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1、Comprehension of love and marriage From Pride and Prejudice“Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,mustbeinwantofawife.Theopeningsentencesetsmethinkingaboutrelationship,aboutmatrimony,aboutvariationofnotionsofloveandmarriageatdifferenttimes.SetinruralEnglandinthee
2、arly19thcentury,PrideandPrejudiceillustratessocialandclassconflictsthroughnotionofmarriageindifferentpeoplesminds.TheBennetsisaruralfamilywithfivedaughters.Mrs.Bennetiseagertoseeallherdaughtersmarried,particularlyasthemodestfamilyestateistobeinheritedbyWilliamCollinswhenMr.Bennetdies.Atthattime,peop
3、leconsiderfemaletobeapropertyorattachmenttomale,womenhavenorighttoinheritherownfamilyslegacy,andtherebyapropermarriageseemstobeaprioritytofamilywithdaughters.InMrs.Bennetsmind,adecentson-in-lawequalstoanaffluentmanwithanicesocialstatus,whichovershadowsthesignificanceofhisaffectionforherdaughter.Thep
4、rideandprejudiceexistinbothDarcyandElizabeth.TheprotagonistMr.Darcyhasarrivedatthetownforaboutamonth,ElizabethholdsprejudiceagainstDarcyonaccountofhisaloofness.Mr.Darcy,anaristocraticlandownerfromtheupperclass,issoproudthathelooksdownupontheBennetsfortheirimproperbehaviorsandeagernessforwealth.Whent
5、hepompousCollinsexpresseshisso-calleddeepaffectionforElizabeth,heisdeclinedstraightway.Elizabethmightbepoorwithalowsocialstatus,nonethelesssheistrulyproud.Duringthistime,ElizabethencountersGeorgeWickham,amilitaryofficer.Thereisamutualattractionbetweenthem,andheinformsherthatDarcyhasdeniedhimhisinher
6、itanceimproperly.Meanwhile,afterBingleyabruptlydepartsforLondon,ElizabethsdislikeofDarcyincreasesasshebecomesconvincedthatDarcyisdiscouraginghersistersrelationship.SheneverasksDarcyinpersonwherassheisconvincedthatDarcyisthe“evilbackstagemanipulatorwhotriestospoileverythingowingtohisdiscriminationaga
7、instthepoor.Asaconsequence,ElizabethsprejudiceagainstMr.Darcyisdeepenedgradually.Moreover,Mr.DarcyhasbiasagainsttheBennetsforbeingtoodesperatetogettheirdaughtersmarried.Thankfully,afterafewconflicts,DarcywritesElizabethaletterinwhichheexplainsthatheseparatedthecouplelargelybecausehedidntbelieveJaner
8、eturnedBingleysaffection.HealsodisclosesthatWickham,aftersquanderinghisinheritance,triedtomarryDarcyssisterinanattempttogainpossessionofherfortune.Withtheserevelations,ElizabethbeginstoseeDarcyinanewlight.Eventually,theythrowalltheprideandprejudiceoffandembarkonanewjourneyoflifeinsincerity.Wecantell
9、thattheybothfeelsomethingfromthebeginning,nevertheless,ittakesquiteawhileforthemtocastawayallthosepreconceivednotionsandletaffectiontakeover.ThusIdsay,beingcandidisthekeyfactorleadingtotruelove,toalastingrelationship.Apartfromthestoryitself,thebookalsodemonstratespeoplesconceptsofmatrimonyinthatera.
10、Menareconsideredtobetheactivepart,theonewhoareinchargeofmarriage.Andwomen,conversely,areseenassomepropertyorsubjectsthatneedtobeselectedbycertaincriteriamadebymen.Thedestinyoffemaleisatthehandsoftheirhusbands,whichIhardlyapprove.Nowadays,regardlessofgender,matrimonyoughttobeachoicemadebybothpartsequ
11、ally.Menandwomenareindividualsinchargeoftheirownlife.Inthisbook,althoughitissetinanagewhengenderinequalityappearstobesomethingnormal,theprotagonistsarealltryingtopursuetruelove,toadheretotheirownfeelings.PerhapsthatsthecoreofPrideandPrejudice,thespiritheadingforlibertyandsomethingreal.“InvainIhavestruggled.Itwillnotdo.Myfeelingswillnotberepressed.YoumustallowmetotellyouhowardentlyIadmireandloveyou.MayJackshallhaveJill!References:【1】張翼.女性主义在?傲慢与偏见?中的表达J.文教资料,2004(25).【2】韩玲.?傲慢与偏见?中伊丽莎白的女性主体意识J.温州职业技术学院学报,2020(01).【3】郭欢欢.女性主义视角下的?傲慢与偏见?J.名作欣赏,2004(05).【作者简介】孙祺,大连外国语大学。