheroineisendlesslyamusedbythegoings-onofhersmalltown,fromthegossipaboutwhoismarryingwhomtotheelaboratedinnerpartiesandsocialeventsthatfillhercalendar.Thesesmalldetailsmightseemtrivial,buttheyservetounderscorethecentralimportanceofdomesticlifeinAusten'sworld.
Loveandmarriage
WhileAusten'snovelsarenotexplicitlyaboutmarriageandromanticrelationships,theyareneverthelesscentralthemesinherwork.Herheroinesallshareadesiretofindapartnerwholovesandrespectsthem,buttheyalsorecognizetheimportanceofpracticalconsiderationssuchasfinancialstabilityandsocialstatus.ThetensionbetweenloveandpracticalityisacentralthemeinPrideandPrejudice,asElizabethBennetstrugglestoreconcileherfeelingsforthewealthyandhaughtyMr.Darcywithherownbeliefintheimportanceofmarryingforlove.
InEmma,theheroinespendsmuchofthenovelplayingmatchmakerforherfriendsandacquain