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1、Book Report on Pride and Prejudice The author of Pride and Prejudice is Jane Austen. She was an Englishnovelistwhose works ofromantic fiction, set among thelanded gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers inEnglish literature. She was born into a Middle-class family and her f
2、ather was a rector. Although she was not formally educated, she received a broader education than most women of that time. As a novelist, she was apt at describing marriage life, able to skillfully use irony, and created lots of unique female characters with independent thought and personalities.Alt
3、hough she never got married throughout her life, she was yearning for a marriage based on true live. Once she told to her niece:“Not to think of accepting him unless you really do like him. Anything is to be preferred or endured rather than marrying without affection”.The themes of Jane Austens work
4、s are always love, Pride and Prejudice is no exception. Love seems to be a perpetual theme of literature all over the world. But actually what is love? For most girls in their 20s, love is what they eagerly look forward to and yearn for. They chase love bravely no matter what difficulties they may b
5、e faced with. They assume that love is pure or even holy, perhaps it is just quite the other way around. In real life, it is disputable that love is always bound up with many other factors, such as property and social status. People tend to find a balance between love and property. Pride and Prejudi
6、ce is one of the representative works of Jane Austen. It is also an essential classic of world literature. I still remember the first sentence of the book It is universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. Which indicates that marriage at that
7、 time is based more on possession than on emotion. In this book, the writer represented the love stories between several young men and young girls who were from different social status. Through the discussion of the different marriages and love, the writer demonstrated her concept about love and mar
8、riage: love and marriage was closely associated with property and position, however, love and marriage could not only be decided by the property and social status. An ideal marriage should be based on mutual affection, respect and the same interest. She objected to mercenary marriages and the attitu
9、de of regarding marriage as trifling things. The story took place in the class-conscious England of the late 18th century. The five Bennet sisters: including Jane, who was simple, innocent and never speaks evil of others; Elizabeth, a clever and strong-willed girl, who bid defiance to the marriage w
10、ithout love ; Mary, reading books all day round, who was actually a pedant; besides, shallow-pated Kitty and Lidia, who followed exotic things, handsome men. Also, their father, Mr. Bennet being a wise and witty gentleman; while their mother, Mrs. Bennet was permanently distracted by the issue of ma
11、rrying off her daughters at any cost. In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen actually showed us several different views on love and marriage by depicting five marriages in her rational and humorous writing tone. Firstly, Jane and Bingley, who were considered as the happiest couple. Their marriage was o
12、ut of aesthetic love which met peoples expectation best. Mr. Bingley, who was good looking and gentlemanlike, with a pleasant countenance and easy, unaffected manners, was the one every woman wanted to make themselves acquainted with. But he fell in love with Jane at a ball at the first sight. Altho
13、ugh the sister of Bingley strongly opposed to their marriage because of the distinct difference between their family background and social status, they finally overcame difficulties and made it. On the contrary, there was also mercenary marriage based on pecuniary benefit rather than true love in th
14、is book. Charlotte, a friend of Elizabeth, who thought herself neither a beautiful nor a rich girl, chose to marry stupid and shallow Collins out of economic considerations. In her mind, if there was no love, living a rich life was the best choice, which was an authentic depiction for the majority p
15、eople at that time. Besides, there were other miserable marriages in this book. Elizabeths sister, Lydia, as well as her fathers marriage, was unfortunate. Lydia, being confused by the beauty of appearance, while ignoring the moral character, became fascinate with Wickham, who was vile and rotten de
16、ep in his heart out of temporary impulse, and finally eloped with Wickham. Mr. Bennets marriage was also a miserable one, it is incredible that they got married and lived together so many years without love. Then came to Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth, who were the hero and heroine in this book. Their story also explained why this book was called pride and prejudice. Mr. Darcy, a single proud man of a large fortune, was soon drew the attention of the room by his fine,
