论《傲慢与偏见》婚姻价值取向.docx

论《傲慢与偏见》婚姻价值取向[摘要]简·奥斯丁的《傲慢与偏见》写于1813年，一直以来很受欢迎，并被广泛阅读。特定的历史时代决定了那个时候的人们对金钱特别看重，影响波及婚姻观念。在这篇文章里面，书中大部分人物的婚姻选择都用来作为典型，证实金钱体现他们的婚姻价值取向。[关键词]傲慢与偏见，金钱，婚姻价值取向，婚姻观[Abstract]PrideandprejudiceisaverypopularnovelwrittenbyJaneAustenanditisreadwidelyallovertheworld.Itwaswrittenin1813.Thatspecifichistorytimedecidedthatpeopleatthattimetookmoneymuchmoreseriously,evenonthEirmarriage.Inthispaper,themarriagecasesofmostcharactersinthebookweretakenastypicaltoanalyzehowmoneyinfluencedtheirmatrimonialvalueorientation.[Keywords]Prideandprejudice,money,matrimonialvalueorientation,marriageIntroductionPrideandPrejudiceisthemostenduringlypopularnovelwrittenbyJaneAusten.Ittalksabouttrivialmattersoflove,marriageandfamilylifebetweencountrysquiresandfairladiesinBritaininthe18thcentury.Theplotisverysimple.Thatishowtheyoungladieschoosetheirhusbands.Someonesaidthat“ElizabethBennet,theprotagonistofthenovel,flatlyrejectedWilliamCollins’proposal,whoistheheirofherfather’spropertyandmanor,andrefusedthefirstproposalfromtheextremelywealthynoblemanFitzwilliamDarcylater,”(1)allthismakesitclearthatElizabeth“seeksnofamenorfortune,butself-improvementandhighmentaloutlook.”(1)It’sright.FromtheviewpointofAusten,Elizabeth’smarriage,whofinallymarriesDarcy,aswellasJane-Bingley’s,composingmoneyandlove,istheidealmarriagepeopleshouldafter.Butinothermarriagecasesinthisnovel,wecanseethatifmoneyandlovecan’tbeheldtogetherinonemarriage,lovewouldalwaysmakeaconcessiontomoneybecauseofthespecialsocialbackground.Afterreadingthroughthewholebook,wewillfindthatmoneyactsasthecauseofeachplotandtheclueofitsdevelopment.Itaffectseverybody’swordsanddeeds,evenElizabethBennet.TonyTanneroncesaid,“JaneAusten,aswellasotherauthors,isveryclearthatnofeelingcouldbeextremelypureandnomotivecouldbedefinitelysingle.Butaslongasitispossible,weshouldmakeitclearthatwhichfeelingormotiveplaystheleadingrole.”(2)SocialBackgroundThestoryofPrideandPrejudicetookplaceinthetimeoftheRegencyinBritain.Atthattime,Britainwasattheperiodoftransitionfromtheearlierstageof