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1、Appreciationofprideandprejudice“Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife”.Thisisthefirstsentenceinthisbook.It’simpressiveandclassical.Theauthor’snextwordsaremoreinteresting.”Howeverlitterknownthefeelingsorviewsofsuchamanbeonhisfirstentering
2、neighbourhood,thistruthissowellfixedinthemindsofthesurroundingfamilies,thatheisconsideredastherightfulpropertyofsomeoneorotheroftheirdaughters.”Theundertoneisveryclear:thefoundationofthemarriageatthattimeisnotemotionbutpossession.PeoplealwaysthinkthatAustenwasanexpertattellinglovestories.Infa
3、ct,themarriageinherbookisnottheresultoflove,buttheresultofeconomicneeds.ThemarriagebetweenDarcyandElizabethrevealsthecharacteristicswhichconstitutesasuccessfulmarriage.Elizabeth,theseconddaughterofMrBonnet,isasmart、intelligentandactivegirl.Oneofthesecharacteristicsisthatthefeelingcannotbebrou
4、ghtonbyappearances,andmustgraduallydevelopbetweenthetwopeopleastheygettoknowoneanother.Therearefivemarriagesinthebook.However,unlikeDarcyandElizabeth,thereisaflawinBinglyandJane’srelationship.Theflawisthatbothcharactersaretoogullibleandtoogood-heartedtoeveractstronglyagainstexternalforcesthat
5、mayattempttoseparatethem.Obviously,LydiaandWickham‘smarriageisanexampleofanbadmarriage.Theirmarriagewasbasedonappearances,goodlooks,andyouthfulvivacity.Oncethesequalitiescannolongerbeseenbyeachother,theoncestrongrelationshipwillslowlyfadeaway.AlthoughlittleistoldofhowMr.BennetandMrs.Bennetgot
6、together,itcanbeinferredbytheirconversionsthattheirrelationshipwassimilartothatofLydiaandWickham.HeisJaneAusten‘sexampleofaweakfather.Austenshowsthatitisnecessarytousegoodjudgementtoselectaspouse,otherwisethetwopeoplewillloserespectforeachotherThelastexampleofamarriageisaofadifferentnaturetha
7、ntheonesmentionedabove.ThemarriagebetweenMr.CollinsandCharlotteisbasedoneconomicsratherthanonloveorappearance.ItwasacommonpracticeduringAusten‘stimeforwomentomarryahusbandtosaveherselffromspinsterhoodortogainfinancialsecurity.Afterreadingthis
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