英语论文(傲慢与偏见).doc

On Jane Austen ’s Point of View of Marriage in Pride and Prejudice Acknowledgements This thesis has e into being to meet critical eyes through two months of hard work. From the very beginning when I chose the topic till pletion of the thesis ,I have benefited from many people . First of allI would like to show my sincere gratitude to my tutor, Shen Guozheng. Without his sincere and trustworthy guidance , valuable suggestions and ments , it would be difficult for me to plish this thesis . His loyalty to teaching and punctilious work style has profoundly impressed me. Moreover, I heartily thank all the teachers who have helped me in the past four years, who have provided me with incentives and direction for my study. T hanks are also due to my classmates and friends for their constant encouragement and their ways of assistance in the course of writing . Last but not least, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my family members, for their selfless support , thoughtfulness and encouragement . 河南工业大学毕业论文 ii Abstract Jane Austen was one of the distinguished realistic novelists in the eenth- century-English literature . Pride and Prejudice isa world wide popular novel published in1813 . Austen set the story in the first decade of the eenth century . At that time , marriage was the only way for women to gain social status and recognition .The author of the present thesis will analyze the five marriage patterns from the perspective of sociohistorical literary criticism to explore the important role that money and love plays in marriage. It can be seen clearly that Austen fully expresses her original views on marriage : property, social status and love are three indispensable elements ina marriage . It is wrong to marry for money ,but it is unwise to marry without money . Austen ’s views on marriage emphasize love and economic condition, but love plays the significant role , which is the predominant aspect at Austen ’s time. The thesis tries to draw some inspiration