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编号2009091226

毕业论文

（2013届本科）

论文题目：

论《傲慢与偏见》中金钱与婚姻的关系

学院：

外国语学院

专业：

英语

班级：

2009级2班

作者姓名：

杨晓芳

指导教师：

闫晓茹职称：

副教授

完成日期：

2013年4月20日

OnMoneyandMarriageinPrideandPrejudice

by

YangXiaofang

Class2,Grade2009

（No.2009091226）

Supervisor:

YanXiaoru

（AssociateProfessor）

April20,2013

SchoolofForeignLanguagesandLiterature

LongdongUniversity

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摘要

简·奥斯丁是英国18世纪末创作女性主题小说的妇女作家之一，其代表作《傲慢与偏见》讲述几对青年婚恋嫁娶的故事，深刻揭示金钱与婚姻的关系。

莉迪亚和威克姆，夏洛特和柯林斯的婚姻完全受金钱的左右；伊丽莎白和达西，简和宾利的婚姻虽然掺杂了金钱的因素，但是建立在牢固的感情基础上。

几桩不同性质的婚姻体现了奥斯丁的婚姻观：

为了财产、金钱和地位结婚是错误的，而结婚不考虑经济因素也是愚蠢的；爱情是婚姻的基石，金钱只是辅助因素。

关键词：

婚姻；金钱；爱情

Abstract

JaneAustenwasoneoftheBritishwomenwritersinthelate18thcenturywhoweremainlyconcernedwithwomen’slivingconditions.HermasterpieceisPrideandPrejudice.Thispaperexaminestherelationshipbetweenmoneyandmarriagebyanalyzingfourcouples’loveandmarriageinthisnovel.TheunhappymarriagesbetweenLydiaandWickhamb,CharlotteandCollinsarecompletelysubjecttomoney;However,ElizabethandDarcy,JaneandBingleybasetheirhappyunionsmainlyonlovewithmoneyassecondary.AllthesemaritalunionssuggestAusten’smarriagevalueasfollows:

trueloveservesasthefoundationstoneofhappymarriage,andmoney,tosomedegree,playsaninseparablepartinbringinghappinesstomarriage.

Keywords:

money;love;marriage

Contents

诚信声明………………………………………………………………………………………i

StatementofAuthorship……………………………………………………………………ii

Acknowledgement…………………………………………………………………………iii

摘要…………………………………………………………………………………………iv

Abstract………………………………………………………………………………………v

1.Introduction………………………………………………………………………………1

2.Moneyandmarriagereflectedinthenovel……………………………….……………1

2.1Twofailuremarriages:

……………..……………..……………..……………..……….2

2.1.1LydiaandWickham—marriagewithoutmoneyandlove……………..……….......2

2.1.2CharlotteandCollins—withmoneybutnolove……………..……………..……...3

2.2Twosuccessfulmarriages:

……………..……………..……………………..………….5

2.2.1JaneandMr.Bingley—withmoneyandlove.……………..……………..……….5

2.2.2DarcyandElizabeth—withmoneyandlove.……………..……………..………...6

3.Conclusion………………………………………………………………………...............84.References……………………………………………………………………………9

OnMoneyandMarriageinPrideandPrejudice

YangXiaofang

SchoolofForeignLanguagesandLiterature,LongdongUniversity

1.Introduction

JaneAusten（1775-1717）createdsixnovelsduringherlifetime---SenseandSensibility,PrideandPrejudice,NorthangerAbbey,Manshifeierdemanor,Emma,Persuasion,“alldescribemorethanmarriage”（WangShouren,2005:

64）.HermasterpiecePrideandPrejudice（1813）isreadwidelyallovertheworld.Fromitsfirstpublicationtothepresent,therearemanystudiesaboutJaneAustenandhermajorworks.In1826,SirWalterScottanalyzedPrideandPrejudicefromanoverallperspective.InhisarticleTheJournalofSirWalterScott,hesummarizedthefeaturesofJaneAustenthat“JaneAustenhasatalentfordescribingtheinvolvementsandfeelingsandcharactersofordinarylifewhichistomethemostwonderfulthatIevermetwith”（出处）.AChinesescholarHuangRongpublishedapapercalledThoughtofMarriageinJaneAusten’Prideandprejudice.ThepaperagreedthatintheopeningsentenceofPrideandPrejudice,therearetwoimportantwords“fortune”and“want”.“Fortune”isthebasisofmarriage,while“want”providesthemarriagechanceforthoseunmarriedwomen（出处）.Later,XinShulanraisedanarticlefromatotallynewperspectiveonwoman’ssituationinJaneAusten’sage.Theauthorsaid“awomanwhodidnotmarrycouldgenerallyonlylookforwardtolivingwithherrelativesasa“dependant”sothatmarriageisprettymuchtheonlywayofevergettingoutfromundertheparentalroof—unless,ofcourse,herfamilycouldnotsupporther,inwhichcaseshecouldfacetheunpleasantnecessityofgoingtolivewithemployersasadependantgovernessorteacher,orhiredlady’scompanion.”Therefore,herworksstandthetestoftime.Thispaperattemptstoexploretherelationshipbetweenmoneyandmarriagebyanalyzingthefourmarriagesdescribedinthenovel.

2.Moneyandmarriagereflectedinthenovel.

Loveisanancientandnewtopic.Peoplewhoarewillingtousethemostbeautifullanguagetodescribeloveeternalandenduringthinklovecangivepeoplespiritualmotivation,emotional,lifeenrichment,withoutlovelifeispale,depressed,andevenmeaningless.Moneyandmarriagearetwoimportantandclosely-connectedthemesinJaneAusten’sPrideandPrejudice.AccordingtoJaneAusten,loveismorethanmoneyinmarriage,butmoneyisalsoanimportantissue.Asindicatedinthefirstlineofthebookitisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife.Sothepropertimeformentosettleisaftertheygetenoughmoney.Becausemiddle-classwomenusuallydon’tgoouttoworkanddependontheirhusbandsfinally,theyaremoreconcernedwithmoneyduringcourtship.Thefourmarriagesinthisnovelwillbeobservedinthefollowingpartindetail.

2.1Twofailuremarriages

2.1.1LydiaandWickham—marriagewithoutmoneyandlove

InPrideandPrejudice,LydiaandWickham’smarriageisridiculousandnotsogood,it’snodoubtthatthereisnoreallovebetweenthem,theirloveisjust“theloveofbody”.JaneAustenholdsacriticalattitudeontheirmarriage.Atfirst,Wickhamwaswell-treatedbythefamilyandthefriends.However,hecamedownintheworldbecauseofhismisbehavior.Hegotintodebt.Asamanwithoutanyresponsibility,hewantedtogetmarriedinordertobecomerichandchangehissocialstatus.Inhisopinion,lovewasonlyrecreaction.Forthispurpose,heenticedyoung,innocent,andvaingloriousLydia,whohatedtoworkhard,andwasspoiltbyhermother.Gettingloveandpraiseofaboywasherdream,soWickhamgotherloveeasily.WhenWickhamwantstoreachhisaim--gettingwealthbyloveandexaltsherbeautyhypocritically,sheforgetswhosheisandfeelssheisthemostbeautifulandhappiestgirlintheworld（FuJun,2002:

43）.Herfeelingsalwayskeptfluctuating,wavering.Theirlovedidnotgetthepermissionfromtheparents,andthentheyeloped.Intellectual,emotionalandmoralarethoughttobethemostimportantpartofmarriage.Sowecansaythisisakindofloveandmarriagewithouttrueloveandresponsibility.Suchacoupleonlywantsthepresenthappinessbutnoteverlastingandunchanging.Ofcourse,suchkindofmarriageisdoomedtobeatragedy.

WickhamselectedLydia,moneyplayedanimportantrole.Wickhamwasarealplayboy,beforeelopingwithLydia,hehadwooedMiss.Darcyforthemoney.Wickham’attitudewasrelatedwiththecultureofthesocietyatthattime.Inthe18thcenturytheupper-middle-classsocietystillfocusedonthewealthwhentheymated.WhileWickhamwasasubtlelowermiddleclass,withoutalotofpropertycouldbeinherited,andthushehadastrongdesireformoney.AndWickhamwasarealrascal,hewasspoilingforamarriagetogetrich.Togetoutofthisshamefulsituation,theBennettsthoughtWickhammustgetmarriedwithLydia.However,itwasnotWickham’swillfrombeginningtotheend.HepromisedtomarryherinadditionthatDarcywouldpayoffhisdebts.HealsoaskedDarcytofindhimajobinthearmy.Andwhenhewasindebt,Mr.DarcyhadrepaidthedebtinLydia'sname,gavehimonethousandpounds,andboughthimanoffice,onlyforWickhamandLydia'smarriage.Soitwasamarriagethatmadeformoneyagain.Theunionofthiscoupleindicatesthatmarriagewithoutloveandmoneymustbetragicbecause“hisaffectionforhersoonsunkintoindifference;Her’slastedalittlelonger.”（p.465）

2.1.2CharlotteandCollins—withmoneybutnolove

In“prideandprejudice”,money,loveandmarriageareoftenfollowinglikeashadow.ThemosttypicalexampleistheunionofPastorCollinsandCharlotte.APompous,generallyidioticclergymanwhostoodtoinheritBennetproperty.Collins’sownsocialstatuswasnothingtobragabout,buthetookgreatpainstoleteveryoneandanyoneknowthatLadyCatherinedeBourghservedashispatroness.Hewastheworstcombinationofsnobbishandobsequious.Collinswassnobbishbyassociation.Hewasamanwhobelievedwh