Comparisons of Marriage Value Between Elizabeth Bennet and Jane EyreWord格式.docx

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ComparisonsofMarriageValueBetweenElizabethBennetandJaneEyre@#@Introduction@#@Marriageisanimportantpartofeveryone’slifeandmarriagevalueisanenduringtopicallthetime.Marriageisoneofthemostholythingsintheworld.Itreferstolove,equality,andmoneyandsoon.Tomarryistobeconfrontedbythelaughterandtearsoflifetogetherandtogrowoldtogether.PrideandPrejudiceandJaneEyrearetwofamousnovelswhichexpressmarriagevaluefromwomen’sperspective.Attheirtimes,womenhadnostatusandmarriagedecidedfemale’slife.Thespecificsocialbackgroundresultedthatwomenhadtomarryrichmenforfinancialassurance.Elizabethbelievedthatloveandmarriagewascloselyassociatedwithmoneyforshecouldnotmakealivingherself.JaneEyrepursuedpurelovewhichhadnoimpurity,forhermoneywasnotthekeysheconcernedformarriage.Thoughtwoheroines’attitudestowardmarriageandmoneyweredifferent,theirconceptswerereasonablebecauseofthespecificsocialbackground.@#@Whilenowadays,thephenomenonoftoomanyconsiderationsofmoneyformarriageisbecominginuredtobeunusual.Peoplearegettingmoreandmorerealisticaboutmoneyandstatusinmarriage,evenmorethanpeopledidinElizabeth’sagesometimes.Inbetweenpoorandrichchoiceoftherich,andinlovewithdoesnotlovedoesnotlovetochoosebetween.FewpeoplewillbelikethisfortheloveofJaneEyretoabandonallforthecharacter,andwithoutlookingback.Moreandmorepeoplegetmarriedonlyformoney.Itisnotanormalphenomenoninmodernsociety.AtElizabeth’stimewomenhadnopowerandhadnocontrolovertheirownfortune.Whiletodaywomenhadthesamestatusasmen,thereforepeopleshouldnotoverlyemphasizemoneyandstatusformarriage.Thispaperarguesthatmarriageshouldbebasedontruelove,equality,whilethehappinessofmarriageshouldnotbemeasuredbytheamountofmoney.@#@Inordertoshowpeopletherationalattitudestowardmarriage,thethesiswillanalyzethedifferentmarriagevaluesofthetwoheroinesthroughcomparisonsoftheauthors,thesocialbackgrounds,thefamilybackgroundsaswellasthepersonalitiesoftheheroines.@#@1.ComparisonsoftheTwoNovels@#@PrideandPrejudiceandJaneEyrearethetwofamousnovelsinBritishliteraryhistory.Theywereallpublishedroughlyinthelate18thcenturytotheearlythe19thcenturyandtheircluesareallfemale’sloveexperiences.Theyallreflectfemale’struelifeatthattime.Despitethesimilarities,therearesomedifferencesbetweenthetwonovels.Thelivingenvironmentsofthetwoauthorsandsocialbackgroundsofthetwostoriesaredifferent.Thedifferencesleadtodifferentconceptsoftheauthorstowardmarriage.@#@1.1ComparisonsoftheAuthorsoftheTwoNovels@#@JaneAusten（1775-1817）,theauthorofPrideandPrejudice,isafamousBritishrealisticnovelist.“JaneAustenwasanearlyfavoriteofmalecritics,recommended,likeapriggisheldersister,tounrulysiblingsandapprentices.”（Elaine2004:

@#@102）Herworksmainlyfocusonwomen’smarriageandlifeinmiddle-classfamilies.Shedepictsminorlandedgentry,countryclergymenandtheirfamilies,inwhichmarriagemainlydetermineswomen'@#@ssocialstatus.Sheusesfemale'@#@suniqueandmeticulousobservationaswellaslivelyandinterestingwordsdescribingwhatshesawaroundher.Sheisoneofthemostinfluentialnovelistsoftheearly19thcenturyandalsoamongthefirstEnglishwomenwhobrokethemalemonopolyofnovelwriting.JaneAustenistheseconddaughterinamiddle-classfamilyandherfatherisarector.JaneAustenwasmostlyeducatedathomeandirregularlyatschool,butshereceivedabroadereducationthanmanywomenofhertime.Shestartedtowriteforfamilyamusementasachild.“JaneAusten’smostpopularnovelhasconsistentlybeenPrideandPrejudice.Whenshebegantowritethenovel,MissAustenwasthentwenty-oneyearsold.”（SuoJinmei2009:

@#@218）Afterreadingthisnovel,IfindthatElizabethisanepitomeofJaneAustenmoreorless.@#@CharlotteBronte（1816-1855）,whosefamousworkisthenovelJaneEyre,isafamousBritishfemalenovelist.In1847JaneEyremadeCharlottebecomingfamousandwasatypicalmasterpieceforher.JaneEyrewasnotforherfirstbookbutforherfirstpublishedmasterpiece.Herworksaremainlycenteredonwomen’sstrongdesiretogainindependence.“Womenhadtobuildtheirownheroesfromimagination,sincesomanyareasofmasculineexperiencewereimpenetrable.”（Showalter2004:

@#@133）LiketheheroineinthenovelJaneEyre,CharlotteBrontelivedamiserablelife.ShewasborninThornton,Yorkshire,inthenorthofEngland.HerfatherwasanAnglicanclergymanandhermotherdiedofcancerwhenshewasonly5yearsold.CharlotteandherthreesistersattendedtheClergyDaughter'@#@sSchoolatCowanBridgein1824,butreturnedhomenextyearbec