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傲慢与偏见分析

11050201031何晓波

CommentuponcharactersinPrideandPrejudicewithfeminism

I.Introduction

Inthe18thcentury,thenumberoffemalewritersincreasedquickly.However,thenovelsdidn’ttakeuparathervitalpartandwereshortageofconvention.Tillthe19thcentury,manyfemalewriterscreatednovelstovividlydescribethesociety,thepolitics,andvariouskindsoffatesofthosepeopleindetail.SowecansaythatthefemaleliteraryinBritainwasoriginatedfromthe18thcenturyanddevelopedinthe19thcentury.ThecreationoftheclassicPrideandPrejudiceisasymboloftheformationoftheBritishfeminine.Andtheauthor,JaneAustenfullyembodiedherdistinctivefeminineconsciousnessinthisnovel.Havingchangedthewomen’speepedpositionintheliterarywhichwaslongcontrolledbymales,Janeprovedtobeahistoricwritertomakethewomenbecomethemaincharacterintheliteraryworks.

Asakindofsocialandculturaltrends,Feminism,havingalonghistoryinwesternworld,hasshoweditsforcesincethe19thcenturyintheliterature.Fromthe20thcenturyon,Feminism,havingsetofftwowaves,becomesthemostsignificantpartoftheliterarytrends,togetherwithStructuralismandDeconstruction,inthe20thcentury.ThespiritcoreofFeminismistoprotestagainsttherealpatriarchalsocietywherethewomenwereconsideredastheslaves,toemphasizewomenshouldhaveasequalrightsasmen,toappealthatwomenoughtnottobecontrolledbythepatriarchalsociety.Onthecountry,Feminismadvocatesthattherealvalueofwomenshouldbevaluedintheirbestmood.Tosubverttheunfairpatriarchalsociety,toensureandimprovethesocialstatusofthewomen,thereforeallcanrealizethevalueofwomencannotneitherbeignorednorbereplaced---andallthesearethetrueFeminism.

TheFeministLiteraturecanbetracedtothe17thor18thcenturyandAphraBehncanberegardedasthefirstprofessionalfemalewritersatthattimeinBritain.Inthe19thcentury,moreandmoremiddleclassfemalebeganpursuingtheliterarysothiseracanbecalledatimeoffemalenovelists.

Thesefemalewritersreinterpretedtheclassicworksfromthespecialangleofthewomen,tore-digoutthedepressed,ignoredfemalesandentrustthewritersandworksthenewliterarymeaning.Bypicturingtheirparticularfeelingsandexperienceandexpressingtheirwillandwish,thesefemalewritershopedthatthereallifewhichwasoncehiddenandcoveredbythewordsofmalescanbefullyconveyedandaconventionofthefeministliterarycanbesetupaccordingly.Andinsuchahistory,JaneAustencontributedapioneeringcontribution.

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ManifestationofFeminineConsciousnessinPrideandPrejudice

Tobehistorical,menholddominanceinalmosteveryaspectinsocietybecauseoftheircontrolofthepropertyandpowerin18thcenturyinBritain.Womenareconsideredasonepieceofmen’spossessionsandeventhemen’sslavery.Andinmen’seyes,women’smeritsareusedonlytopleasethemandsecureagoodlife.However,JaneAustenindirectlyrevealsthesubtleinterestingchangeinmaritalrelationsthatfeminismwasbudding.AndinthisPrideandPrejudice,wecanalltogetherrealizethreedifferentkindsoffemaleconsciousness.

A.theobedientfeminineconsciousness

Inthelate18thcentury,theIndustrialrevolutionbroughtBritainaspeedydevelopmentineconomyandalsogavebirthtoanewsocialclass---themiddleclass.Thiskindofpowerrisedrapidlyandcouldnotbeignored.theyearnedtheeconomicstrength,thechancetobeeducatedandsomeimportantsocialstatusbytheirhardworking.However,theywouldneverbeconsideredasimportantasthebourgeoisaristocracy.Andtheonlypossiblewayismarriage.Thiskindofconsciousnessofclimbingtheupperclasseasilyalteredtothepursuitformoney.What’sworse,thelong-existingconceptofthetitleortheoriginobviouslyinducedthisoutlook.InPrideandPrejudice,Mrs.Bennetwouldbethevividexampletoillustratethiskindoffeminineconsciousness.Inheryouth,shegotmarriedtoMr.Bennetwithnotwealthypropertywhichwouldbealldisposedbyhim.Andinherdailylife,wecanclearlyrealizethattheywerejustseeminglyharmonious.Forhavingnosons,Mrs.Bennetwasengagedinselectingproperhusbandsforherfivedaughters.Becauseaccordingtothelaw,alltheirpropertywouldbeinheritedbyotherrelativessothattheirdaughtersmayconfrontaratherpoorsituation.WhenshegottoknowthatMr.Bingley,thenewneighbor,wasaprettyrichman,shepersuadedherhusbandtocallonhimsothattherichmayfallinlovewithoneoftheirdaughters.WhenMrs.Bennet’eldestdaughter,Jane,wasinvitedbyMs.Bingley,sheplanedcautiouslyinorderthatJanemayhavemoretimetogetalongwithMr.BingleyregardlessofJane’sbadhealthyconditioninsuchaterribleweather.

ApartfromMrs.Bennet,Janecanbeprovedtheclassiccharacterthatwasextremelytenderandobedientinthisnovel.Gentleandsubmissiveinnature,elegantandcharminginmanners,Janealwayshadthemildlovefortheentireworld.WhendealingwiththerelationshipbetweenMr.Bingley,sometimesshelookedforwardtothefuturesecretly,whilesometimesshedatedtotallybecauseofhermother’sorder.Althoughshehadherownideas,shewasfrequentlydisposedandcontrolledbyhermothernowandthen.Allherpersonalities,mannersandtheattitudestowardherlovefullyandvividlyreflectedthedemandforthewomeninthattime,inthatsociety,andherstrongdependenceinmarriage.Inthe18thcentury,theMalechauvinismwhichwasrepresentedbyMiltonandRousseauwasstillvigorouslypublicizingitwastheobedienceandweaknessthatcouldfirmlyattractthemen.SowecaneasilyunderstandwhyJanewouldbehavelikethis.

Theconceptofthiskindofeconomicmarriagetrulyreflectedthewomen’sattachmentintheirmarriages.TheIndustrialRevolutionmadepeoplesuddenlyrealizedtheinevitablestatusofmalelaborineitherthesocietyorthefamilyandthepriorityofmenwhendealingwiththeexternalthingsintheupperclass.Nevertheless,womenwerebecominglessandlessimportantandgraduallytheywereregardedassomekindsofaccessoryintheirfamily.Asaresult,familylifewasthemostsuitableyardforthewomenandbeinghumblewasthemostvitalvirtuefortheminthatsociety.

B.theindependentfeminineconsciousness

Inthattime,BritainwasintheIndustrialRevolution.People’spursuitforeconomyandthelimitednesstothewomen’slifebroughtaseriousresultthattheeducationofthewomenwasneglected.Thecommonvalueexistinginthesocietywasthewomanshouldconcentrateonherownfamilyandhermajorresponsibilityistotakegoodcareofherhusbandandchildren.ItislimitedforthewomentobeeducatedandsuchaphenomenonwasfullyillustratedinJane’sPrideandPrejudice.

However,JaneAustenwasneversatisfiedwithjustdescribingwhatshesaworheard.Shehadsomethingmoreprofoundlymeaningfultotell.Andallherthoughtswereexpressedthroughtheexcellentspokesman,Elizabeth,inPrideandPrejudice.MaybeJaneismorebeautiful,Lydiaismorecourageous,andCharlotteismorecultivated,Elizabethstillhassomethingspecialthatnooneelsecancatchup.

Firstofall,Elizabethhasthesharpabilitytoobserveandjudge,whichmirroredshecanthinkindependently.Insuchasocietywherewomenwerecontrolledanddisposed,Elizabeth’sabilitytothinkbyherownisakindofindependentfeminineconsciousness.BynarratingElizabeth’scharactersandasequenceofchangeswhichtookplaceintherelationshipbetweensheandMr.Darcy,Janeenlightenedustheconsciousnessesoffemaleswereawakening.Meanwhile,thistwisteddevelopmentintheentirenovelimpliedusitisnoteasyforwomentohavetheirsay.

Secondly,Elizabethisawise,intelligentwoman.AndthiskindofpersonalitygotfullydemonstratedwhenshewascommunicatingwithMr.Darcy.Atatime,theytalkedlikethis:

"Perhapsthatisnotpossibleforanyone.Butithasbeenthestudyofmylifetoavoidthoseweaknesseswhichoftenexposeastrongunderstandingtoridicule."

"Suchasvanityandpride."

"Yes,vanityisaweaknessindeed.Butpride--wherethereisarealsuperiorityofmind,pridewillbealwaysundergoodregulation."

Elizabethturnedawaytohideasmile.

"YourexaminationofMr.Darcyisover,Ipresume,"saidMissBingley;--"andpraywhatistheresult?

"

"IamperfectlyconvincedbyitthatMr.Darcyhasnodefect.Heownsithimselfwithoutdisguise."

"Thatisafailingindeed!

"--criedElizabeth."Implacableresentmentisashadeinacharacter.Butyouhavechosenyourfaultwell.--Ireallycannotlaughatit;youaresafefromme."

"Thereis,Ibelieve,ineverydispositionatendencytosomeparticularevil,anaturaldefect,whichnoteventhebesteducationcanovercome."

"Andyourdefectisapropensitytohateeverybody."

"Andyours,"herepliedwithasmile,"iswillfullytomisunderstandthem."

FromthisconversationwecaneasilyfindthatElizabeth’ssharpinsightandeloquentability.

Then,Elizabethwasfondofreadingandhadasenseofhumor.Sheconfessedthatsheenjoyedlaughingatthefoolishpeople,thenonsenseandanythingridiculous,inharmonious.Andtherearelotsofconversationsthatcanfullyshowherhumor.Forinstance,whenMr.DarcytoldheritwashisauntthatstimulatedhimtovisitElizabethagain,shesaid,“Atthismomentyourauntreallydidmeafavor…Areyoubraveenoughtotellheragainthatshewassoridiculous?

”Then,Mr.Darcyreplied,“IamnottimidbutIhavenotime.Andofcourse,thismustbedoneonsomeday.Ifyoupassmeapapernow,Icanwriteit